Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
| Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps | |
|---|---|
| File:Slawc logo.PNG Regimental Insignia of the SLAWC | |
| Active | 1979 – Present |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Branch |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Type | Combat support, Combat service support |
| Size | 7 battalions |
| Regimental Centre | Borella, Colombo |
| Nickname(s) | SLAWC |
| Motto(s) | Savi Bala Sith - Avi Bala Deth (Translation from Sinhala: The Powerful Mind is the Strongest Weapon) |
| Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental Insignia | Viharamahadevi in a boat surrounded by gold colour Sea and a Vignette |
The Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) is a Sri Lanka Army regiment. Headquarters of this corps is in Colombo and the corps has 7 battalions.
Overview[edit]
The Corps was set up with the assistance of the Women's Royal Army Corps of the British Army. It was identical in structure to its parent organization, and its first generation of officer cadets was trained in Britain. Candidates were required to be between eighteen and twenty years old and to have passed the General Common Entrance (Ordinary level) examinations, while the Officer candidates must have passed the Advanced Level. Enlistment entailed a five-year service commitment (the same as for men), and recruits were not allowed to marry during this period. In the sixteen-week training course at the Army Training Center at Diyatalawa, recruits were put through a program of drill and physical training similar to the men's program, with the exception of weapons and battle craft training. Female recruits were paid according to the same scale as the men, but were limited to service in nursing, communications, and clerical work. Women serve in many roles such as air traffic control tower operators, electronic warfare technicians, radio material tele-typists, automotive mechanics, aviation supply personnel, cryptographers, doctors, combat medic, lawyers, engineers and aerial photographers.
Members of this corps had engaged in conflicts with LTTE since the 1980s.[1][2] After the final conflict in 2009, female members of the terrorist organization later joined this corps in 2013.[3]
Units[edit]
Regular battalions[edit]
- 1st Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
- 7th Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
Volunteer battalions[edit]
- 2nd(v) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
- 3rd(v) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
- 4th(v) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
- 5th(v) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
- 6th(v) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
Order of precedence[edit]
| Preceded by Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by Sri Lanka Rifle Corps |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ "Lankan women choosing the army over marriage". rediff.com. 1997.
- ↑ "Tamil women soldiers recruited to Sri Lankan army". rediff.com. March 25, 2013.
- ↑ Cameila Nathaniel (March 31, 2013). "Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Empowers 95 Women Ex-combatants". www.thesundayleader.lk.
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