Basic Command and Staff Course
The goal of the Basic Command and Staff Course is the development of leadership skills and the training of officers to successfully perform the duties of the commander of a company-level unit, deputy battalion commander and staff duties in battalion-level commands.
The tasks of career development are expanding the existing and acquiring new knowledge, skills and habits that enable the achievement of the goal of the Basic Command and Staff Course, through:
Familiarisation of participants with:
The tasks of career development are expanding the existing and acquiring new knowledge, skills and habits that enable the achievement of the goal of the Basic Command and Staff Course, through:
Familiarisation of participants with:
- the achieved level and directions of development and modernisation of the defence system of the Republic of Serbia as a whole, especially with the development of arms, branches and services of the Serbian Armed Forces,
- the basic activities and actions of a company commander in the execution of the missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces, with an emphasis on the preparation and execution of combat operations,
- contents of doctrinal and normative documents in the field of defence of the Republic of Serbia and
- combat systems, weapons, movable items and equipment with which units of different arms, branches and services are equipped.
Revision and expansion of the theoretical knowledge about:
- missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces,
- the specifics of commanding and leading units of one's branch/service within the scope of missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces and
- logistic support of basic tactical units.
Training participants for:
- commanding a company of one's branch/service in the execution of assigned tasks within the scope of missions of the Serbian Armed Forces,
- work in the battalion-level command and in the role of a company-level commander in charge of planning,
- preparation and organisation of combat operations,
- basic work procedures of a company commander regarding planning, organising and conducting mobilisation,
- carrying out control and evaluation of the level of training of a company, and reporting on the state, operational and functional capabilities,
- handling and maintenance of combat equipment, movable items and company equipment,
- management of the training system, planning, organisation and implementation of training in a company-level unit in peace and war and
- work on the proper management of teaching and technical documentation and the use of the material base for training.
The professional profile for which the participants are trained is a professional officer with the professional knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform tasks within the competence of:
- the commander of a company-level unit,
- deputy battalion commander,
- staff duties in the command of an infantry battalion and
- other similar duties in the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence.
The Basic Command and Staff Course is organised and implemented in accordance with the Law on Military Education ("Official Gazette of the RS", No. 36/2018 of 18th May 2018 and "Official Military Gazette", No. 16/18 of 22nd May 2018), Rulebook on Forms of Career Development and Special Conditions, Method and Procedure of Implementation of Special Career Development Courses for Professional Members of the Serbian Armed Forces and Civil Servants ("Official Military Gazette", No. 11 of 14th May 2019) and the corresponding by-laws.
The School of National Defencе – "Vojvoda Radomir Putnik" is in charge of the organisation and implementation of the Basic Command and Staff Course. The Course generally begins at the beginning of February of the current year and finishes in December of the current year, and is divided into two terms.