Artillery Centre and School (AC&S)
The aim of School of Artillery is to train junior and mid-level officers with a view to making them proficient on basic and advance gunnery, tactics, command, leadership & management.
About Artillery Centre and School (AC&S)
The glorious journey of the School of Artillery started in the month of March 1974 in Jashore Cantonment. School of Artillery provides training to all officers, selected Junior Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers of the regiment of Artillery both at basic and advance gunnery level. Currently Artillery Centre and School is located at a beautiful site at Halishahar in the port city of Chattogram.
Objectives
01
To impart lessons on basic and advance gunnery, survey, locating and target acquisition.
02
To prepare Officers as Staff Officers of formation headquarters and institution.
03
To evaluate new equipment, firing ranges and TTP (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures).
Courses Offered
Officers’ Gunnery Staff Course (Air Defence)
To train selected officers to be qualified as instructor Gunnery, staff officers of various Headquarters and Commanding Officer of Air Defence units.
Medium: English
Rank: Captain/Major
Duration: 40 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Officers’ Basic Course (Air Defence)
To train newly commissioned officers of air defence branch of the Regiment of Artillery on equipment, drill, procedures and tactical doctrine of air defence artillery regiment.
Medium: English
Rank: Lieutenant/Captain
Duration: 24 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Officers’ Gunnery Staff Course (Field)
To train selected officers to be qualified as Instructor Gunnery, staff officers of various Headquarters and Commanding Officer of field / medium regiment or Officer Commanding of locating battery.
Medium: English
Rank: Captain/Major
Duration: 40 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Target Aquisition and Survey Course
To train officers on equipment, drill, procedures and tactical employment of survey and Radar systems.
Medium: English
Rank: Lieutenant/Captain
Duration: 12 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Officers’ Basic Course (Field)
To train newly commissioned officers of field branch of the Regiment of Artillery on equipment, drill, procedures and tactical doctrine of sub-unit of field and medium artillery regiment.
Medium: English
Rank: Lieutenant/Captain
Duration: 24 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Mid-Career Course (Field)
To prepare mid-level officers as effective battery / subunit commander and Instructor Gunnery for Basic Section in the School of Artillery as well as unit, formation and other training establishments.
Medium: English
Rank: Lieutenant/Captain
Duration: 08 Weeks
Annual Intake: 01
Contact
Address: Artillery Centre and School (AC&S), Majhira Cantonment, Bagura
Email: mtdte.mt3@army.mil.bd