While not getting much coverage and publicity, I expect the Boat Squadron to have gone through a lot of reform, re-equipping and likely have its role redefined. Combined arms exercises and command courses are taking place more often and teach the field commanders leading an all-arms force.
Friday 8 June 2012
The Learning Forces
From its RF, ZANLA and ZIPRA foundations, through the Mozambique war and
Matabeleland disturbances, the ZNA as an institution has fought as or against guerrilla
movements. With learnings from the war in DRC, the first conventional war the
defence force has fought if we discount the Rhodesian involvement in WWII, the
ZDF has been transforming itself through re-organisation, revising and
developing tactic and re-equipping in line with its new fighting doctrine and
the changing world and its threats. One cannot miss the new “combat group”
formations replacing the traditional “infantry battalions”. Made operational in
2010, the concept is design to give the ZNA small, mobile and hard hitting
units.
Further to this, the ZNA has also been putting more emphasis on negotiating
water obstacles. This also is from experience in DRC and its vast waterways. The
acquisition of Type 84A Heavy Duty Mechanised Bridges, ferries and boats
coupled with annual brigade level, opposed river crossing exercises is evidence
of this. See also 5 Brigade Conducts Opposed River Crossing Exercise.
While not getting much coverage and publicity, I expect the Boat Squadron to have gone through a lot of reform, re-equipping and likely have its role redefined. Combined arms exercises and command courses are taking place more often and teach the field commanders leading an all-arms force.
While not getting much coverage and publicity, I expect the Boat Squadron to have gone through a lot of reform, re-equipping and likely have its role redefined. Combined arms exercises and command courses are taking place more often and teach the field commanders leading an all-arms force.
Security sector reform
This is my first posting. The idea here is to discuss the Zimbabwean military and issue relevant to the security of Zimbabwe.
Currently there is a lot of talk and push by external forces to reform the security sector in Zimbabwe. Just the idea of external forces, especially hostile forces to Zimbabwe pushing the country to change and reform its security structures is suspicious to say the least. The details of a country’s military are discussed by a select few of its citizens as a sensitive and very important issue.
The idea of countries that have advocated for “regime change”, countries that have sent commandoes and spies into Zimbabwe, countries that have ideas, proposals and plans drawn up by their military institutions on invading the country so they can have access to our resources, countries whose prime ministers have asked their military commanders on how to invade Zimbabwe ... ... the idea that these countries can even be listened to when it comes to structure our defence force is absurd to say the least. It is like asking the burglar of the village how best to secure your house.
Currently there is a lot of talk and push by external forces to reform the security sector in Zimbabwe. Just the idea of external forces, especially hostile forces to Zimbabwe pushing the country to change and reform its security structures is suspicious to say the least. The details of a country’s military are discussed by a select few of its citizens as a sensitive and very important issue.
The idea of countries that have advocated for “regime change”, countries that have sent commandoes and spies into Zimbabwe, countries that have ideas, proposals and plans drawn up by their military institutions on invading the country so they can have access to our resources, countries whose prime ministers have asked their military commanders on how to invade Zimbabwe ... ... the idea that these countries can even be listened to when it comes to structure our defence force is absurd to say the least. It is like asking the burglar of the village how best to secure your house.
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