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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
| unit_name = Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
| image =
| image = Cap badge of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.PNG
| image_size =
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption = [[Cap badge]] of the SLAWC, depitcting [[Viharamahadevi|Princes Viharamahadevi]]
| start_date = {{start date and age|1979|9|1}}<ref name="1 slawc anniversary"/>
| start_date = {{start date and age|1979|9|1}}
| end_date =
| country = {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| country = {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| allegiance =
| allegiance =
| branch = {{army|Sri Lanka}}
| branch = {{army|Sri Lanka}}
| type = [[corps|Administrative corps]]
| type = [[Administrative corps]]
| role = [[Combat support]], [[Combat service support]]
| role = [[Combat support]], [[Combat service support]]
| size = 6 battalions
| size = 4 battalions
| command_structure =
| command_structure =
| garrison = [[Borella]], [[Colombo]]
| garrison = [[Borella]], [[Colombo]]
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| equipment =
| equipment =
| equipment_label =
| equipment_label =
| nickname = [[Viharamahadevi|Viharamahadevi's own]]
| nickname =
| patron =
| patron =
| motto = ''Savi Bala Sith - Avi Bala Deth'' (Translation from [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: The Powerful Mind is the Strongest Weapon)
| motto = ''Savi Bala Sith - Avi Bala Deth'' (Translation from [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: The Powerful Mind is the Strongest Weapon)
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| mascot =
| mascot =
| battles = [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
| battles = [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
| anniversaries =1 September,<ref name="1 slawc anniversary"/> 17 November<ref name="Corps anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-commemorate-its-25th-anniversary|title=SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS COMMEMORATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY|website=army.lk/slawc|date=17 November 2022}}</ref>
| anniversaries =1 September,<ref name="1 slawc anniversary"/> 17 November<ref name="Corps anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-commemorate-its-25th-anniversary|title=SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS COMMEMORATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY|website=army.lk/slawc|date=17 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125161159/https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-commemorate-its-25th-anniversary|archive-date=2022-11-25}}</ref>
| decorations =
| decorations =
| battle_honours =
| battle_honours =
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| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label =
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label =
| notable_commanders =Lieutenant Colonel Kumudini Weerasekara
| notable_commanders =
| identification_symbol = [[File:Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Flag.jpg|190px]]
| identification_symbol =
| identification_symbol_label = Flag
| identification_symbol_label = Flag
}}
}}
The '''Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps''' ('''SLAWC''') is a [[Sri Lanka Army]] [[List of Sri Lanka Army regiments and corps|corps]]. The headquarters of this corps is in [[Borella]], [[Colombo]] and the corps has six battalions. The first battalion (1 SLAWC) was raised in 1 September 1979.<ref name="1 slawc anniversary"/>
The '''Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps''' ('''SLAWC''') is a corps of the [[Sri Lanka Army]]. The headquarters of this corps is in [[Borella]], [[Colombo]] and the corps has four battalions. The first battalion (1 SLAWC) was raised on 1 September 1979.<ref name="1 slawc anniversary"/>


The regimental insignia of this corps is [[Viharamahadevi]] in a boat surrounded by gold colour sea and a vignette. Every year, in 17th November the corps anniversary day is celebrated as in 1997's 17 November the regimental headquarters was created in [[Borella, Colombo]].<ref name="Corps anniversary"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/history-slawc|title=History of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Regiment|website=army.lk/slawc}}</ref>
Every year, in 17th November the corps anniversary day is celebrated as in 1997's 17 November the regimental headquarters was created in [[Borella, Colombo]].<ref name="Corps anniversary"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/history-slawc|title=History of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Regiment|website=army.lk/slawc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531125600/https://alt.army.lk/slawc/history-slawc|archive-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>


