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Ok so, I was reading Lt Gen PC Katoch's book on India's Special Forces
And he proposes an Idea of Indian Special Operations Command,
here we have a structure like this:
Now, this is what he says about the concept of Special Forces Teams and Special Forces Training School.
He talks about ISFC to be a Tri Services command.
"The organisation of ISFC to start with should be about two battalion worth that can be expanded upon subsequently. The initial groupings of Special Forces Teams (SFTs) may individually comprise of anything from 25 to 50 per country or region specific operatives, duly prioritized. The size of the individual SFT will depend upon the country / region and its relative importance in terms of national security objectives. They should have institutionalised access to integrated intelligence, varied insertion and extraction capability and adequate support elements. The Insertion-Extraction Group should have the means to deliver and extract the SFTs through air, surface and underwater. It would be prudent to commence specialised training and preparation with some 300-350 operatives only. "
"In keeping with future requirements, it would be prudent to convert the SFTS to a Tri-Service establishment (as mentioned earlier), rename it as MSFTS (Military Special Forces Training School) and place it, along with its adjunct Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training Centre directly under the proposed Tri-Service Special Forces Command / Commando Command. "
I think AFSOD is just this. But you can take that with a grain of salt considering how our system works and the fact that an airborne officer is commanding it
And he proposes an Idea of Indian Special Operations Command,
here we have a structure like this:
Now, this is what he says about the concept of Special Forces Teams and Special Forces Training School.
He talks about ISFC to be a Tri Services command.
"The organisation of ISFC to start with should be about two battalion worth that can be expanded upon subsequently. The initial groupings of Special Forces Teams (SFTs) may individually comprise of anything from 25 to 50 per country or region specific operatives, duly prioritized. The size of the individual SFT will depend upon the country / region and its relative importance in terms of national security objectives. They should have institutionalised access to integrated intelligence, varied insertion and extraction capability and adequate support elements. The Insertion-Extraction Group should have the means to deliver and extract the SFTs through air, surface and underwater. It would be prudent to commence specialised training and preparation with some 300-350 operatives only. "
"In keeping with future requirements, it would be prudent to convert the SFTS to a Tri-Service establishment (as mentioned earlier), rename it as MSFTS (Military Special Forces Training School) and place it, along with its adjunct Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training Centre directly under the proposed Tri-Service Special Forces Command / Commando Command. "
I think AFSOD is just this. But you can take that with a grain of salt considering how our system works and the fact that an airborne officer is commanding it
