Joint Services Command and Staff College

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Type Staff college Campus Rural Founded 1997 Former name Staff College, Camberley		Established 1997 Phone +44 1793 788000 Motto "Unity is Strength"

Former names Joint Service Defence College at Greenwich Royal Naval Staff College at Greenwich Army Command and Staff College at Camberley RAF Staff College, Bracknell Commandant Major General Julian Free Location Watchfield, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Address Faringdon Rd, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Swindon SN6 8LA, UK Parent institution Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.

History

JSCSC combined the single service provision of the British Armed Forces: Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Staff College, Camberley, RAF Staff College, Bracknell, and the Joint Service Defence College, Greenwich. Initially formed at Bracknell in 1997, the college moved to a purpose-built facility in the grounds of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Watchfield in Oxfordshire in 2000, and is now co-located with the Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham.

Command, control and organisation

The Joint Services Command and Staff College trains the future commanders and staff officers of all three UK armed services and those of many countries around the world, supporting the operational effectiveness of all three services.

JSCSC is a component of the Defence Academy and the commandant is a full member of the DA Management Board, reporting to the director of the Defence Academy. The commandant is a two-star appointment (rear admiral, major general or air vice marshal) and can be filled by candidates from each of the three services. Within JSCSC itself, each service is represented by a one-star assistant commandant, each with responsibility for both single service issues and delivery of training. The dean of academic studies leads King's College London's Defence Studies Department, which provides theoretical and conceptual academic education in partnership with the military directing staff.

Courses

As of 2016, the JSCSC provided the following courses, amongst others:

Higher Command and Staff Course: Aimed at OF-6 rank (Commodores, Brigadiers, Air Commodores) or OF-5 (Captains RN, Colonels, Group Captains)

Advanced Command and Staff Course: Aimed at OF-4 rank (Commanders, Lieutenant Colonels, Wing Commanders) or OF-3 (Lieutenant Commanders, Majors, Squadron Leaders)

Royal Navy Division

Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Maritime): Aimed at Lieutenant Commanders, Lieutenants and civil servants

Elements:

Command, Leadership, Management and Ethos

Staff and Communication Skills, including Defence Writing

Strategic Studies: The International Environment and UK Defence Management

Maritime Studies: Strategy, Environment, Capabilities, and the Royal Navy

Joint Studies: Capabilities, Environment, and Joint and Combined Operations

Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Maritime Reserve)

Advanced Amphibious Warfare Course

Army Division

Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land): Aimed at Army and Royal Marine Majors, and civil servants

Elements:

Staff and Communication Skills

Command Leadership and Management

Global Effects on Defence

Higher Management of Defence and the Army

Equipment and Capability

Land Warfare – including Formation Level Planning and Military Assistance to stabilisation and Development

Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land Reserve)

RAF Division

Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Air): Aimed at Squadron Leaders and civil servants

Elements

Introduction

Air and space power

Strategic context

Warfighting and planning

Command, Leadership and Management

Crest

The college crest features a cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), a symbol of all three armed services; Britain's largest seabird flies, swims on the sea surface and catches its fish underwater, yet builds its nest on dry land (either on cliffs or in riverside trees). The cormorant was derived from the symbol of the Joint Service Defence College. The alumni association of the college, open to graduates of the Higher Command and Staff Course, the Advanced Command and Staff Course and staff of the college, is named the Cormorant Club.

Commandants

The following have commanded the college:

1 September 1997 Major General T J Granville-Chapman

4 January 2000 Air Vice-Marshal B K Burridge

28 January 2002 Rear Admiral R J Lippiett

3 March 2003 Major General J McColl

1 March 2004 Major General N R Parker

July 2005 Air Vice-Marshal N D A Maddox

4 September 2007 Rear Admiral N Morisetti

8 October 2009 Major General G Binns

2 September 2010 Air Vice-Marshal R Lock

31 August 2012 Rear Admiral J Morse

August 2014 Major-General J R Free

References

Joint Services Command and Staff College Wikipedia

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