Nurses pledge dedication to the service on completion of training at Naval Nurses’ Training School

Sixteen (16) nursing students from the Sri Lanka Navy and Air pledged dedication to the service and received their caps at a ceremony in Colombo, following the successful completion of their training at the Naval Nurses’ Training School in Welisara.

The ceremony took place today, 12 November 2026, at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium at the Naval Detachment Colombo, with Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, Rear Admiral Buddhika Liyanagamage gracing the event as the Chief Guest.

The event marked the culmination of the nursing course conducted by the Naval Nurses’ Training School, which is affiliated with the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. During the ceremony, the traditional capping rituals were performed for 7 male and 4 female naval student nurses, alongside 3 male and 2 female student nurses from the Air Force.

Dr. MBC Samanmali, Director Nursing (Medical Service) Ministry of Health, joined senior officials from the Ministry of Health to present the traditional lamps and caps to the nursing students.

The ceremony was also attended by senior naval and air force officers, the Dean of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences at Kotelawala Defence University, sailors, invited guests, and family members of the newly qualified nurses.