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Training- Overseas Courses
Overseas Courses
Overseas courses are conducted primarily in three countries:
the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The JDF has been able to grasp these
opportunities for overseas training mainly as a result of foreign training assistance
programs. Approximately 40 officers receive overseas training annually with the majority
undergoing basic officer courses and subsequently going on to intermediate and advanced
courses in their various fields of endeavour be it infantry, aviation, marine, or the
engineers. The training value gained from these exposures is highly appreciated and well
worth the effort. Our officers, soldiers, sailors and airmen are exposed to modern
military weaponry, equipment, and technology and graduate from these courses prepared to
apply their newly honed skills to the JDF.
Courses USA
Courses in the United States are conducted at:
- The US Army Aviation Centre at Fort Rucker in Alabama. This
institution offers basic pilot training and other aviation related courses to include air
traffic control and aviation safety. Aircraft technicians also receive training at US Army
bases throughout the United States.
- Junior Command and Staff Courses are also offered in aviation
as well as naval studies at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
- The United States Army Intelligence Centre at Fort Huachuca in
Arizona offers the basic intelligence course and the JDF has taken advantage of this
training.
- Other courses conducted in the United States and from which
the JDF has benefited are:
- Search and Rescue Planning Course and the International
Maritime Officers Course at US Coast Guard Rescue Training Centre at York Town, Virginia.
- Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Basic and salvage diving courses at Naval Coastal Systems
Centre, Panama City, Florida.
Courses United
Kingdom
The JDF has found military courses (including the basis
officers training) in the United Kingdom invaluable in assisting with maintaining its
professional standards. The JDF has therefore consistently
taken advantage of the following courses run by the British Armed
Forces whenever vacancies are afforded:
- Royal Army Staff College course conducted at Camberley.
- Advance Infantry Officers course conducted at Warminster.
- Officers signals course at the Royal School of Signals.
- Military police officers course conducted at the Royal
Military Police Training School.
- Band Sergeant Majors’ course conducted at the Royal
Military School of Music.
- The Combat Engineer course conducted at the Royal School of
Military Engineering.
Courses Canada
Military training conducted in Canada covers basic pilot and
other aviation related training. Junior and Senior Command and Staff Training is conducted
at the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College at Fort Frotenac, Kingston, Ontario.
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