==Overview==
==History==
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 lady [[officer cadets]] was trained in Britain. Candidates were required to be between eighteen and twenty years old and to have passed the [[GCE Ordinary Level in Sri Lanka|General Common Entrance (Ordinary level)]] examinations, while the officer candidates must have passed the [[GCE Advanced Level in Sri Lanka|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 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 soldiers were paid according to the same scale as the men, but were primarily limited to service in [[Military nurse|nursing]], [[Military communications|communication]]s and [[Clerk|clerical works]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.lk/regiment_regular_19.php |title=Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, Sri Lanka Army |work=Sri Lanka Army |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070128135530/http://www.army.lk/regiment_regular_19.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-01-28}}</ref>
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 lady [[officer cadets]] was trained in Britain. Candidates were required to be between eighteen and twenty years old and to have passed the [[GCE Ordinary Level in Sri Lanka|General Common Entrance (Ordinary level)]] examinations, while the officer candidates must have passed the [[GCE Advanced Level in Sri Lanka|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 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 soldiers were paid according to the same scale as the men, but were primarily limited to service in [[Military nurse|nursing]], [[Military communications|communication]]s and [[Clerk|clerical works]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.lk/regiment_regular_19.php |title=Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, Sri Lanka Army |work=Sri Lanka Army |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070128135530/http://www.army.lk/regiment_regular_19.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-01-28}}</ref>


Women's corps members participated in the war for the first time was in the [[Vadamarachchi Operation]], which lasted from 27 May 1987 to 11 June 1988; in this operation one officer, three nurses and four soldiers participated.<ref name="1 slawc anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/1st-battalion-sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-celebrated-its-43rd-anniversary|title=THE 1ST BATTALION OF SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS CELEBRATED ITS 43RD ANNIVERSARY|website=army.lk/slawc|date=1 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/11lanka.htm|title=Lankan women choosing the army over marriage|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1997}}</ref> Over 25 female soldiers were killed in action in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=War Heroines |url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/war_heroines |website=army.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Army |access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
Women's corps members participated in the war for the first time was in the [[Vadamarachchi Operation]], which lasted from 27 May 1987 to 11 June 1988; in this operation one officer, three nurses and four soldiers participated.<ref name="1 slawc anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/1st-battalion-sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-celebrated-its-43rd-anniversary|title=THE 1ST BATTALION OF SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS CELEBRATED ITS 43RD ANNIVERSARY|website=army.lk/slawc|date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125164016/https://alt.army.lk/slawc/content/1st-battalion-sri-lanka-army-women%E2%80%99s-corps-celebrated-its-43rd-anniversary|archive-date=2022-11-25}}</ref> Over 25 female soldiers were killed in action in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=War Heroines |url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/war_heroines |website=army.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Army|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531131357/https://alt.army.lk/slawc/war_heroines|archive-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>


==Units==
==Units==
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*2(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 2(V) SLAWC (formed on 1 January 1996)
*2(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 2(V) SLAWC (formed on 1 January 1996)
*3(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 3(V) SLAWC (formed on 15 November 1997)
*3(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 3(V) SLAWC (formed on 15 November 1997)
*4(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 4(V) SLAWC (formed on 10 February 1999)
*5(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 5(V) SLAWC (formed on 10 February 1999)
*6(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 6(V) SLAWC (formed on 10 April 2009 and disbanded on 6 July 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alt.army.lk/slawc/volunteer-battalions|title=Volunteer battalions|website=army.lk/slawc}}</ref>


