NCC personnel will suit modern world - Maj Gen

Ridma Dissanayake

National Cadet Corps (NCC) is an attempt to make the Defence Forces personnel suit the modern world, under the guidance of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, National Cadet Corps (NCC) Director Major General Gamini Jayasindara said.

Major General Gamini Jayasundara distributing certificates

He said so addressing a ceremony to distribute certificates to Police and combined forces personnel who successfully completed Tamil and English language courses at Rantambe Training Centre, NCC Head Office, Pamankada.

In addition to training student cadets, the NCC has commenced courses including psychology programmes and various vocational training courses for troops attached to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police with the assistance of the Commanders of the three forces and IGP, he added.

"English and Tamil language courses offered to combined forces and Police will help improve inter-personnel relationship and language skills," Major General Jayasindara said. "Sri Lanka was freed of terrorism due to the commitment of the combined forces and Police although there were issues among them during the conflict due to language barriers," Jayasundara said.

The NCC had organized these Tamil and English Language courses for the combined forces and Police in collaboration with the Official Languages Department on Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's concept.

The Defence Secretary's aim is to develop the country through discipline. These courses help officers gain knowledge of the country's laws.

They help to create good understanding between these personnel, Jayasundara said.

He said as a developing nation, the defence sector is vested with a great responsibility to protect peace and maintain law and order.

"All officers in the combined forces and the Police must work together to fulfill the country's development goals," he said.

Officers attached to the three forces were present on the occasion.