Command and Staff College (Israel)
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The Command and Staff College (Hebrew: המכללה הבין-זרועית לפיקוד ולמטה), abbreviated Hebrew: פּוּ"ם, פום, PUM, also translated as Inter-Service Command and Staff College, Israel, is intended for the training of senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers. It was established on May 31, 1954.[1]
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| Command and Staff College | |
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| המכללה הבין-זרועית לפיקוד ולמטה | |
Command and Staff College logo | |
| Active | 1954–present |
| Country | Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Tat Aluf Avi Bluth |
In the mid-1980s the collected statistics showed that a significant number of senior officers paid little attention to this kind of study. This, together with the drawbacks in military training revealed during the 1982 Lebanon War, had led to a series of reorganizations,[2] continued well into 2010s.[3]
In 1991, all military colleges, including PUM, were merged into the IDF Military Colleges unit under the General Staff.[4]
In 2004, it was decided to add a course for Air Force.
Eventually the two courses were merged into a single "Afek course" (named after Sharon Afek) intended for commanders and staff officers ranked Lieutenant Colonel and above from all military arms.[5]
In 2018, the University of Haifa had won the first-ever educational tender from the IDF for all military colleges, including PUM.[6]
Commanders
- 1954–1956: Aharon Yariv, member of the founding team and the first commander[7]
- 1969–1972: Moshe Peled
- 2001–2004: Jacob Zigdon, tat-aluf (Brigadier general)
- 2004–2006: Amos Ben-Abraham
- 2006–2009: Avi Ashkenazi
- 2009–2011: Noam Tivon
- 2011–2014: Harel Knafo
- 2014: Herzi Halevi
- 2014–2015: Roni Numa
- 2015–2016: Ofek Buharis, tat-aluf [8]
- 2016–2019: Udi Ben-Mocha, rav-aluf (Lieutenant general)
- 2019–2022: Rafi Milo, tat-aluf[9]
- 2022–2023: Yaniv Alalof, tat-aluf
- 2023–present: Avi Bluth, tat-aluf
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