Sri Lanka National Guard

The Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) is the largest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army. It is a volunteer regiment currently made up of 35 battalions coming under the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.

History The number of battalions was gradually increased to 16 and named the "Sri Lanka National Guard". They were under the command of then- Lieutenant Colonel D. W. Hapuarachchi (who was also a major general) SLSR as Commandant SLNG, thus becoming the largest Regiment in the Sri Lanka Army at the time.

Units NoUnitFormedDisbandedNotes1 1st Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1989 2 2nd Sri Lanka National Guard 15 July 1990 3 3rd Sri Lanka National Guard 14 July 1990 4 4th Sri Lanka National Guard 17 August 1990 5 5th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 6 6th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 7 7th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 Later converted as 7 (V) Sri Lanka Armoured Corps on 23 April 1998 and re-established on 23 July 20078 8th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 Later converted as 12 (V) Sri Lanka Artillery on 23 April 1998 and re-established on 15 August 20079 9th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 10 10th Sri Lanka National Guard 31 January 1991 11 11th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1990 12 12th Sri Lanka National Guard 27 May 1993 13 13th Sri Lanka National Guard 15 November 1992 14 14th Sri Lanka National Guard 21 May 1993 15 15th Sri Lanka National Guard 25 December 1992 16 16th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 November 1992 17 17th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 September 1996 18 18th Sri Lanka National Guard 18 January 1997 19 19th Sri Lanka National Guard 18 January 1997 20 20th Sri Lanka National Guard 29 October 1996 20 July 2018 21 21st Sri Lanka National Guard 28 July 1998 Later converted as 5 (V) Mechanized Infantry Regiment on 01 June 201022 22nd Sri Lanka National Guard 28 July 1998 20 July 2018 23 23rd Sri Lanka National Guard 1 July 2006 31 August 2018 24 24th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 December 2007 10 August 2018 25 25th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 December 2007 31 August 2018 26 26th Sri Lanka National Guard 30 March 2008 20 July 2018 27 27th Sri Lanka National Guard 1 August 2008 5 March 2015 28 28th Sri Lanka National Guard 27 September 2008 15 February 2015 29 29th Sri Lanka National Guard 4 November 2008 2 June 2015 30 30th Sri Lanka National Guard 7 December 2008 19 June 2015 31 31st Sri Lanka National Guard 26 December 2008 7 September 2015 32 32nd Sri Lanka National Guard 3 January 2009 Later converted as 6 (V) Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps on 5 May 201233 33rd Sri Lanka National Guard 8 March 2009 Later converted as 15 (V) Sri Lanka Engineers on 3 February 201434 34th Sri Lanka National Guard 8 March 2009 25 March 2015 35 35th Sri Lanka National Guard 15 March 2009 25 February 2012 36 36th Sri Lanka National Guard 28 April 2009 14 January 2011 37 37th Sri Lanka National Guard 17 November 9 October 2010 38 1RFT Sri Lanka National Guard 12 June 2009 9 October 2010 39 HQ Bn Sri Lanka National Guard 29 October 1999

Order of precedence

Sri Lanka National Guard

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