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:"To prepare senior officers and officials of the United Kingdom and other countries and future leaders from the private and public sectors for high responsibilities in their respective organisations, by developing their analytical powers, knowledge of defence and international security, and strategic vision"<ref>The Royal College of Defence Studies, [http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/rcds/About_Us/College_Mission College Mission], ''Defence Academy of the United Kingdom'', Accessed 02-June-2009</ref>.
  
  

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The Royal College of Defence Studies is part of the UK Defence Academy. It was founded in 1927 as the Imperial Defence College and was chiefly concerned with defending the British Empire. Today it defines its mission as to


"Develop leaders and international strategists"[1] and to
"To prepare senior officers and officials of the United Kingdom and other countries and future leaders from the private and public sectors for high responsibilities in their respective organisations, by developing their analytical powers, knowledge of defence and international security, and strategic vision"[2].


The College runs one course a year, from January to December. Each course is attended by a maximum of 88 Members, around one-third from UK and two-thirds from overseas. Seventy-five per cent are military officers and the remaining 25 per cent are civil servants, diplomats, police officers and representatives from the private sector[3].

People

Tim Garden, former Commander[4] | Robert Moss, Visiting Lecturer 1971-80 |

Notes

  1. ↑ The Royal College of Defence Studies, The RCDS Mission is, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Accessed 02-June-2009
  2. ↑ The Royal College of Defence Studies, College Mission, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Accessed 02-June-2009
  3. ↑ The Royal College of Defence Studies, About Us, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Accessed 02-June-2009
  4. ↑ Jonathon Fryer, Air Marshal Lord Garden Obituary, The Guardian, 14-August-2007, Accessed 01-June-2009
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