The second tactical exercise of the Army Wing at the Defence Services Command and Staff Collage coded “Exercise Upper Cut” was conducted for the student officers of Course Number 17, from 8 to 15 May 2023.
The objective of the exercise was to teach the planning process at brigade level offensive operations. Exercise Upper Cut was successfully culminated with 15 hour long Red Ink correction (RIC) exam which allowed them to test their theoretical understanding on offensive operations.
The TEWT at Narammala was conducted for student officers to verify the practicality of their plans on ground and to understand real ground imperatives of the area of operation.
Local and foreign student officers displayed their enthusiasm throughout the exercise. A week long exercise created an effective learning environment for students to plan for an offensive operation whilst opening their horizons on using novel technology in military planning.