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Senior Division

The Senior Division develops officers for higher-level command, staff, and joint operational responsibilities through a structured progression across foundation, single-service, and joint phases.

Programme Structure Three-term progression
Core Focus Joint, combined, and multinational operations
Learning Model Instruction, exercises, tours, and applied staff work

Term 1: Foundation

The foundation phase begins the habit of thinking on a tri-service and multinational basis. It establishes the baseline required for the single-service components and later joint studies phases.

Senior Division Air Studies Senior Division Land Studies Senior Division Maritime Studies Senior Division Map Exercise

Term 1 Highlights

  • Application of force and combat power
  • International study and regional study tour
  • Command, leadership, and decision making
  • Civil-military relations and government of Ghana
  • International law, ethics, strategy, and policy study
  • Joint and combined doctrine, intelligence, training, and staff duties

Term 2: Single Service

Phase aim: to develop the professional knowledge required by the Army, Navy, and Air faculties so officers can contribute effectively to land, maritime, and air components of joint operations.

Phase endstate: officers should be able to plan and direct service-specific operations while contributing to the management of their service in peacetime.

Service Highlights

Air Force

  • Air power and air operations
  • Campaign planning and estimate
  • Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
  • Logistics package
  • Exercise MOFIAMO

Navy

  • Sea power and maritime operations
  • Campaign planning and estimate
  • Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
  • Logistics package
  • Target and operations seminars, search and rescue, and Exercise MOFIAMO

Army

  • Brigade and division-level operations
  • Tactical estimate and tactical exercise without troops
  • Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and logistics package
  • Exercise MOFIAMO

Term 3: Joint Operations

Phase aim: to develop a flexible mindset through the study of joint, combined, multinational, and inter-agency operations, as well as defence management as a whole.

Phase endstate: officers should be able to analyse complex issues and work effectively with other services and nations in joint and combined environments.

Term 3 Highlights

  • Alliances and international relations
  • Joint operational and campaign planning
  • Environmental studies and Africa tour
  • Campaign analysis and routine staff work
  • Defence management and conflict/crises management
  • Integrated peace support operations and Exercise NKABOM