PNS Bahadur

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PNS Bahadur
Pakistan Navy emblem.svg
Badge of Pakistan Navy
Active1981;44 years ago (1981)
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
BranchNaval Standard of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Navy
Type Training formation
Garrison/HQ Karachi Cantt, Sindh in Pakistan
Nickname(s)BAHADUR

The Pakistan Navy Station Bahadur (reporting name: PNS Bahadur) is a military training school located in Karachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]

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The PNS Bahadur provides education, training, qualification and certifications to its personnel on seaborne-military operation, navigation, military communications, military music, and the military law enforcement. [2] [3]

The PNS Badur distinguished itself as Navy's "Maritime Operations Training Complex." [4]

History

The scope of military training of Pakistan Navy was very limited and based in PNS Himalaya– the Navy's only basic training boot camp in Manora Island in Karachi coast– until 1971 when the limited scope was moved to Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi. [4] :203–204 [3] :250 [2] In 1981, the Pakistan Navy repurposed PNS Bahadur by established the schools of navigation and operations, surface warfare, submarine warfare, and communication. [4] In June 1983, PNS Bahadur was recommissioned and is permanently based in Karachi Cantonment, Sindh. [4]

In 1984, the School of Hydrography was established which was followed by establishment of the Navy School of Music and Electronic Warfare Training Centre– both in 1993. [4] In 1997, the Navy School of Regulating and Provost was established along with the Academic Centre in 1998. [4] The operational scope and its objectives were further expanded in 2002 when the Navy School of Information Warfare and Reconnaissance was elevated and established at the PNS Bahadur. [4]

Campus and academia

The Maritime Operations Training Complex is located in the premises of the PNS Bahadur and its first buildings and campus was established and inaugurated by the United States Navy in 1980. [5] Its large complex and campus covers 45.5 acres (1,980,000 sq ft) that consists of a single administration building and various schools including the auditorium, library on military history, and dormitory that houses its personnel. [4]

The PNS Bahadur serves its mission of conducting the instructional basis operational education that ranges from the basic–to-mid–to–advance level professional courses on various subjects and military operations for its Operations Branch. [6] Training on military operations, electronic warfare, and military information technology is not restricted to the Navy's enlisted personnel but enlisted personnel from the Army, and Air Force have also been educated, certified, and earned their badges of qualifications from the PNS Bahadur. [7]

The campus of the PNS Bahadur consists of ten faculties: [8]

See also

References

  1. "PNS Bahadur location". google maps. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Siddiqi, Aslam (1964). A path for Pakistan. Pakistan Pub. House. p. 250.
  3. 1 2 Hasan, Masudul (1975). Short Encyclopaedia of Pakistan. Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: Ferozsons. p. 203. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "PNS BAHADUR" . Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. Carter, Captain Harry (2012). The Life and Loves of a United States Naval Aviator. iUniverse. p. 250. ISBN   9781475950724.
  6. Karim, Afsir (1996). Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. Lancer Publishers. p. 200. ISBN   9781897829233 . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. Web Desk (2017-11-22). "Three Pakistan Navy officers promoted". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. "'Navy fully trained to meet challenges of modern warfare'". Brecorder. 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

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