German commando course

The lone course is the course-based training of the Armed Forces for survival and strike-through and hunt for the fight. The first course was conducted in 1957 at the Airborne and Luftransportschule. The course 's goal is to guide the participants in their mental and physical limits. Perseverance, resilience, ability to make decisions in difficult situations and after exercise and leadership will be required mental performance elements.

The course consists today - as opposed to its introduction in the early 1980s - of two training phases: the four-week lone Tutorial 1 ( EKL 1) leader of a to be identified group ( basic course ) and the constructive course EKL 2 leader of a Jagdkommandos / a subordinate entity (service course ). As of August 2013, the lone training is again exclusively at the IX. Inspection Infantry School performed. The training capacity is expected to be a year at 600 to 700 soldiers for training lone Tutorial 1.

The EKL1 was until a few years ago in the training of officers of the army duty. Today, as in the non-commissioned officers and attendance, optional. For officers of the combat troops, however, participation in this course is provided. Substitute a course survival was introduced in use ( three weeks) for the officer candidates (OA ) and officers of other service branches.

The inspection results with the lone Course II by even the Jagdkommando course and the military close combat training course. In five weeks selected soldiers are preparing the Jagdkommando course on operating procedures in foreign terrain, including explosive and air transport exercises. The course content unarmed combat instructor since 2010 in the separate course of military training manager melee troops all outsourced. Its course content is based on the Israeli Krav Maga self-defense.

History

The lone course was not conducted at the Infantry School in mutton castle since 2007. Add mutton castle was in 1958 the first attempt course instead. By 1968 the estate Sodenberg served as a training and accommodation facility. From 1968 up to the first resolution of the lone inspection in 1979 the training inspections took place in two times. Of these, up to 1974 in the castle Seewiese ( Gräfendorf ). Dual the courses by V. inspection ( inspection 5 ) were carried out at the Airborne and Air Transport School School Sauwaldhof. see

Objectives of the courses

The course part 1 forms from guides and instructors for, left to its soldiers to place the latter in a position to survive on the agreement of their own troops in enemy territory and strike back by for our own troops. Under physical exertion and physical pressure, participants must later be able to perform a left to its group. The need skills are, inter alia, Orientation exercises, abseiling, crossing waters coup and ambush training. The highlight is a 48 -hour exercise in which soldiers are exposed with their combat equipment almost without provisions. Course contents are practical constant stress tasks for the determination of negative potential for aggression and the sustainment of the soldier as a leader and instructor. Through documents and lack of sleep, the soldiers are led to their limits.

Lone course ( EKL1 )

  • Survival and strike as Dispersed
  • Leader of a group is asked to

On the day of battle during hunger week, the trainees learn how to prepare Rohverpflegung by slaughter of fish.

Hunting combat course ( EKL2 )

  • Instructor in the lone training of all troops
  • Leader of a fighter command or an entity in the hunt command in the extended range of tasks
  • Leader of a fighter command or an entity in the hunt command for special operations, particularly in the fight against irregular forces.

See also: Hunting fight

Example of a service plan, leader of a group asked to be EKL1

  • 2nd week Monday: Publishing in Sauwald, obstacle course in the group box, training coup / ambush melee (2008 Krav Maga the IKMF since the beginning)
  • Tuesday: forced march to Lechstaustufe, training abseiling, boat, tent sheet package crossing the Lechstaustufe, forced march to Sauwaldhof, until 3:00 clock test in coup / ambush
  • Thursday: forced march to rappel, rappelling, crossing waters, forced march to Sauwaldhof, melee
  • Friday: Melee, obstacle course, case training, relocation after the Old City
  • 3rd week (hunger week, a maximum of one pack survival food ) Monday: Publishing in Sauwald, melee, obstacle course in the group box, night orientation march
  • Tuesday: Teaching seepage, group battle track, since 2010: 12-hour survival night (alone and without baggage, followed by SERE - up method)
  • Wednesday: 24 -hour short exercise, forced march with the transportation of casualties
  • Wednesday: back to Sauwaldhof, battles
  • Friday: melee examination, return transfer to the Old City
  • 4th week ( during the entire exercise completion no meal ) Monday to Wednesday: up exercise with all topics, march performance about 70 km
  • Monday: Follow-up, badges awarded by commander
  • Sunday: Departure

Example of a service plan guides a Jagdkommandos / a subordinate entity EKL 2

  • 2nd week Monday: Publishing Sauwald, explosive training, lessons ( coup, ambush ), Kartenfalttechnik
  • Tuesday: Practical rope training in Fussen ( quarry ), teaching principles of Jagdkommandos
  • Thursday: Practical training coup / ambush as part of the hunting commands,
  • Thursday: School Excessive performing a Jagdkommando use in all phases on an object
  • Friday: Melee training
  • 3rd week Monday: Practical examination in the rope training in Fussen ( quarry ), insulation phase
  • Tuesday: Planning phase, entry into the area of ​​operations, infiltration
  • Wednesday: Infiltration, life in hiding, education of the object at close range reconnaissance, performing the action ( coup )
  • Thursday: Dodge the Nahversteck, exfiltration, obtain the hideout, recording, feedback, debriefing
  • Friday: Written Test rope training, testing trainers in hand to hand combat
  • Week 4: Monday: Written test Jagdkommando, the beginning of the practical examination hunting struggle, isolation phase, planning phase, transfer
  • Tuesday: Infiltration, life in hiding, Nahaufklärung, object awareness, performing the action ( coup )
  • Wednesday: Dodge the Nahversteck refer evasive hiding, follow-on order, planning, education, implementation of an ambush
  • Thursday: exfiltration, recording, feedback, debriefing
  • Friday: Melee Melee test track, the urban terrain
  • 5th week Monday: isolation phase, planning phase, transfer, infiltration
  • Tuesday: life in hiding, object and Nahaufklärung, performing a coup de main, Wounded transports to Nahversteck
  • Wednesday: exfiltration, recording, transfer, debriefing, debriefing
  • Thursday: Course wrap-up, delivery of material
  • Friday: Badge Ceremony, course end, departure
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