Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
On behalf of the Minister of Defence, the Deputy Minister stated that military personnel recruited for specialised vocations have been assigned duties relevant to those roles, and that the Army, Navy and Air Force permit civilian attire in certain duties depending on service orders and the nature of work. He reported that 46 naval personnel in the Information Technology Division who had been serving in civilian attire had refused to perform duties in uniform. He also referred to an annex providing service-wise details of personnel recruited under special enlistments and those currently in service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Defence, I reply as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. Soldiers recruited for various vocations have been deployed to duties relevant to those vocations.
¶ 03 (ii) For the Army, Army Orders 13/2012 and 14/2012 permit performance of duties in civilian attire; the Navy and Air Force have also permitted civilian attire based on the nature of duties.
¶ 04 (iii) It has been reported that 46 naval personnel in the Information Technology Division performing duties in civilian attire have refused to perform duties in uniform.
¶ 05 (b) (i) Annex 1 provides details. In brief:
¶ 06 Army: - Number recruited under enlisted special recruitments: - Number currently in service:
¶ 07 Navy: [Further breakdown by branches such as Engineering, Civil Engineering, General Duties, Electrical & Electronic, Information Technology, Medical Assistant, etc., as per Annex.]
¶ 08 [Annex table placed accordingly.]
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