BMATT (CZ) In-Country Training Team (ICTT) Deployment - Morocco January 2010

BMATT (CZ) deployed a 4-man In Country Training Team (ICTT) to Maamora Barracks, Sale, Rabat, Morocco between 11 January – 05 February 2010.  The task was to conduct a 4-week Peace Support Instructor Training Course.

The aim was to instruct, assist and advise young Officers from the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (RMAF) on Peace Support Operations (PSO) in order to further develop the RMAF Peace Support capabilities.

The RMAF and in particular 1 Brigade d'Infantere Parachutiste (1 BIP) aspire to open a Peace Support Training centre in the North of Morocco. Currently Moroccan soldiers are involved in PSO around the world, mainly in the Ivory Coast, Kosovo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The students wanted to learn more of the British tactics and techniques involved in PSO to improve their operational understanding when employed in multinational environments. All theory and classroom lessons took place in Maamora Barracks; the blank firing serials had to take place some 30 minutes drive from Rabat.  The methods employed by BMATT that included a 'train the trainer' package were exactly what the RMAF required.

The RMAF selected 25 students from a broad range of experience from fairly senior Capt's, through recently graduated Officer's. They came from differing units within the Field Army. Most were motivated to perform well and a few had experience of PSO ops in Kosovo.

The team were allocated 3 Non Commissioned Officers from the RMAF language school. They gained valuable experience in translation and interpreting and alongside the BMATT instructors they also received a good insight into the British methods.

The following link provides a picture montage of the deployment: