Regimental Sergeant Major in Commander’s Delegation to Seoul Ready to Share His Experiences

Warrant Officer I, H.D.W Perera, Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) was probably the first in the Army history to have been included in a recent overseas-bound Commander’s delegation with the noble objective of getting him educated and exposed to the role and task in relation to the duties of Non Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks in the South Korean Army.

Inclusion of this RSM, a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Commander’s recent delegation to South Korea to attend the Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conference (PACC) sessions was made for the first time on the directives given by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake himself who maintained that those NCOs in the Sri Lanka Army should also be allowed to learn from other foreign armies, like the South Korean Army.

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army who recently participated in the PACC sessions in Seoul, South Korea accordingly took Warrant Officer I, H.D.W Perera, RSM of the SLE in his delegation, showing the Commander’s concern for enhancement of the professional standards of soldiers in the Army.

The RSM in Seoul was privileged to have had several cordial interactive sessions with similar counterparts in the South Korean Army while main PACC sessions were undergoing elsewhere with the participation of the Commander of the Army during September 18 - 21.

Commander of the Army in close contact with South Korean military personnel facilitated the RSMs interactive visits, in which he had the rare opportunity of witnessing demonstrations, border drills, living standards of the soldiers, role and tasks of Other Rankers (ORs) and Senior Non Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) and basically all obligations, entrusted to a Sergeant Major in general.

This Warrant Officer I, thankful to the Commander is now ready to commence some programmes in order to share his experiences in Seoul and explore possibilities of incorporating the most important to the Sri Lanka Army, for which he continues to serve.