27th October 2023 09:38:52 Hours
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army took time off on Thursday (26) afternoon to extend his best wishes to retiring one more distinguished Senior Officer of the Gajaba Regiment (GR), Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army on the eve of the latter's retirement from the Army.
Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army after an eventful service of more than three decades, was invited by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army to his office, together with his family members, just a few days before his retirement from the service.
Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP, who has served the Army for more than 36 years in an exemplary manner during the meeting, received appreciative compliments and words of commendation from the Army Chief, who also spoke high of his working capacity, commitment and dedication to the Army as a member of the Gajaba Regiment. The Army Chief refreshed memories of the retiree’s contribution and valuable roles during the height of the war against terrorism as an Infantry Officer of the highest calibre before May 2009.
The Army Chief while sharing a few pleasantries with the retiring Major General and his family members and also inquired about the retiring Senior Officer's future endeavours and wished him good luck. He also did not fail to heap praise on the support that his family members have given him during his career while he had to be away from home on duty requirements.
Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP also in turn thanked the Commander of the Army for his warm wishes and guidance while mentioning the encouragement he received during his tenure of service in the organization.
Towards the end of the interactions, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage awarded a special memento to the outgoing retiree as a symbol of appreciation and commendation, along with special gifts to family members present at the office.
Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP enlisted in the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet on 16 March 1987. Upon successful completion of military training in Intake 27 at the Sri Lanka Military Academy - Diyatalawa, he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to the Gajaba Regiment (GR) on 10 December 1988. After being steadily elevated to subsequent ranks in the course of the span of service in the Army, he was promoted to the rank of Major General on 01 October 2020.
He has been holding the appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army at the time of his retirement. He also held the appointments of the Platoon Commander of Gajaba Regiment (GR), Officer Commanding of 3 GR, Officer Instructor of Infantry Training Centre, Second-in-Command of 16 GR, Staff Officer 2 (Logistics) of Infantry Training Centre, Brigade Major of 524 Infantry Brigade, Staff Officer 2 of Transit Camp - Anuradhapura, Commanding Officer of 14 GR, Commandant of Entry/Exit Point – Omanthai, Staff Officer 1 of Joint Services Language Training Institute, Colonel (General Staff) of 64 Infantry Division, Brigade commander of 652 Infantry Brigade, Colonel Administration and Quartering) of 11 Infantry Division, Brigade Commander of 662 and 532 Infantry Brigades, Commandant of Infantry Training Centre, General Officer Commanding of 23 Infantry Division, District Coordinating Officer - Batticaloa, General Officer Commanding of 58 Infantry Division, Commander Security Forces (Wanni), Colonel Commandant - Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps, Overlooking Director General of Directorate of Infantry- Army Headquarters and Overlooking Chief of Staff, Army Headquarters.
For his bravery and gallantry on the battlefields, he has been awarded with ‘Rana Wickrama Padakkama’ and the ‘Rana Sura Padakkama’.
Major General C.D. Ranasinghe RWP RSP followed many local and foreign courses during his military career such as Artillery Observation Course, Battalion Support Weapons Officers’ Course, Officers Mid-Career Unit Administration Course, Officers’ Weapon Course- Bangladesh, Young Officers’ Infantry Course- Bangladesh, Junior Command Course- India, and Senior Command Course- India.
