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College produced 253 graduates, of whom 207 were from the Army, 22 were from the Navy, 21 from the Air Force and one from the Police. This was in contrast to 58 ‘Staff Qualified Graduates’ available in the Sri Lanka Army, in the year 1996. The change from ACSC to DSCSC could be perceived as an indication shown from the very inception on the importance of a Joint Services atmosphere. Moreover, the efforts of all military arms was felt imperative to be joint, in order to combat the adversary. Furthermore, changing tactics of adversaries compelled the military to revise its doctrines in war fighting, thus setting conditions for a sound ‘Joint environment’.
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small collection of books and periodicals of general interest. However the college is making arrangements to enhance its collection of books through purchases and donations.
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Operations Other Than War Including Counter Insurgency (COIN).
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The Crest of The Sri Lanka Army Command and Staff College
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ICRC Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
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Defence Services Command and Staff College - Sri Lanka
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322:Defence Services Command and Staff Course
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726:- Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
636:N A Ranasinghe RSP VSV USP ndc psc Isc
425:Doctrine, Operations and War fighting.
411:Term 1 - Foundation Studies (10 Weeks)
588:K J C Perera RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc
448:Term 2 - Operations of War (17 Weeks)
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701:Major General D K S K Dolage
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133:Major General D K S K Dolage
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912:Sri Lanka Air Force Academy
606:N R Marambe RWP RSP USP psc
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419:Combat Service Support.
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224:Sri Lankan Armed Forces
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