British Army Jungle Warfare Training School

The British Army Jungle Warfare Training School (Jungle Warfare Division - JWD) is the British Army's training establishment located at Medicina Lines, Seria, in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.[1]

British Army
Jungle Warfare Training School
Medicina Lines
Country Brunei
AllegianceBritish Armed Forces
Branch British Army
TypeTraining
RoleJungle Warfare Training
Garrison/HQBritish Military Garrison Brunei
Nickname(s)Training Team Brunei

The courses run by JWD which train soldiers and Royal Marines are:

  • Operational Tracking Instructors Course (OTIC)
  • Jungle Warfare Instructors Course (JWIC)

The original Jungle Warfare School was at Kota Tinggi, Johor, in Malaya. This operated from 1948 to 1971, training Commonwealth troops and later Asian forces.[2]

See also

References
  1. "British Military Garrison-Brunei". Army.mod.uk. British Army. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008.
  2. Cross, J. P. (1996). A Face Like a Chicken's Backside – An Unconventional Soldier in South East Asia, 1948-1971. London, England: Greenhill Books. pp. 207–228. ISBN 1853672394. LCCN 95051990. OCLC 33897401. OL 814491M.


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