Below is the number of applicants accepted into British officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) of the British Army and the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) of the Royal Navy by school type. Table 1: RMAS Entrants by School Type Training Year Independent School State School Total 2012/2013 280 320 590 2013/2014… Read More
Research Paper Title Universal or Gender-Specific? Exploring Military Leadership from a Subordinate Perspective. Abstract Leadership is key to the successful functioning of any organisation, including the military. Contemporary conceptualisations of leadership have focused on the behaviours or traits necessary for leaders to function effectively. However, leadership is a dynamic process involving both a leader and a… Read More
The Danish military officer system is in a state of transition. In both old and new systems, officers are required to serve until mandatory retirement points. The old system’s retirement points were: Generals at age 65; Colonels and lieutenant colonels at age 62; and Majors at age 52. Under the new system, all officers, regardless of rank,… Read More
In principle, the Norwegian officer system is a full-career long-term profession that allows officers to complete a 40-year career or retire at age 60, whichever comes first, with two-thirds pay as a pension. There are few NCOs in Norway’s armed forces, and the officer corps fulfills many of the responsibilities traditionally performed by NCOs. This practice results… Read More
The Canadian officer system is organised as a long-career system with expectation of service to age 55 for most officers and to age 60 for officers in the medical, dental, and legal profession. The career is composed of three engagements: Short engagement through 9 years of service with about 95% passing beyond; Intermediate engagement through 20… Read More
The Netherlands officer corps is essentially composed of two groups: Military academy graduates with college degrees (and a very few non-academy in-service transfers with college degrees) who make up the full-career officers; and Officer school graduates without college-level education who compose the limited-career officers. In principle, all officers can expect to remain in military service to age 55 and… Read More
Research Paper Title Beyond Race and Gender: A Critical Evaluation of Officer Diversity. Abstract Diversity is a powerful term advocated by an even stronger socio-political constituency. For some it portends a brighter, more resilient future. For others, it augurs a juggernaut on collision course with mediocrity. For most however, it arouses neither apprehension nor elation.… Read More
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