Naval Training School

Last updated
Naval Training School
Active2016
Country Flag of Namibia.svg
Branch Namibian Navy
Current BaseRooikop Base, Walvis Bay
Commanders
Current
commander
Captain (Navy) Fanuel Iyambo

The Naval Training School is the main training institution of the Namibian Navy. It was created in 2009, and is located at the Wilbard Tashiya Nakada Military Base, Walvis Bay. [1] [2]

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History

Recognizing the need to locally train its personnel as it was not sustainable to send sailors abroad for training for the most basic courses, the Navy set up the school in 2009. The school is assisted by the resident Brazilian Military Advisory and Training Team (BRAZMATT) from the Brazilian Navy and was commissioned by President Hage Geingob, who inaugurated the school on 22 July 2016. [3]

Training

Currently the school only trains junior naval ratings, administratively its divided into two wings, [4] the Sailors Training Wing and the Marine Training Wing. [5]

Courses offered at the school are the:

Leadership

Naval Training School
FromCommandantTo
2016Captain (Navy) Lazarus Erastus2021
29 November 2021Captain (Navy)Fanuel Iyamboincumbent
FromRegimental Sergeant MajorTo
7 February7 February

References

  1. Hartman, Adam (25 July 2016). "Namibia marine corps commissioned". The Namibian .
  2. "Namibia commissions marine corps battalion". defenceWeb. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. https://gov.na/documents/10181/227745/Statement+by+His+Excellency+Dr+Hage+Geingob%2C+President+of+the+Republic+of+Namibia+and+Commander-In-Chief+of+the+Namibian+Defence+Force+at+the+Familiarization+visit+to+the+Navy+Headquarters+Walvis+Bay+%282016+03+10%29/035d8f3c-cbd2-4d7d-b97c-4b1a239d7ebd?version=1.0 [ bare URL ]
  4. 1 2 "Naval Training School - GRN Portal". Mod.gov.na. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. 1 2 "Naval Training School - GRN Portal". www.mod.gov.na.