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This was a true story…..where I really on my comfortable chair with A/C. But suddenly
recollect my lessons learnt memories as an I could hear some shattering remarks from that
officer under trainee at the sacred training same sturdy gentlemen, The Commandant.
premises of Sri Lanka Navy, Naval and Maritime “Ok cadets, you all are bloody indisciplined and
Academy. That was the unique breading ground
of all the officers of SLN in their challenging and stupid, set of pigs, Remember that you will be
treated as the same way that you showcase
responsible naval career. Especially grasping the your discipline at this Naval Academy, divisional
training at NMA was extremely tough both in officer you better arrange a nice joining party for
physically and mentally while blended with so this bloody puppets…”
much of fun when you have slight a retrospection
on your way back after completion of 15years of That was the response of our austere
service . commandant for being sleepy during his very
first lecture and first ever impression on our
It was an unforgettable day in the first batch as junior officer cadets.
week of July 2007 and location was a small At the same I got the alarm of wakey-wakey
mini auditorium which was merely in front of from that same studious guy who was next to
the Commandant’s office of our Alma Matre, my seat, offering some thundering knocks on my
The Naval & Maritime Academy. A bunch newly
enlisted Officer Cadets including myself was head and whispered to me with some energetic
mood. “Hey idiot, get up man, we are going to
awaiting with sleepy inducing faces to listen up celebrate our joining party with our divisional
the very first sermon preached by robust & sturdy Officer at evening” I said wow…! Do we deserve
gentleman. That was non but the Commandant.
for it buddy? It was my pleasurable question to
During this very first lecture, one of colleague.
studious batch mate who was next to my seat All naval personnel who read this story
was murmuring to me “hey buddy it seems
that lecture is very informative and instructive will laugh on this funny conversation that poor
cadets without naval orientation on naval
regarding naval customs, etiquettes, and terms & jargons are dreaming on naval parties
especially naval discipline”. I replied him “Is it compared with civil life style.
buddy?” because I was in a sweet dream leaned