SL Army is raising 480 officers and more than 8,000 other ranks to celebrate Independence Day

Sri Lanka Army announced that a total of 480 officers and 8,034 other ranks have been promoted to their next rank to mark the 74th Independence Day celebrations.

Issuing a statement, the SLA media unit said that the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva, with the approval of President Gotabaya Rajapakse, has promoted these officers and other ranks as a tribute to their dedicated services to the motherland.