INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Major General Kapila Dolage of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers has been appointed as the 67th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, with
effect from today (June 26).An illustrious military officer who possesses wealth of over 33 years of distinguished service, Major General
Dolage had assumed duties as the 60th successor in the office of the Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) with effect
Lanka Army Medical Corps.A past pupil of Sir James Peiris Maha Vidyalaya, Nanuoya and Royal College, Colombo where he received his primary
and secondary education respectively, Major General Dolage is a battle-hardened officer who was groomed by the Corps of Engineers.The senior
officer enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army on 09 January 1990 under the Cadet Intake 33
he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and was posted to the Corps of Engineers on 15 June 1991.In the course of his military career,
Major General Kapila Dolage performed a precise errand in Command, Staff, and Instructional appointments
appointments include Commanding Officer of 1 and 12 Field Engineer Regiments, Commander of 571 Infantry Brigade, General Officer Commanding
of 59 Infantry Division and Engineer Division
He held notable staff appointments such as Senior Staff Officer (Personnel) at United Nations Military Force Headquarters, Haiti, General
as Directing Staff at Defence Services Command and Staff Course, Chief Instructor at Officer Career Development Centre, the Commandant of
the Defence Services Command and Staff College and the 22nd Commander of the Security Forces Headquarters (Central).To the credit of
graduate of Army Command and Staff College and the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College
University of Malaya, and a Master of Arts in Security Studies (Civil-Military Relations) from the Naval Postgraduate School in
California.Pertinent to the career progression of Officers and Other Ranks, he conducted detailed studies and number of service papers and
relevant action plans have been produced
Also, he has performed as the Brigadier Planning at National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak strategizing the Action
2030, Chairman of the Defence Services Defence Review 2030 and Chief Editor of the Committee for compilation of Army History Book 1999 -
He is also a lecturer on International Relations and Strategic Studies in various military training establishments.In honour of his service
