 Sri Lanka Military Academy's crest | |
Former names | Army Recruit Training Depot (1950–58)[1] Army Training Centre (1958–81)[1] |
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| Motto | Serve to Lead |
| Type | Military academy |
| Established | 6 February 1950 as Army Recruit Training Depot[1] |
| Affiliation | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University[1] |
| Commandant | Major General U L J S Perera[2] |
| Location | , , |
| Nickname | SLMA |
| Website | https://alt.army.lk/slma/ |
Sri Lanka Military Academy
Location of SLMA
The Sri Lanka Military Academy (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා විද්යාපීඨය, romanized: śrī laṁkā yuddha hamudā vidyāpīṭhaya) (SLMA or SLMA Diyatalawa), commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the oldest military academy in Sri Lanka, and trains commissioned officers for the Sri Lanka Army. It is located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. It has capacity to train more than 300 cadets.[1][3]
- ^ a b c d e "History". alt.army.lk/slma.
- ^ "Commandant SLMA". alt.army.lk/slma.
- ^ "Passing Out Parade 2019". alt.army.lk/slma. 21 December 2019.