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The Technological Transformation Of Egypt

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Egypt will reemerge as a major regional power in the early 21st century and its EAF organizations capabilities will influence to a significant degree the outcome of future wars in our region. No other profession demands more of manpower, than the military profession. It is noteworthy that, despite the responsibilities attached to the man in uniform, very little has been written about the kind of education that he undergoes. While EAF 's vision 2030 gives the force structure in the future battlefield scenarios it neither talks about how the EAF would be providing PME to the future leaders nor the infrastructural requirements to meet the demands. Today, we stand a transitional period, as the machine age moves into the information age. New …show more content…

In the year 2013, a review of training courses was accomplished by Air Force head quarter and training department to overcome some of the current limitations. The point was to trim the amount of absence of officers from the operational units, refresh the course syllabi and provide Just in Time training. It was felt that the basic Learning should be carried out more by Distance Education with a short Contact program. Distance Education leverages existing technology to provide learning to wider audience at different locations and that also at low cost. In addition, all the courses were graded and the Grade Point Average (GPA) is now connected with promotions. The main benefits of the new training policy is that in a careful manner, wider number of officers benefit from these courses, as some of them are mandatory for all officers to attend, current issues get speedier distribution to a wider audience and knowledge bank gets continuously updated as information ultimately would be available. There would be two sets of mandatory courses each year that itself will constitute two parts; the first part would be Distance Learning (DL) and the second part Contact Program (CP) at an assign location. The Air Warfare studies Institute (ASI) shoulders the major responsibility of initiating the leadership development program in the EAF.
The new military soldiers, who use their brains, can deal with a diversity of people and cultures, who can tolerate

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