Army Battle School (Namibia)

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

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

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

Training

Courses offered at the school are the:

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

Facilities

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

Leadership

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

Notes

  1. ^ Later Brig-General

References

  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.