Monday 30 / June / 2025
Muscat: The activities of the annual strategic drill “Decision Making-12”, kicked off on Sunday at the National Defence College (NDC) at the Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies.
The drill, which lasts till 8 July, is conducted by the participants in the 12th session from the various military, security and civil entities and attended by a number of experts and advisors from the military, security departments, ministries and government units and the staff of the National Defence College.
The “Decision Making 12” drill of the NDC demonstrate the skills and knowledge acquired by the participants in the session and translates the knowledge and theoretical and academic programmes in the field of strategic studies including the modern traning techniques at the national, regional and international levels..
Rear Admiral Ali bin Abdullah Al Shidi, Commandant of the National Defence College and director of the drill reaffirmed the significance of drill and the optimal dealing with the strategic issues and events of the drill along with the implementation of the procedures and strategies the participants in the drill have acquainted with during the 12 session of the National Defence College.
He said that the drill translates the academic knowledge and skills the participant in the session have acquired as part of the general syllabus of the 12 national defence course / session.
The 12th drill “Decision Making” aimed to enrich the skills and thoughts of the participants in the field of decision making at the strategic level and to analyse the key strategic issues among other goals.
