British Army Jungle Warfare Training School
British Army Jungle Warfare Training School | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Training |
Role | Jungle Warfare Training |
Garrison/HQ | BGB, Seria |
The British Army Jungle Warfare Training School (Jungle Warfare Division) is the British Army's training establishment located at the BGB at Seria, Brunei.[1]
The courses run by JWD which train soldiers and Royal Marines are:
- Operational Tracking Instructors Course (OTIC)
- Jungle Warfare Instructors Course (JWIC)
The original Jungle Warfare School was at Kota Tinggi, Johor in Malaya. This operated from 1948 to 1971, training Commonwealth troops and later Asian forces.[2]
See also[]
- Royal Gurkha Rifles
- 7 Flight AAC
References[]
- ^ British Military Garrison Brunei, British Army website Archived 13 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cross, J. P. A Face Like a Chicken's Backside - An Unconventional Soldier in South East Asia, 1948-1971 London 1996 pp207-228 ISBN 1853672394
External links[]
Coordinates: 4°36.481′N 114°19.507′E / 4.608017°N 114.325117°E
Categories:
- Training establishments of the British Army
- British Army deployments
- Brunei–United Kingdom relations
- Military of Brunei
- Jungle warfare training facilities
- United Kingdom military stubs