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Command and Staff College Quetta
The Command and Staff College Quetta is a staff college for the Pakistan Armed Forces and military officers from allied countries. Established in 1905 as Staff College, Deolali, it was later shifted to its present location in 1907 and has been an alma mater of many renowned international soldiers.
The need for a staff college arose when British Indian Army officers were required to undertake lengthy travel to Great Britain to pursue graduate studies at the Staff College, Camberley. However, the increasing number of enrollments made it difficult for the college to accommodate all applicants. During the reorganization of the British Indian Army, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, then Commander-in-Chief, India, emphasized this issue and proposed establishing a similar staff college in India, which facilitated the creation of additional staff appointments.
Lord Kitchener successfully submitted a proposal to set-up the college with a curriculum similar to that of the Staff College in Camberley. Initially, the India Command and Staff College was based in the "Musketeer School" in Deolali, a small hill station in Bombay Presidency, which is now Maharashtra, in 1905.
The British Army in India moved the Staff College to Quetta, Baluchistan when the new campus buildings, academic centers, and dormitories were erected and built in 1907. It was officially opened on 1 June of that year by Major General Horace Smith-Dorrien.
Following the outbreak of World War I, the college closed on 15 September 1915. The accommodation was transformed into a Cadet College to train young men for commission into the British and Indian armies. In 1919, the college started functioning again.
After the Partition of British India in August 1947, the British Army staff who did not want to stay in Pakistan moved to Wellington Cantonment in India to form the Defence Services Staff College for the newly formed Indian Army.
At present, the Command and Staff College is located in Quetta Cantonment in Balochistan and it is staff college is situated at the entrance to the Urak Valley. To the north, south-east and south-west stand the Takatu, Murdarghar, and Chiltan mountain ranges, rising to heights of 930–1,020 metres (3,050–3,350 ft). Lower than the Murdarghar and closer to the Command and Staff College, is the mountain known as the "Sleeping Beauty", which takes its name from its uncanny resemblance to a lady in repose. She is at her best when the first winter snow throws her in sharp contrast against the skyline.
Until 1950, the college used the Latin motto "Tam Marte Quam Minerva" - loosely, "By the pen as much as by the sword". The old emblem included an owl, commonly known as a symbol of learning and wisdom, perched on crossed swords, in several variants.
Command and Staff College Quetta
The Command and Staff College Quetta is a staff college for the Pakistan Armed Forces and military officers from allied countries. Established in 1905 as Staff College, Deolali, it was later shifted to its present location in 1907 and has been an alma mater of many renowned international soldiers.
The need for a staff college arose when British Indian Army officers were required to undertake lengthy travel to Great Britain to pursue graduate studies at the Staff College, Camberley. However, the increasing number of enrollments made it difficult for the college to accommodate all applicants. During the reorganization of the British Indian Army, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, then Commander-in-Chief, India, emphasized this issue and proposed establishing a similar staff college in India, which facilitated the creation of additional staff appointments.
Lord Kitchener successfully submitted a proposal to set-up the college with a curriculum similar to that of the Staff College in Camberley. Initially, the India Command and Staff College was based in the "Musketeer School" in Deolali, a small hill station in Bombay Presidency, which is now Maharashtra, in 1905.
The British Army in India moved the Staff College to Quetta, Baluchistan when the new campus buildings, academic centers, and dormitories were erected and built in 1907. It was officially opened on 1 June of that year by Major General Horace Smith-Dorrien.
Following the outbreak of World War I, the college closed on 15 September 1915. The accommodation was transformed into a Cadet College to train young men for commission into the British and Indian armies. In 1919, the college started functioning again.
After the Partition of British India in August 1947, the British Army staff who did not want to stay in Pakistan moved to Wellington Cantonment in India to form the Defence Services Staff College for the newly formed Indian Army.
At present, the Command and Staff College is located in Quetta Cantonment in Balochistan and it is staff college is situated at the entrance to the Urak Valley. To the north, south-east and south-west stand the Takatu, Murdarghar, and Chiltan mountain ranges, rising to heights of 930–1,020 metres (3,050–3,350 ft). Lower than the Murdarghar and closer to the Command and Staff College, is the mountain known as the "Sleeping Beauty", which takes its name from its uncanny resemblance to a lady in repose. She is at her best when the first winter snow throws her in sharp contrast against the skyline.
Until 1950, the college used the Latin motto "Tam Marte Quam Minerva" - loosely, "By the pen as much as by the sword". The old emblem included an owl, commonly known as a symbol of learning and wisdom, perched on crossed swords, in several variants.