Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) is a formation of the Canadian Army headquartered at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston

CFB Kingston

Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.CFB Kingston is home to the Communications and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Forces. The base also hosts the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics...

, 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.

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

Fort Frontenac

Fort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in 1673 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was positioned at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario , in a location traditionally known as Cataraqui...

 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

Peace Support Training Centre

The Peace Support Training Centre , is located at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and is a subordinate unit of the Canadian Army's Land Force Doctrine and Training System. PSTC delivers training to the Canadian Forces , other Canadian Government Departments , and foreign...

, 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

Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre

Located at CFB Wainwright, Alberta, the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre is a formation of the Canadian Army's Land Force Doctrine and Training System...

, located at CFB Wainwright

CFB Wainwright

Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, commonly referred to as CFB Wainwright is a Canadian Forces Base located in Denwood, Alberta, adjacent to the town of Wainwright.-Military Camp 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

Combat Training Centre

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 in Military Occupational Classifications that...

headquartered at CFB Gagetown

CFB Gagetown

Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, referred to as CFB Gagetown is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick.- Construction of the base :...

, 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
  History of the Canadian Army
  The Canadian Army as such originally only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. However, the term has been traditionally applied to the ground forces of Canada's military from Confederation in 1867 to the present...
  
  
• Canadian Forces
  Canadian Forces
  The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
  
  

External links

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