Training and Doctrine Command (Nigeria)
Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) supervises the training schools and combat development in the Nigerian Army. It is headquartered in Minna in the Niger State.[2] TRADOC is charged with doctrinal training and combat development, supervising training centers. It also serves as a senior think-tank in Nigeria. TRADOC was formed in 1981 under the leadership of Major General Geoffrey Obiaje Ejiga,[3] and currently supervises all the Army's schools, as well as an army depot.[2][4] Before the establishment of the Nigerian Army Resources Centre (NARC) in 2015, TRADOC also served as a liaison centre for the Army.[5] The origins of the command date to a mission dispatched by the COAS to see how foreign armies ran their training schools. The report of the committee recommended the adoption of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command model.[6] FunctionsThe command supports army training and coordinates research on the development of army corps and schools. It serves as a liaison between the army and educational establishments in ensuring the professional development of junior officers in the field. When more than one Nigerian Army divisions deploy, it serves as a corps headquarters to command them.[2] StructureThe command consists of TRADOC Headquarters, including four departments; 18 corps training schools; a museum; a training depot; and a command college.[2][7] TRADOC also sponsors the Nigerian Military School at Zaria. List of organisations:[4]
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