Land Force Doctrine and Training System

Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) is a formation of the Canadian Army headquartered at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario. LFDTS is the organization that is responsible for delivering Army training and developing Army doctrine. Approximately 3,200 officers and soldiers are assigned to LFDTS.

Mission

To lead Land Warfare intellectual development and Land Operations training for the Canadian Forces.^[1]

Structure

Land Force Doctrine and Training System is composed of its Headquarters in Kingston and a number of training establishments across Canada.

Land Force Doctrine and Training System Headquarters provides the staff functions that are normally found in a headquarters including operations, personnel, finance, logistics and public affairs to support the LFDTS Commander, formations, units and directorates. In addition, the headquarters provides support to the Commander of the Canadian Army through several different directorates.

• Directorate of Army Doctrine
• Directorate of Army Training
• The Army Lessons Learned Centre
• The Directorate of Land Synthetic Environments
• The Influence Activities Task Force

The Canadian Army Command and Staff College located in historic Fort Frontenac at CFB Kingston, Ont., is the intellectual home of the Canadian Army and is tasked with training Army officers to perform command and staff functions. The Staff College is also the Army’s Formation Operations Centre of Excellence, responsible for preparing formation headquarters to deploy on operations at home or overseas. Courses delivered by the Staff College include:

• The Junior Officer Staff Qualification
• The Army Operations Course
• The Command team Course

The Peace Support Training Centre, located at CFB Kingston, is tasked to provide training to Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, as well as personnel from Other Government Departments and foreign militaries for missions that range from traditional peacekeeping and military observer deployments to counter-insurgency operations. As well, PSTC is responsible for Information Operations training. Courses delivered by the Peace Support Training Centre include:

• Pre-Deployment Training
• Military Observer Course
• Hazardous Environment Training
• Civil-Military Cooperation Operator
• Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Officer
• Psychological Operations Operator
• Psychological Operations Target Audience Analyst
• Psychological Operations Staff officer
• Information Operations

The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, located at CFB Wainwright, Alberta, is the Canadian Army’s national training centre which designs and delivers formation-level training in a contemporary operating environment. CMTC includes purpose-built urban environments, actors who simulate civilians in the battlespace, an opposing force and an advanced Weapons Effects Simulation system. In addition, there is a cadre of experienced Observer Controller/Trainers who work to maximize the training benefits for the training audience. Army formations preparing for domestic or international operations are trained at CMTC.

The Combat Training Centre headquartered at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, and with schools at Gagetown, and at CFB Kingston, 8 Wing Trenton and CFB Borden in Ontario, is responsible for the majority of individual training for Army soldiers and officers.

• The Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre
• The Armour School
• Royal Canadian School of Artillery
• The Infantry School
• The Tactics School
• The Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
• The Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics
• The Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
• The Land Force Trials and Evaluations Unit

Publications

• Canadian Army Lessons Learned Centre Dispatches
• Canadian Army Lessons Learned Centre Bulletin

See also

• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces

References

Department of National Defence, 2011. Leader in Land Operations: LFDTS Land Force Doctrine and Training System

External links

• Canadian Army
• Land Force Doctrine and Training System
• Canadian Army Command and Staff College
• Combat Training Centre Gagetown
• Canadian Army News