Category: Armed Forces

Facets and challenges of non-commissioned officer training

Facets and challenges of non-commissioned officer training

Posted by | 4 May 2021 | , | 0

The Naval NCO School is home to all non-commissioned officers in the navy. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the institution is demonstrating its willingness to change. Christian Hillmer and Jan-Nicolas Orth For more than sixty years, the Naval Non-Commissioned Officer School (MUS) has stood for challenging training for junior leaders at the level of non-commissioned officers with and without a licence to serve, geared towards the needs of the fleet and troops. Its headquarters are idyllically situated on Lake Plön in the centre of Holstein Switzerland. For some time now, however, the MUS - spread over four locations in Plön, Neustadt in Holstein, Putlos and Berlin - has been much more than just a non-commissioned officer school, but also a training centre...

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Change of perspective

Change of perspective

Posted by | 29 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Camaraderie is very important in the navy, but conflicts still arise time and again. A mediator can help to find a solution. Carolin Hilgendag-Pawel First Lieutenant Alex B. is a motivated young soldier. After a long period of training, he is now looking forward to his first post as section leader, where he can take on responsibility. He has learnt a lot over the last few years and now wants to put this knowledge to good use. However, the first few days and weeks are not easy. Sometimes it feels like there are only a few hours between support and rejection. Time and again, there are disagreements between him and chief boatswain Christian D., his master....

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Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Unmanned systems will become increasingly important in the German Navy in the future. The MovMUAS project is currently taking centre stage for the corvettes. Fabian Henning The idea of unmanned aviation is as old as aviation itself. The military has always been the driving force behind the development of such unmanned systems due to the wide range of possible applications. With the rapidly advancing technologies of our dawning information age, there are new outstanding opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles, which are revitalising applications in the military sector. In the German Navy, this development is taking place against the backdrop of a fundamental, future-orientated change in naval aviation. We are currently experiencing...

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Shortage economy, staff shortages and corona are a burden

Shortage economy, staff shortages and corona are a burden

Posted by | 26 Apr 2021 | , | 0

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Sea voyage with psychologist

Sea voyage with psychologist

Posted by | 26 Apr 2021 | , | 0

The crew of the Brandenburg spent 166 days without going ashore during the mission in the Mediterranean. Commander Jan Hackstein gives an insight into how the men and women coped with this strain. Jan Hackstein Between the beginning of September 2020 and the end of January 2021, the Brandenburg frigate was part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2), one of NATO's four standing maritime task forces. The ship was absent from its home port for a total of 166 consecutive days. The mission, framework conditions and nature of the deployment, as well as the effects of the pandemic, made this voyage exceptional. The main mission during this time was to fulfil the mission-equivalent obligation "NATO Support Aegean"....

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