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Army Battle School (Namibia)

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Army Battle School
Active1996
CountryNamibia
BranchNamibian Army
Current BaseOshivelo Army Base, Oshivelo[1]
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel

The Army Battle School is a combat training institution of the Namibian Army. It was created in 1996, and is located at the Oshivelo Military Base, Walvis Bay.

History

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Recognizing the need to ensure that Units and Formations perfect and enhance their fighting effectiveness and maintain the required standard of professionalism the School was set up in 1996.[2]

Location

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The school is located at the Oshivelo Military Base, Oshivelo.[3][4]

Training

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Courses offered at the school are the:

  • Company Group Commander Course(CGC)
  • Platoon commander Course(PCC)
  • Platoon Sergeant Course
  • Section Commanders Course

Facilities

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The Germany government has assisted with the motor vehicle workshop and installation of a sick bay.[5][6][7]

Leadership

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Army Battle School Leadership
From Commandant To
nd Colonel Erastus Kashopola[a] nd
nd Colonel nd
From Regimental Sergeant Major To
nd nd

Notes

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  1. ^ Later Brig-General

References

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  1. ^ "Geingob to witness NDF joint field training".
  2. ^ "Republic of Namibia Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs".
  3. ^ "Military spending despite economic crisis – Economics – Namibian Sun". 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Further spending for Namibian military". defenceWeb. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  5. ^ "Federal Government Equipment Aid Programme for Namibia".
  6. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Equipment Aid Programme of the Federal Government of Germany". windhuk.diplo.de. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  7. ^ "Oshivelo Medical Facility Project Sheet" (PDF). WCE Consulting Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-18.