To be well-informed, updated, to exchange ideas, to learn something new…A series of Professional Development Lectures has been initiated at the Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast.
Activities of military formations like our Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast are more or less naturally associated with military trainings and exercises or operations. Even though it is the reality, there is also place for a different kind of activities, namely Professional Development Lectures. Experts in current developments within the military world as well as different civilian sectors are invited to share their knowledge. More understanding and background information on military- and NATO-related issues will be an advantage both in daily work and future missions of the MNC NE personnel. Especially in peace support type operations non-military aspects like reconstruction and development heavily influence the outcome of military operations.
Recently Brigadier General Richard Rossmanith, Chairman Deployable Forces Coordination Group SHAPE, talked about present-day ideas concerning deployability and NATO Response Forces – widely discussed issues within NATO. As a matter of fact, the improvement of the deployability of the HQ MNC NE has been made the main issue for the year 2008 by the Lieutenant General Zdzisław Goral, Commander HQ MNC NE.
The next topic of lectures will be devoted to effects-based approach towards operations, which reflects development of NATO’s doctrine.
"Static" lectures only?
The lectures shall not be considered as purely school-like due to active involvement of the MNC NE personnel. There is place for discussions and our guests’ expertise. Besides, there are no teachers but practitioners that share their experience and knowledge.
Nevertheless, the term "lecture" can be treated as symbolic. In fact, the programme also includes exercises of a terrain work type. To begin with, historical campaigns will be examined in order to take profits from "old" lessons learnt. It is certain that they will not only provide valuable background knowledge but they will also help our soldiers to face current challenges.
