The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga

¶ 01 Personnel Recruited to Tri-Forces under Direct Entry: Details Question No. 1119/2025 to the Minister of Defence.

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of personnel who have been recruited to the Tri-Forces for professional duties under direct entry by now for each Force, separately; (ii) the professions into which they have been recruited; (iii) the reasons for recruiting them under that classification; (iv) whether there are differences between military personnel recruited under the above classification and other military personnel in deploying to perform duties; (v) if so, those differences; and (vi) whether military personnel recruited under the above classification are given the same ranks and promotions as other military personnel?

¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) whether the personnel recruited under the said classification will be removed, if the Tri-Forces are reorganized; (ii) whether a count has been taken regarding it; (iii) if so, that count; (iv) whether a discussion has occurred regarding a programme about the military personnel who would be removed, scheduled to be removed and sent on retirement during such reorganization; and (v) if so, such programme?

¶ 04 (c) If not, why?