The Naval Training School is the main training institution of the Namibian Navy. It was created in 2009, and is located at the Wilbard Tashiya Nakada Military Base, Walvis Bay.[1][2]

History

Recognizing the need to locally train its personnel as it was not sustainable to send sailors abroad for training for the most basic courses, the Navy set up the school in 2009. The school is assisted by the resident Brazilian Military Advisory and Training Team (BRAZMATT) from the Brazilian Navy and was commissioned by President Hage Geingob, who inaugurated the school on 22 July 2016.[3]

Training

Currently the school only trains junior naval ratings, administratively its divided into two wings,[4] the Sailors Training Wing and the Marine Training Wing.[5]

Courses offered at the school are the:

  • Basic Seamanship for Sailors Course
  • Marine Soldier Specialization
  • Marine Section Commander Course[4][5]
  • Marine Petty Officers Course
  • Sailors Petty Officers Course

Leadership

Naval Training School
From Commandant To
2016 Captain (Navy) Lazarus Erastus 2021
29 November 2021 Captain (Navy)Fanuel Iyambo incumbent
From Regimental Sergeant Major To
6 March 6 March

References

  1. ^ Hartman, Adam (25 July 2016). "Namibia marine corps commissioned". The Namibian.
  2. ^ "Namibia commissions marine corps battalion". defenceWeb. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ^ https://gov.na/documents/10181/227745/Statement+by+His+Excellency+Dr+Hage+Geingob%2C+President+of+the+Republic+of+Namibia+and+Commander-In-Chief+of+the+Namibian+Defence+Force+at+the+Familiarization+visit+to+the+Navy+Headquarters+Walvis+Bay+%282016+03+10%29/035d8f3c-cbd2-4d7d-b97c-4b1a239d7ebd?version=1.0 [bare URL]
  4. ^ a b "Naval Training School - GRN Portal". Mod.gov.na. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ a b "Naval Training School - GRN Portal". www.mod.gov.na.

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Training_School
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