Command and Staff College (Israel) explained

Unit Name:Command and Staff College
Native Name:המכללה הבין-זרועית לפיקוד ולמטה
Dates:1954–present
Commander1:Tat Aluf Avi Bluth

The Command and Staff College (Hebrew: המכללה הבין-זרועית לפיקוד ולמטה), abbreviated Hebrew: פּוּ"ם, פום, PUM, also translated as Inter-Service Command and Staff College, Israel, is intended for the training of senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers. It was established on May 31, 1954.[1]

In the mid-1980s the collected statistics showed that a significant number of senior officers paid little attention to this kind of study. This, together with the drawbacks in military training revealed during the 1982 Lebanon War, had led to a series of reorganizations,[2] continued well into 2010s.[3]

In 1991, all military colleges, including PUM, were merged into the IDF Military Colleges unit under the General Staff.[4] In 2004, it was decided to add a course for Air Force.

Eventually the two courses were merged into a single "Afek course" (named after Sharon Afek) intended for commanders and staff officers ranked Lieutenant Colonel and above from all military arms.[5]

In 2018, the University of Haifa had won the first-ever educational tender from the IDF for all military colleges, including PUM.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. , עיונים בתורת בניין הכוח הצבאי (Studies in the Theory of Military Force Building), 2004, Quote (translated): "The Inter-Armed Forces' College of Command and Staff (abbreviated: PUM) was founded on May 31, 1954 and is designed to train senior IDF officers."
  2. Book: Libel, Tamir . The New Citizen Armies . Routledge . 2010 . 9780203861714 . A. Cohen . Stuart . London . Teaching citizens to be professional soldiers: IDF responses and their implications . 10.4324/9780203861714 . https://www.academia.edu/12644580.
  3. Finkel . Meir . 2020 . AI Singularity and the Growing Risk of Surprise: Lessons from the IDF’s Strategic and Operational Learning Processes, 2014-2019 . PRISM . 8 . 4 . 30-39 . 26918232 . free.
  4. https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/ על אודות המכללות הצבאיות
  5. https://www.idf.il/en/minisites/military-colleges/ Military Colleges
  6. Web site: June 25, 2018 . University of Haifa wins tender for military colleges . 2023-11-11 . Israel National News.
  7. https://main.knesset.gov.il/mk/Apps/mk/mk-personal-details/440 "אהרן יריב (רבינוביץ`)"
  8. Web site: Ofer . Yohai . 22 September 2014 . הרמטכ"ל הורה על שורת מינויים בכירים בצבא . The Chief of Staff ordered a series of senior appointments in the army . 2023-11-11 . Makor Rishon.
  9. News: Yehoshua . Yossi . 2020-05-08 . הקצין שנכנס עם חייליו למנהרת חיזבאללה ביקש לפרוש . he . The officer who entered the Hezbollah tunnel with his soldiers asks to retire . . 2023-11-11 . Ynet.