Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) has been the title of the head of the

Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Army. The SLAVF is separate from the Regular Force (known as the ''regular army'') which consists of personal who are professional soldiers an ...

. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

and is the fourth senior position in the army. Commandant is in charge of the Volunteer Force Headquarters and is assisted by a deputy commandant.

History

Established in 1956 as the Commandant Ceylon Volunteer Force, it was head by the second-ranking member of the General Staff from 1956 to 1966. Since 1966, it became the third-ranking after that of Commander of the Army and

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

. In the early 1990s with the creation of the post of Deputy Chief of Staff it became the fourth-ranking position in the army and has become a two-star (Major General) since the early 1980s.

List of commandants

* Colonel H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE ED * Colonel M A G De Mel psc * Colonel B R Heyn * Colonel

S. D. Ratwatte Colonel Sooriyaratne Douglas Ratwatte, ED was a Sri Lankan army officer. He was the Commandant of the Volunteer Force. Born in to a prominent Radala family in Kandy, Ratwatte as educated at Trinity College, Kandy. He joined the Ceylon Defence ...

ED * Brigadier B K V J E Rodrigo VSV ndc psc MA * Brigadier H V Athukorale psc FBIM * Brigadier E G Thewanaygam VSV * Brigadier C A M N Silva VSV USAWC * Major General H Wanasinghe ndc * Major General S M A Jayawardena VSV ndc psc * Brigadier

N G A L D S De Wijesekara N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

* Major General Y Balarathna Rajah ndc * Major General G H De Silva ndc * Major General

C J Abayaratna C, or c, is the third letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C" ...

* Major General A M U Seneviratne ndc * Major General T N De Silva * Major General W R Wijeyaratne * Major General

H S Hapuarachchi USP H, or h, is the eighth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''aitch'' (pronounced , plural ''aitches''), or region ...

* Major General E H Samaratunga USP * Major General

J Nammuni USP J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon vari ...

* Major General A K Jayawardhana RWP RSP rcds psc * Major General H N W Dias RWP RSP VSV USP ndc IG * Major General A E D Wijendra RSP USP ndc psc MSC * Major General S H S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc * Major General

A M C W P Seneviratna UPS ndc psc A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes' ...

* Major General G S C Fonseka RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc * Major General

M D S Chandrapala USP ndu psc M, or m, is the thirteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''em'' (pronounced ), plural ''ems''. History T ...

* Major General N Mallawaarachchi RWP USP ndc psc * Major General

D V S Y Kulatunga RSP USP ndc psc D, or d, is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''dee'' (pronounced ), plural ''dees''. History Th ...

* Major General

U B L Fernando RWP RSP ndu psc U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pr ...

* Major General S R Balasuriya USP ndc psc IG * Major General

J J P S T Liyanage RSP USP ndc IG ldmc J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon vari ...

* Major General

D R A B Jayathilaka RWP RSP VSV USP ldmc D, or d, is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''dee'' (pronounced ), plural ''dees''. History Th ...

* Major General A W J C De Silva RWP USP ndu psc * Major General

S A P P Samarasinghe RSP USP psc S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History ...

* Major General S W L Daulagala RSP USP ndu * Major General HCP Goonetilleke RSP VSV USP ndc psc * Major General MHSB Perera RWP RSP USP ndu psc PhD * Major General A P de Z Wickramaratne RWP ndu psc * Major General G R H Dias VSV USP ndc psc IG * Major General

S D T Liyanage WWV RWP USP ndc psc S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History ...

* Major General L M Mudalige RWP RSP ndu * Major General

N A Dharmaratne WWV RWP RSP ndu psc N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

* Major General H J S Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc * Major General

T S Bangsajayah RWP RSP VSV USP ndu T, or t, is the twentieth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''tee'' (pronounced ), plural ''tees''. It is deri ...

* Major General

P R Wanigasooriya VSV USP ndu USACGSC P, or p, is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''pee'' (pronounced ), plural ''pees''. History The ...

* Major General J M U D Jayasinghe * Major General

K N S Kotuwegoda ndc IG K, or k, is the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''kay'' (pronounced ), plural ''kays''. The letter K u ...

* Major General C D Weerasuriya RWP RSP ndu *

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

D G S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu

References

External links

Past Commandant of the Volunteer Force
{{Military of Sri Lanka 1956 establishments in Ceylon Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Sri Lanka Army appointments Lists of Sri Lankan military personnel