SL Air Force is going to lose the commander post in the Kothalawa Defense Academy 

Dec 14, 2015

It is the normal practice to appoint a senior, suitable and qualified officer for the vice chancellor post in the Kothalawa Defense Academy from the air force, navy and the army. This post use to be given for the above forces for a tenure following to another force in rotation. Currently the post is held by the army and conventionally the next position should be given to the air force.

The current commander or the vice chancellor in the Kothalawala Defense Academy is due to become the chief of staff in the army soon. Confirmed sources reports that stealthy arrangements have been made to fill the vacant position by another army officer without appointing an air force officer. The ironic point to note is that the selected army officer is due to go on retirement completing his 55 years. This is the first time a person who is not in the active service is going to be appointed.

The logic to bring this proposal has been cited stating at a time when there isn’t a suitable person to appoint to the chief of staff position which is vacant in the air force how to find a person to appoint to the Kothalawala Defense academy. However there is an opinion in the air force that the current President, Prime Minister and the current deputy defense minister will not give permission for such an unfair appointment.

We hope the President, Prime Minister or the deputy defense minister would focus their attention to the following senior officers to appoint for the required post.

1.AVM. Ajantha Silva - who joined the Kothalawala Defense Academy on 1981/3/2 under course number one is currently serving as the director air force engineer. The latter have completed BSc and NDU courses is going to get retire in 2017/3/2 and has held many important postions in the air force. A graduate from the Colombo University and an old boy of St. Thomas College Matale.

2.AVM. Rohana Pathirage - who joined the Kothalawala Defense Academy on 1981/3/2 under the course number one, is currently serving as the director electronic and telecommunications in the air force. The latter has held many senior positions and going to retire on 2016/10/10. He has completed BSc. degree and NDU courses. Rohana Pathirage is a graduate of the Moratuwa University and an old boy of Royal College.

3.AVM. Kapila Jayampathi - who joined the Kothalawala Defense Academy on 1982/3/5 under the course number ten, is currently serving as the director air force operations. The latter is going to get retire on 28/5.2018 has held many important positions in the air force. Jayampathi has completed MSc. and NDU courses, is an old boy of Nalanda College.

4.AVM. Kishan Yahampath – who joined the air force in 1981, is currently in charge of the offshore operations. Going to get retire on 2017/1/17 has completed MSc and PSC courses and an old boy of Ananda College.

5.AVM. Gunarathna joined the air force in 1982/3/05 under the course number 10 is serving as the director for training. The latter has held many senior positions in the air force and completed MSc, NDU and Psc courses.

6.    AVM. Sumangala Dias joined the air force in 1984/12/13 under the course number 13 is currently serving as the director for battalion. The latter has held many senior positions in the air force and completed MSc, NDc and Psc courses. He is an old boy of Nalanda College.

7.AVM. Krishanthas Gurusinghe joined the air force in 1981/2/12 under the couse number nine and currently serving as the director civil engineering. The latter supposed to retire on 2017/03/14 has held many high positions in the air force. He has completed BSc and NDC couses and an old boy of De Mazenod College.