==Notable members==
==Notable members==
*[[Susanthika Jayasinghe]] - [[Olympic silver medal]]ist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].
*[[Susanthika Jayasinghe]] - [[Olympic silver medal]]ist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].
*[[Nadeesha Ramanayake]] - gold medalist at the [[Asian Championships]].
*[[Nadeesha Ramanayake]] - Gold medalist at the [[Asian Championships]].
*[[Nadeeka Lakmali]] - silver medalist at the Asian Championships and [[South Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nadeeka LAKMALI|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nadeeka-lakmali|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
*[[Nadeeka Lakmali]] - Silver medalist at the Asian Championships and [[South Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nadeeka LAKMALI|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nadeeka-lakmali|website=Olympics.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624215031/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nadeeka-lakmali|archive-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
*[[Dilhani Lekamge]] - silver medalist Asian Championships.
*[[Dilhani Lekamge]] - Silver medalist Asian Championships.
*[[Lieutenant Colonel]] Kumudini Weerasekara - The first female battalion commander (1 SLAWC) of the Sri Lanka Army.<ref name="On the Frontlines">{{cite web|url=https://www.defence.lk/Article/view_article/4435|title=SLAWC Women on the Frontlines|website=defence.lk|date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[Lieutenant Colonel]] K.C. Weerasekara - The first female battalion commander (1 SLAWC) of the Sri Lanka Army.<ref name="On the Frontlines">{{cite web|url=https://www.defence.lk/Article/view_article/4435|title=SLAWC Women on the Frontlines|website=defence.lk|date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320025041/https://www.defence.lk/Article/view_article/4435|archive-date=2022-03-20}}</ref>
*[[Corporal]] M.L.K.R. Wilson - One of the first female soldiers of the army.<ref name="On the Frontlines"/>
*[[Corporal]] M.L.K.R. Wilson - One of the first recruited female soldiers of the army.<ref name="On the Frontlines"/>


==Order of precedence==
==Order of precedence==
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==Further reading==
* [https://alt.army.lk/slawc/regular-battalions Regular SLAWC battalions from the official website of the corps]
* [https://alt.army.lk/slawc/flag SLAWC Flag and Logo Details from the official website of the corps]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=115WAAAACAAJ Sri Lanka Army: 50 Years On, 1949-1999 (official 1999 book of the Sri Lanka Army)]

{{Military of Sri Lanka}}
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[[Category:1979 establishments in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Sri Lanka]]

Latest revision as of 05:21, 11 July 2024

Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
GegründetSeptember 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-09-01)
Land Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypAdministrative corps
RoleCombat support, Combat service support
Size4 battalions
Regimental CentreBorella, Colombo
Motto(s)Savi Bala Sith - Avi Bala Deth (Translation from Sinhala: The Powerful Mind is the Strongest Weapon)
Anniversaries1 September,[1] 17 November[2]
EngagementsSri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The headquarters of this corps is in Borella, Colombo and the corps has four battalions. The first battalion (1 SLAWC) was raised on 1 September 1979.[1]

Every year, in 17th November the corps anniversary day is celebrated as in 1997's 17 November the regimental headquarters was created in Borella, Colombo.[2][3]

History

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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 lady 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 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 soldiers were paid according to the same scale as the men, but were primarily limited to service in nursing, communications and clerical works.[4]

Women's corps members participated in the war for the first time was in the Vadamarachchi Operation, which lasted from 27 May 1987 to 11 June 1988; in this operation one officer, three nurses and four soldiers participated.[1] Over 25 female soldiers were killed in action in 1997.[5]

Units

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Regular battalions

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  • 1 Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 1 SLAWC (formed on 1 September 1979)
  • 7 Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 7 SLAWC (formed on 1 August 2010 in Myliddy, Jaffna)

Volunteer battalions

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  • 2(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 2(V) SLAWC (formed on 1 January 1996)
  • 3(V) Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, 3(V) SLAWC (formed on 15 November 1997)

Notable members

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Order of precedence

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Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b c "THE 1ST BATTALION OF SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS CELEBRATED ITS 43RD ANNIVERSARY". army.lk/slawc. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN'S CORPS COMMEMORATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY". army.lk/slawc. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ "History of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Regiment". army.lk/slawc. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, Sri Lanka Army". Sri Lanka Army. Archived from the original on 2007-01-28.
  5. ^ "War Heroines". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31.
  6. ^ "Nadeeka LAKMALI". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ a b "SLAWC Women on the Frontlines". defence.lk. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
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