Fouad Shehab Command and Staff College
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The Fouad Shehab Command and Staff College (CSC) ( Kouliyat Fouad Chehab lelkiyada' wal'arkan) is a Lebanese Armed Forces
facility that functions as a graduate school
for the Lebanese Army in addition to other Arab armies. It was originally established in 1974 as the Center of Higher Military Education. The college is named after the former Lebanese Army commander-in-chief and former Lebanese president Fuad Chehab
.
, it was later renamed on January 24, 1980 into College of Higher Military Education, ultimately it was called Command & Staff College on August 18, 1983 and headquarted since then at the town of Rihania.
As of October 10, 2005, the name of General Fuad Chehab
was added to the name of the college as way to honor him.
, on the third year an application course takes place, for some officers this course is followed abroad. The higher courses are taken after the initial training, depending on the track of each individual:
to train the major units' staff commanders and the officers enrolled for battalion commander and staff courses in the CSC, for fields skills and up to Brigade level command. This is done by making simulations on various changing tactical combat conditions, and experience them on assessing the combat situation under various realistic and pressuring conditions, while taking into account the practical application of the staff theories, techniques, and knowledge. In addition to conducting training on decision making and giving orders at the right time in the right place for the commanded units.
Lebanese Armed Forces
The Lebanese Armed Forces or Forces Armées Libanaises in French, also known as the Lebanese Army according to its official Website The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya) or Forces Armées Libanaises in French, also known as the...
facility that functions as a graduate school
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
for the Lebanese Army in addition to other Arab armies. It was originally established in 1974 as the Center of Higher Military Education. The college is named after the former Lebanese Army commander-in-chief and former Lebanese president Fuad Chehab
Fuad Chehab
Fuad Chehab Fuad Chehab Fuad Chehab (name also spelt Fouad Shihab, or Chehab, depending on transliteration from the original Arabic, (March 19, 1902 - April 25, 1973) was the President of the Lebanese Republic from 1958 to 1964...
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History
The LAF CSC was founded on September 1, 1974 under the name Center of Higher Military Education and headquartered at the LAF headquarters in YarzeYarze
Yarze is a village in Baabda District southeast of Beirut in Lebanon. The most significant public institution is the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. The city also has the famous The Hope for Peace Monument designed and gifted to Lebanon in 1995 by Arman....
, it was later renamed on January 24, 1980 into College of Higher Military Education, ultimately it was called Command & Staff College on August 18, 1983 and headquarted since then at the town of Rihania.
As of October 10, 2005, the name of General Fuad Chehab
Fuad Chehab
Fuad Chehab Fuad Chehab Fuad Chehab (name also spelt Fouad Shihab, or Chehab, depending on transliteration from the original Arabic, (March 19, 1902 - April 25, 1973) was the President of the Lebanese Republic from 1958 to 1964...
was added to the name of the college as way to honor him.
Mission
The LAF CSC prepares officers of different arms to exercise command over tactical, logistic units or administration services. It also prepares officers to fulfill staff function at different levels. Moreover, it organizes training periods for acquisition of staff techniques. The CSC also increases the officers' ability to better fulfill their missions by deepening their knowledge through studies and researches. In addition, the college carries out researches, in favor of the army command, into some subjects of military strategy that might interest the national defense.Courses
The initial training is three years at the Military AcademyLebanese Army Military Academy
The Lebanese Army Military Academy is a part of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The academy is situated at Shikri Ghanem military base, Fayadieh and is attached administratively to the command and administration department . It is one of the oldest military institutions in Lebanon, and was originally...
, on the third year an application course takes place, for some officers this course is followed abroad. The higher courses are taken after the initial training, depending on the track of each individual:
- Captains’ course: obligatory trainings for 3 months.
- Battalion Commander course: obligatory trainings for 4 months followed in the CSC.
- Staff course: selection based on competitive examination, lasts for 11 months and is followed in the CSC.
Applications
The college employs Janus tactical simulator in its courses, which was officially ready for use in 2006. The simulator is usedto train the major units' staff commanders and the officers enrolled for battalion commander and staff courses in the CSC, for fields skills and up to Brigade level command. This is done by making simulations on various changing tactical combat conditions, and experience them on assessing the combat situation under various realistic and pressuring conditions, while taking into account the practical application of the staff theories, techniques, and knowledge. In addition to conducting training on decision making and giving orders at the right time in the right place for the commanded units.
Emblem
Each symbol on the emblem of the Command and Staff College represents a specific ideal for a member of the Army:- Two spread Swords: Symbol of the officer’s command
- Two palms: Eternal vitality and generosity
- The Cedar: symbol of Lebanon: in all circumstances,it remains green and at the top for good
- The Flaming torch: Symbol of sacrifice and martyr