{"id":22779,"date":"2024-09-17T06:24:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T06:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=22779"},"modified":"2024-09-17T06:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T06:27:42","slug":"english-debate-damer-of-blues-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=22779","title":{"rendered":"<strong>ENGLISH DEBATE \u201cDAMER OF BLUES 2024\u201d<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22779\" class=\"elementor elementor-22779\" 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-183c93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"183c93e\" 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-22b3bfe\" data-id=\"22b3bfe\" 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-cdf423e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdf423e\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\">The language school of NMA organized a debate titled \u201cDamer of \u00a0Blues\u201d for the Cadet Officers of the 65<sup>th<\/sup> and 66<sup>th<\/sup> intakes of\u00a0 NMA at the Admiral Wasantha\u00a0 Karannagoda Auditorium on Thursday, 12<sup>th<\/sup> September 2024. Commodore Rohan Joseph, the Commadant of the Naval and Maritime Academy graced the event as the Chief Guest.<\/p><p>The focused groups of Cadet 65<sup>th<\/sup> and 66<sup>th<\/sup> intakes participated in the debate and battled on \u201cshould every citizen be mandated to undergo military training.\u201d The debate sparked intense discussion as participants clashed over key issues, showcasing both passion and expertise with compelling arguements from both sides. The participants tackled the topic using authentic information and examples bringing fresh perspectives and in \u2013 depth analysis to the debate stage. As tension rose, the debaters skillfully defended their position, making it a memorable conflict. The debate led the audience to ponder on different perspectives.The Chief Guest extended his congratulations to the participants for reaching this initial effort with a word of continuation. The Commandant addressed the gathering and pointed out the importance of English so the OUTs and SUTs could enhance the horizon of their knowledge.<\/p><p>The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Training Captain, along with the directing staff, academic personnel, student officers, instructors, and officer and sailor under trainees.<\/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-987edf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"987edf9\" 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-fdced4f\" data-id=\"fdced4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Commodore Rohan Joseph, the Commadant of the Naval and Maritime Academy graced the event as the Chief Guest. 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