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Encyclopedia > Joint Services Command and Staff College
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The creation of the Joint Services Command and Staff College was announced 14 July 1994 to replace the Staff College, Camberley (at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich), the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, and the Joint Services Defence College, Greenwich. It was to be located at Camberley, but would be based temporarily at Bracknell, and would open in September 1999. Jump to: navigation, search July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Old Royal Naval College The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site in London. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Map sources for Bracknell at grid reference SU870693 Bracknell is a town of about 50,000 people (1991) in Bracknell Forest borough, in the English county of Berkshire. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


The Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) would provide a 10 months course for military officers in mid-career. It was proposed that it would take 240 students at a time, with 60 of these being from overseas. It was subsequently enlarged to take 327 majors and equivalent (98 being from overseas). Academic support comes from King's College London. The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in mens professional golf. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kings College London in London is the largest and second oldest college in the federal University of London, with 21,500 registered students. ...


JSCSC is under the command of a Commandant, a two-star appointment (major-general or equivalent). The current Commandant is Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Maddox. Former Commandants include Air Chief Marshal Brian Burridge, subsequently commander of Operation Telic. Commandant is a military or police title or rank and can mean any of the following: The commander of certain military corps and services, such as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commandant of the Coast Guard in the United States or the Commandant of the (now obsolete... Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ...


There is also a Dean of Academic Studies, initially Professor Geoffrey Till, and a Deputy Commandant, a brigadier. Each service had its own Assistant Commandant (Navy, Land, and Air). In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... Jump to: navigation, search A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Brigadier is a rank in the British Army, Royal Marines, Australian Army, New Zealand Army, and several other armies, ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major-General. ...


JSCSC has both single-service and joint elements. It covers policy, operations, command, and management. The junior staff courses still run on a single service basis.


JSCSC is now located at the Shrivenham campus of the United Kingdom's Defence Academy. Shrivenham is a small village between Swindon and Oxford, in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom is an academic institution providing training and research facilities primarily for British and overseas military personnel. ...


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