Team Herald
VASCO: Thirty one officers will participate in the Naval Higher Command course, a flagship course of the Naval War College, conducted over 37 weeks.
In keeping with the higher aim of fostering inter-service integration, five Colonels from the Army, 19 Captains from the Navy, five Group Captains from the Air Force and two Commandants from the Indian Coast Guard will participate. As per the press release issued by Indian Navy, the Naval War College (NWC) is a premier training institution of the Indian Navy and one of three War Colleges of the Indian Armed Forces.
Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha is the present Commandant of the NWC.
The course curriculum stimulates intellectual pursuits of the participants through increased exposure, rigorous research and critical thinking on topical strategic and operational issues.
“Serving and retired senior officers of the Armed Forces, diplomats, government officials and corporate leaders interact with the course participants through guest lectures, symposiums, conclaves, panel discussions, research work and study tours,” the release stated.
The participating officers also undertake research on a wide variety of subjects of strategic and operational importance to the nation in general and the Armed Forces in particular.
Eligible officers also work towards the award of MPhil Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies. The high point of the course is a five week Joint Operations Capsule JOCAP at Army War College, where all the officers undergoing higher command courses at their respective war colleges attend.
