Aim of the Course The course aims to develop the requisite skills and knowledge of selected soldiers in order that they may perform the tasks of a Fire Support Team Primary Assistant (Close Support). Facilitated by IDT(A). Entry Standards IELTS Level 5.5 A one (1) year substantive FST Level 3. Duration Four (4) weeks, with… Read More
Aim of the Course To develop the the requisite skills and knowledge of selected officers in order that they may perform the tasks of a Fire Support Team Commander (Close Support). Facilitated by IDT(A). Entry Standards Captain (OF-2). IELTS Level 5.5. Qualified AFV Commander (armoured students only). Duration Eleven (11) weeks, with three (3) courses… Read More
Aim of the Course To develop the professional knowledge and skills of selected warrant officers (WOs) and senior non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) in order to prepare them for increased technical and training responsibility at regimental duty and gunnery staff. Facilitated by IDT(A). Entry Standards Sergeant to Warrant Officer who have completed at least 12 years in… Read More
Introduction Operation RYAN (or RYaN, Russian: РЯН, IPA: [rʲæn]) was a Cold War military intelligence programme run by the Soviet Union during the early 1980s when they believed the United States was planning for an imminent first strike attack. The name is an acronym for Raketno-Yadernoe Napadenie (Russian: Ракетно-ядерное нападение, “Nuclear Missile Attack”). The purpose… Read More
Introduction Able Archer 83 is the codename for a command post exercise carried out in November 1983 by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). As with Able Archer exercises from previous years, the purpose of the exercise was to simulate a period of conflict escalation, culminating in the US military attaining a simulated DEFCON 1… Read More
Research Paper Title Resolving the Burden of Low Back Pain in Military Service Members and Veterans (RESOLVE): Protocol for a Multisite Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Background Physical therapy (PT) is frequently used for the management of low back pain (LBP) within the US Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). However, variations in PT practice… Read More
“How many commanders have we produced who, like General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, could stand alone wrapped in a British Warm at a cross‐roads to watch a brigade of infantry go by? It may have looked like wasted time to the staff but his sole question to a passing young company commander (who did not realize… Read More
