Army Training School (Sri Lanka)
The Army Training School (ATS) () is a unit of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for recruit training and unit training for infantry battalion. It is based in Maduru Oya, Maduruoya it was established in 1985 at the Panagoda Cantonment by the Sri Lanka Light Infantry as the ''Recruit Training School'' under the command of Major (Sri Lanka), Major A. K. Jayawardana SLLI. In late 1984 the unit took over premises built for the ''Maduru Oya Dam, Maduruoya Irrigation Project'', and from 1986 began unit training of infantry battalions on both on site and at other locations. History The ATS went through its embryonic stages at Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 1 Sri lanka Light Infantry premises before been moved to the present environs. Infrastructure facilities were available at Maduruoya in the complex built by the Canadian company FAFJ; which was a venture set up to construct the Maduru Oya Dam, Maduru Oya dam. On 14 January 1985 the Army Training School was established under Lt Col P. W. J. ...
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Recruit Training
Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique demands of military employment. Major characteristics Initial military training is an intensive residential programme commonly lasting several weeks or months, which aims to induct newly recruited military personnel into the social norms and essential tasks of the armed forces. Common features include foot drill, inspections, physical training, weapons training, and a graduation parade. The training process resocializes recruits to the demands made of them by military life. Psychological conditioning techniques are used to shape attitudes and behaviours, so that recruits will obey all orders, face mortal danger, and kill their opponents in battle. According to an expert in United States military training methods, Dave Grossman, recruit ...
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