词条 | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
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| unit_name = Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force | native_name = {{lang|si|ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා ස්වේච්ඡා බළසේනාව}} {{lang|ta|இலங்கை இராணுவ தொண்டர் படையணி}} | image = SLAVF emblem.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | dates = 1949 – Present | disbanded = | country = | countries = | allegiance = {{flag|Sri Lanka}} | branch = {{army|Sri Lanka}} | type = Reserve force | role = Operational support | size = 50,000 | command_structure = | garrison = Salawa Army Camp, Kosgama | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = | colors = {{color box|yellow}} {{color box|black}} | march = | mascot = | anniversaries = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | decorations = | battle_honours = | battle_honours_label = | flying_hours = | website = {{URL|slavf.lk}} | commander1 = Maj. Gen. Piyal de Zoysa Wickramaratne | commander1_label = Commandant | commander2 = Maj. Gen. L F Kasthuriarachchi | commander2_label = Deputy Commandant | commander3 = Brig. Wasantha De Abrew | commander3_label = Principal Staff Officer | notable_commanders = | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = }} The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the principal and volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard. The SLAVF is made up of part-time officers and soldiers. They are paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their regular equivalents. This is in contrast to the Regular Army Reserve, which comprises people who have a mobilization obligation following their service in the regular army. Administration and recruitment of reserve personal is carried out by the Volunteer Force Headquarters in Battaramulla. The commandant is Major General Piyal de Zoysa Wickramaratne. HistoryThe SLAVF was founded in 1861 when the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers were created. Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers{{Main|Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers}}The second phase in the employment of non-British military personnel commenced in 1861 after an ordinance authorized the creation of Volunteer Corps. This move addressed the disbanding of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment in 1874. The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was originally administered as a single unit. However over the years various sections of the volunteers grew large enough to become independent. The different units that emerged from the Volunteer Force were:
Ceylon Defence Force{{main|Ceylon Defence Force}}In 1910 the name of the military was changed to the Ceylon Defence Force (CDF). It continued to grow throughout the early 20th century. The CDF saw active service when a contingent of the Ceylon Mounted Infantry (CMI) in 1900, and a contingent of Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps (CPRC) in 1902, took part in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Their services were recognized by presentation, in 1902, of a color to the CMI, and a presentation in 1904, of a Banner to the CPRC. In 1922, the CDF was honored by the presentation of the King's and Regimental colors to the Ceylon Light Infantry (CLI). During the First World War, many volunteers from the Defence Force traveled to England and joined the British Army, and many were killed in action. One of them mentioned by Arthur Conan Doyle was Private Jacotine of the CLI, who was the last man left alive in his unit at the Battle of Lys,{{Which|date=January 2012}} and who fought for 20 minutes before he was killed.[1] In 1939, the CDF was mobilized and an enormous expansion took place that required raising new units such as the Post and Telegraph Signals, the Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps, the Ceylon Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps, the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the Ceylon Corps of Military Police, the Ceylon Signals Corps and the Colombo Town Guard Unit, which had been previously disbanded, but was re-formed to meet military requirements. During the Second World War Britain assumed direct control over the Armed Forces of Ceylon.[2] Army Volunteer ForceFollowing the formation of the Army in 1949, the CDF became the nucleus of the Ceylon Army and all volunteer units of the CDF—which was the majority—became the Ceylon Volunteer Force (CVF). Many Second World War veterans were serving in the CVF at the time and in the post-Independence years, the CVF played an important role while a new regular army was forming. During this time the CVF was mobilized repeatedly to counter riots and strikes. Several of its senior officers were implicated in the failed attempted coup in 1962. As a result, the post of the commandant of the SLAVF is held by a combat officer of the regular army. In 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic, the name of the force was changed to Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. The commandant of the SLAVF is normally the third most senior combat officer of the regular army holding, the rank of Major General. THE SLAVF played a vital role in the second world war, Sri Lanka civil war and the 1971 and 1987-1989 JVP insurgencies. Cadet CorpsSince the formation of the first cadet platoon with students of the Royal College, Colombo which was attached to the Ceylon Light Infantry, the Cadet Battalion came under the Ceylon Defence Force. From 1949 the Ceylon Cadet Corps with its cadet battalions came under the Volunteer Force until 1988 when the National Cadet Corps was formed as a separate entity. Current units{{Sri Lanka Army}}The SLAVF consists of about 50,000 volunteer combat officers and other ranks attached to various units and regiments of the Sri Lanka Army.Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS) TrainingVolunteer officers undergo basic training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy and the other ranks at the Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS). Awards and decorations
CommandantsThe following have commanded the SLAVF:
Notable members
See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.indias.com/php/wiki-Sri_Lankan_Army |title=Indias.com, Sri Lankan Army |accessdate=2006-02-04 |format= |work=Indias}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.army.lk/lightinfan.php |title=History of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment, Sri Lanka Army |accessdate=2006-02-04 |format= |work=Sri Lanka Army |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060708103051/http://www.army.lk/lightinfan.php |archivedate = 2006-07-08}} External links
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