NATO Battle Damage Assessment (BDA)

COURSE NAME

NATO BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (BDA) - NATO APPROVED, ETOC CODE JTG- JT-37065

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

TO PROVIDE NATO TARGETEERS THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TO CONDUCT AND DATABASE THE PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PHASES OF BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TO NATO STANDARDS, AS INFORMED BY US CJCSI 3162.02, COMBAT ASSESSMENT, ALLIED JOINT PUBLICATION (AJP) 3.9, AND ACO DIRECTIVE (AD) 80-70, ACO MANUAL (AM) 80-70.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

THIS COURSE COMBINES TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM LECTURES WITH INTERACTIVE LEARNING. INSTRUCTION FEATURES BRIEFINGS AND FRONTAL LESSONS SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS COMMUNICATION TOOLS, INCLUDING MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS AND PRINTED MATERIALS.

TO REINFORCE KEY CONCEPTS, THE COURSE INCLUDES MODERATED Q&A SESSIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS. ADDITIONALLY, PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON EXERCISES WITH DEDICATED INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT UNTIL THEY ACHIEVE FULL INDEPENDENCE. THE COURSE CONCLUDES WITH A FINAL THEORETICAL TEST. TO PASS THE COURSE, A MINIMUM FINAL SCORE OF 80% IS REQUIRED, EQUIVALENT TO A GRADE OF 24/30.

COURSE CONTENT

-   COMBAT ASSESSMENT: INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT OF COMBAT ASSESSMENT AND ITS SUB-COMPONENTS, FOLLOWING AD 80-70, CJCSM 3362.01, AND AJP 3.9.

-   WEAPONS FAMILIARIZATION: CORE PRINCIPLES OF WEAPONEERING, INCLUDING WEAPON TYPES AND THEIR OPERATIONAL EFFECTS.

-   BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT – FACILITIES: CRITERIA USED TO ASSESS DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, FOCUSING ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS.

-   BDA FOR NATO TARGET SETS: UNIQUE FEATURES OF BDA WHEN APPLIED TO NATO-SPECIFIC TARGET CATEGORIES.

-   BDA PRODUCTION: COMPILATION AND ENTRY OF BDA DATA INTO THE TARGET DATABASE (JTS).

-   COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS: PREPARATION AND BRIEFING OF A COMPLETED COLLECTION REQUIREMENT.

-   TARGET ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT: CREATION OF ELECTRONIC TARGET FOLDERS FOR 5 NOTIONAL TARGETS, INCLUDING ASSESSMENT AND DATABASE ENTRY.

COURSE DURATION

1 WEEK (5 WORKING DAYS)

2 COURSES PER YEAR.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS

MIN 8 - MAX 12 (ITALIANS + INTERNATIONALS)

COURSE ELEGIBILITY

-   ATTENDEES MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE IJT COURSE OR THE EQUIVALENT “NATO JOINT TARGETING STAFF” COURSE (N3-17) DELIVERED BY THE NATO SCHOOL OBERAMMERGAU.

-   AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN NATO STANAG 6001 LEVEL 2.2.2.2 IS REQUIRED. FOR NATO CIVILIANS ONLY, AN EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE OR MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE IN A NATO COMMAND STRUCTURE PE POSITION IS ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF A FORMAL SLP CERTIFICATE.

-   SECURITY CLEARANCE: NS (NATO SECRET).

COURSE AUDIENCES

COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS FROM NATO NATIONS PLUS AUS, AUT, CHE, IRL, NZL

ACCOMMODATION

ON REQUEST, SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING OR AT HOTELS WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH REDUCED COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS. SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING € 14,00 CA. PER DAY.

MEAL PLAN

LUNCH AND DINNER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BASE CANTEEN.

TUITION

€ 321,45 FOR EACH STUDENT.

COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE

ALL PERTAINING INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES CATALOGUE (ETOC) OF THE NATO ALLIED COMMAND FOR TRANSFORMATION ACO (NORFOLK, VA - USA).