{"id":18061,"date":"2024-03-08T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=18061"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T14:37:11","slug":"opening-address-of-gr-iii-qualifying-course-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=18061","title":{"rendered":"OPENING ADDRESS OF GR III QUALIFYING COURSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18061\" class=\"elementor elementor-18061\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0cfd6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0cfd6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ecfbc1\" data-id=\"5ecfbc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc62d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc62d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The opening address of the first GR III Qualifying Course in 2024 was held on a high note at NMA Gunnery School on 04<sup>th<\/sup> March. This course is specially designed to impart knowledge on weapons that are used in SLN to junior sailors who have completed the Advanced Seamanship Course to enroll them into the Gunnery branch. The course is comprised of 60 Junior Sailor participants.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Lieutenant Commander (G) PS Wathsala officially inaugurated the ceremony and the Chief Instructor of the Gunnery School, FCPO BMNJP Balasooriya welcomed all the course participants.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The course participants will have to undergo 27 weeks of a training programme consisting of 16 weeks of Academics at NMA and 11 weeks at the Naval Armament Department. The course will be terminated on 07<\/span><sup style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">th<\/sup><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"> September 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d5a7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d5a7df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2330cf0\" data-id=\"2330cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e61d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0e61d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18061 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0e61d74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-03-06 at 13.46.28\" href='https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.28.jpg'><img width=\"720\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0e61d74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-03-06 at 13.46.29(1)\" href='https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.291.jpg'><img width=\"720\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.291.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0e61d74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-03-06 at 13.46.29\" href='https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.29.jpg'><img width=\"720\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0e61d74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-03-06 at 13.46.30\" href='https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.30.jpg'><img width=\"720\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-06-at-13.46.30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening address of the first GR III Qualifying Course in 2024 was held on a high note at NMA Gunnery School on 04th March. 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