SURVIVAL COURSE 2006 - FACTS


The Survival Course No. 12 for Czech journalists,
humanitarian workers and students with the similar focus.


WHO

MoD, Prague + Military Academy, Vyškov


WHAT

SURVIVAL COURSE


(For Whom)

Czech journalists, humanitarian workers, students


WHERE

Military Academy at Vyškov and adjacent Military Training Area Dědice


WHY

Help participants survive in dangerous areas during future assignments


WHEN

14 – 23 May 2006


HOW

A ten-day course includes:

  • Training aimed at overcoming extreme mental and physical stress

  • Crossing natural and man-made obstacles (including cliffs, water flows and reservoirs)

  • Effects of short and long-term stress on mental health and pointers for their elimination

  • Information on weapons, ammunition types and their effects

  • Orientation in unknown terrain under complicated conditions

  • Movement in dangerous areas (both urban and open terrain)

  • Survival of the individual and groups in an unknown areas

  • Search for, improvisation and use of shelters

  • Mine awareness

  • Self-defence

  • First aid



    • PLUS

    Evaluation and Lessons Learned

  • Meetings with soldiers who have personal knowledge from various Czech foreign deployments

    • to discuss mutual working relations between the media, humanitarian representatives and the military


    Posted: March 1, 2006