Namibian Military School

Namibian Military School
Type Military Academy
Established 1979
Commandant Brig Gen Joshua Namhindo
Location Okahandja,  Namibia
Campus Okahandja
Affiliations Namibian Defence Force

The Namibian Military School is a training unit of the Namibian Defence Force. It is the premier training institution of the Namibian military and offers a variety of training ranging from basic military training to mechanical training

History

The school traces its roots back to the Namibian Liberation struggle when the forerunner to today's military school was established in late 1979 as the "SWA Military School" by the South West African Territorial Force during the South African administration of Namibia.[1] The school is the primary training unit of the force. It is partly based at the Osona Military base. It is the NDF training institutions that offers the six-month basic military training (BMT) to all recruits wanting a career in the Namibian Defence Force.[2] The school also conducts training for all officer cadets in the force.[3]

Location

The school is located at the military base of Osona outside Okahandja.

Training offered

  • Basic training

As the primary training institution, basic training for all NDF recruits is undertaken at the Osona military base outside Okahandja. An extension of the school is also located at the Ondangwa Military Base where Basic training for recruits can also take place. Basic training for recruits is six months long, and is offered in two phases, Basic Military Training and Platoon Weapons.

Some of the military aspects covered include drills, field craft, skill at arms, minor tactics, coin ops, military hygiene, military law, military aspects, first aid, map reading, law of armed conflict and conventional warfare.[4]

  • Officer Cadet course

A cadet officers' course is run at the military school.

Commandants

  • Unknown date - 18 April 2011 Brigadier General Joseph Kakoto
  • 18 April 2011- 1 April 2014 Brigadier General Fredrick Siluzungila
  • 1 April 2014 - 27 February 2017 Brigadier General Wilbard Shikongo
  • 27 February 2017 - current Brigadier General Joshua Namhindo

References

  1. ↑ "Death in the Desert: The Namibian Tragedy: Namibianizing The War - Namibia". Namibweb.com. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Defence". Gov.na. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Defence". Gov.na. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ↑ http://www.mod.gov.na/pdfs/speech%20brig%20mso.pdf
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