Army Training and Doctrine Command | |
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ARTDOC Insignia
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Active | 25 July 2007 – present |
Country | Bangladesh |
Branch | Bangladesh Army |
Type | Command |
Garrison/HQ | Momenshahi Cantonment |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Lieutenant general Aziz Ahmed |
ARTDOC (Army Training and Doctrine Command) is a research oriented formation in the Bangladesh Army. It is headquartered at Momenshahi Cantonment. It is charged with overseeing training evaluation and reforms; weapon, equipment and force modernization; development of concepts and doctrine revision. It consists of its headquarters, battle group and all the training institutions of the Bangladesh Army.
The pioneer General Officer Commanding (GOC) of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman, ndc, psc. The current GOC of ARTDOC is Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed.
The official mission statement for ARTDOC states:
To prepare BD Army for war and be the architect of its future.
In the past, the Military Training (MT) Directorate at Army Headquarters (AHQ) was responsible for carrying out different types of research works related to training of the Bangladesh Army. However, due to limited resources and a manpower shortage, they couldn't do any comprehensive research and study in the field of doctrine and development.
To strengthen the research and development capability for strategic, operational, tactical and technological enhancement, and to keep up with continual changes in the complexities of the battlefield scenario, rapid technological advancement Bangladesh Army raised ARTDOC on 25 July 2007 to develop its training and operational standards with special emphasis on research and development in the related fields.
ARTDOC acts as the nodal agency of all institutional training. Bangladesh Army has 20 different training to train officers and men of all arms and services.