National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)

National Cadet Corps
  • ජාතික ශිෂ්‍යභට බලකාය (Sinhala)
FoundedApril 1881; 143 years ago (1881-04)
Country Sri Lanka
RoleVolunteer Youth Organization
Size38 battalions and 88,000 members (3000 officers and 85000 cadets)[1]
HeadquartersHQ National Cadet Corps, Kalubowila, Colombo.
Motto(s)
  • සූදානම් නොවී නොසිටිනු
  • Sudanam Novi Nositinu
  • "Never be unprepared"

Nonquam non paratus ஆயத்தமில்லாமல் இருக்காதீர்கள்

නකදාචිද් අසං විහිතඃ
Anniversaries29 April
Websitecadet.gov.lk
Commanders
DirectorBrigadier GS Fonseka USP psc[2]

The National Cadet Corps (NCC; Sinhala: ජාතික ශිෂ්‍යභට බලකාය, romanized: jātika śiṣyabhaṭa balakāya) is a youth organisation in Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, which operates in schools, and normally includes Army, Navy and Air Force sections. The corp is open for secondary school students on voluntary basis and its officers are government teachers and educational administrators, who serve as instructors. The Cadets are given basic military training in small arms and parades, as well as leadership training.

Currently administered under the Mobilization and Supplementary Forces Act, No. 40 of 1985, it was established in 1881 and was formally known as the Ceylon Cadet Corps. The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service. Many officers volunteer for secondment to the Sri Lanka Armed forces during national emergencies or are mobilized under National Service. Traditionally the Cadet Corps has served as a source for officers for the regular forces of the Sri Lankan military. The NCC is headed by a Director of Major General rank.[3]

  1. ^ "HISTORY OF NATIONAL CADET CORPS". cadet.gov.lk. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  2. ^ "National Cadet Corps curriculum to be revised to suit emerging trends". Ada Derana. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ "Resurgence of Police Cadet Corps". The Island. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-10-31.