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Originally Posted by EuroSpike Do they get both squad and platoon leader training in sergeant school? |
Yes and no..
The sergeant school (also called "officers candidate school") is really two years long, one year at the school, and one year with a unit where you serve as a sergeant.
As a sergeant you normally serve as a squad leader, and in some cases even as a 2IC.
After one year as a sergeant you automatically become a 2Lt, and then you can work as a platoon 2IC (second in command)
you'll get your platoon commander training during your time as a 2IC.
But you can also apply directly to the Officers school right after your one year as a sergeant.
You go two years at the academy and you still graduate as a 2Lt. (you'll need 5 years to reach 1.Lt) but with a bit more platoon commander related education/training, so then you'll normally go directly into a platoon commander job.
Understand??
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Then one of the biggest problems: From where to get enough people to be trained professional NCOs and officers to fill wartime troops and replace casualties in major war?
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The Norwegian Army is getting smaller and smaller every day, so it doesn't seem like that's the biggest problem now..
More and more of our forces are focused towards helping allies out with missions abroad, and in that way we "hope" to get their help as well if we should ever need some large forces here in our "back yard"