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Captain P A D A C S  Jayathilaka  SLAC

Captain Chandana Jayathilaka joined the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet in 2008 to Intake SC 15 and had his basic training with a blend of local and foreign towards conventional and unconventional military tactics at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa and at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, India. He claimed the President’s commission in 2009 into the most prestigious regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant on completion of his training. He has held vital and important appointments in the Army commensurate with each rank held.

Captain Jayathilaka was a Recruit Course Instructor at the 4 Armoured Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps as his preliminary posting. He was also a Troop Leader, the Assistant Adjutant cum Regimental Signal Officer and the Adjutant cum Regimental Training Officer of 5th Reconnaissance Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, which are considered as vital and important appointments in an Armoured regiment commensurate with each rank held with an extreme spirit-de-corps.

Subsequently, he was an Instructor of leadership training and positive thinking development for undergraduates in Sri Lankan Universities under the patronage of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Higher Education at Armoured Corps Training Centre, Kalathewa and at Army School of Logistic, Trincomalee in 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Thereafter, he was appointed as the Aide de Camp to Major General Milinda Peiris RWP RSP VSV USP LOM ndc psc MPhil (Ind) PGDM who subsequently hold the appointments as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Armoured Corps.

He has successfully completed the Armour Young Officers Course with an above average grading at Armoured Corps Training Centre, Kalathewa and Junior Staff Course with an above average grading at Officers Training Centre, Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa. Currently, he is reading for his Bachelor’s degree in Management at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU).

During his military career, he valiantly served the Army, the Nation as a whole, commensurate with each rank and appointment held and he is a recipient of North Humanitarian Operation Medal, East Humanitarian Operation Medal and Poorna Bhoomi Medal awarded for continuous military service in operational areas in the North & East.

Chandana is a proud product of a one of the morally disciplined and leading catholic schools in Colombo, the St’ Benedict’s College, Kotahena, Colombo 13, where he has contributed towards his Alma mate in Benedictine Rugby by exceptionally demonstrating his balanced studentship towards sports, education and many extracurricular activities. He is single with a better understanding of military tradition dynamics via “not Leaving the Party Early”. His blood kinship group is; father, Prasanna - a tour guide and an entrepreneur in profession; mother, Manel - a housewife; younger sister, Virginia - a student. His leisure pursuit are, music and watching films.

Captain Chandana Jayathilaka is a junior military officer with a rare blend of military, academic and administrative competencies of the highest order and with a proven track record great dedication to achieve success; a pragmatic and result-oriented junior leader with an energetic and spirited personality; and an excellent negotiator with outstanding interpersonal skills enriched by experience in negotiating with local and foreign senior military officers, dignitaries, scholars and experts in diverse domains.