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TRAINING UNITSPNS BAHAUDURPNS HIMALAYAPNS IQBALPNS JAUHARPNS KARSAZSHORE UNITS
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HISTORY Pakistan Navy War College, like any other institution of higher learning, has passed through an evolutionary process. Its nascent days started with Pakistan Navy Staff School , which was established at Manora Island Karachi in 1968 to conduct Junior Staff Courses to teach elementary staff work; for regular staff courses, however, officers were sent abroad. As the requirement of staff course qualified officers increased with time, Pakistan Navy War College was established in 1971, in a small building in PNS KARSAZ, Shahrae Faisal Karachi. By 1995 the requirement of staff course qualified officers gradually increased manifold and it became inevitable to shift to a proper building. At this time, it was decided to shift the College to Lahore as the main induction in the Navy takes place from Punjab . Since the College curriculum does not require its proximity to sea, hence it was decided to re-locate the College to Lahore , a seat of learning for centuries. A building on the Mall Road was acquired, altered to meet the purpose and inaugurated in August 1996 as Pakistan Navy War College . 25th PN Staff Course commenced at Lahore in Aug 96. Since then, the College has been conducting Staff Courses every year on regular basis. COURSE OF STUDY Presently, the College conducts a 40 weeks course at Lahore for officers of the rank of Lieutenant Commanders/Commanders. This course also includes Allied Officers from brotherly countries. On successful completion of Staff Course, the participants are awarded 'psn' symbol by the College and B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in War Studies by the Bahria University , Islamabad . TRAINING PROSPECTS The College has earned a place of high repute as an institution of knowledge and learning in the Armed Forces of Pakistan and Allied countries. A large number of fellow officers from Bangladesh , Bahrain , China , Egypt , Fiji , Ghana , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Kenya , Kuwait , Libya , Malaysia , Nigeria , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Sri Lanka , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tanzania , Turkey , Uganda and UAE have graduated from the College. COURSE DETAILS The aim of the course is to train selected officers in carrying out staff duties and to impart them higher education, including a brief study of other Services, national and world affairs. Curriculum. The curriculum of the Staff Course covers following: a. The principles of effective reading, logical thinking, clarity and brevity of expression and staff procedures. b. Management (Development of Managerial Skills). c. Organizations and Functions of Pakistan Armed Forces. d. Military Warfare covering concepts and principles of strategy and operations including the historical perspective and war gaming. e. Principles of systematic planning and modern decision making processes to facilitate command decisions. f. A background knowledge of politico-military factors and significant world political, economic and social influences on Pakistan . g. Military Leadership. h. Individual research paper on selected topics. j. A course research paper on selected topic. Syndicates. As many of the course activities are conducted in syndicates, the members are grouped into syndicates; each managed by a Directing Staff (DS). The syndicate grouping is changed after each term to provide each member an opportunity to work with other course members and with different DS. Sponsor Students for Allied Officers. Pakistani student officers are nominated as sponsor for each Allied Officer. These sponsor students are to assist allied officers in their personal matters and brief them about the local laws, customs and traditions etc. Pre-Course Study. Course members are required to read a lot during their stay at the College. They are advised to develop fast reading skills with an aim to grasp the essential of a subject, while reading a book or a document. The course members are advised to undertake preliminary studies on the following topics:
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