ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather. ISTAR includes: Intelligence; Surveillance; Target Acquisition; and Reconnaissance.
The Head of Capability Training (HoC Trg) is responsible for education and training policy across the British Army.
The Head of Capability Ground Manoeuvre (HoC GM), formerly known as the Head of Capability Combat, is responsible for developing and delivering the British Army’s mounted and dismounted close combat capability development and capability.
A Gillie Suit is a mesh, sleeveless overall that is camouflaged with foliage, strips of hessian and Manilla rope. Each Gillie Suit is tailored to the individual and a sniper is expected to maintain and camouflage it to a high standard.
Directing Staff (DS) is the term given to personnel with the responsibility to train and mentor students as well as provide safety supervision.
The Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB) conducts impartial and expert no-blame safety investigations across Defence to ensure that causal factors are identified and understood as quickly as possible, and recommendations made to prevent recurrence and enhance safety, whilst preserving Operational capability.
A Duty Holder (DH) provides specific focus on safety and environmental protection management. DHs have a personal duty of care for personnel under their command or management, for those who, by virtue of their temporary involvement in activities, come within a DH’s area of responsibility (AOR) and for the public who may be affected by their activities. DHs are accountable… Read More
