Historical Background

Establishing a college for higher military studies was a subject of special importance to His Majesty the Late King Hussein since the seventies of the last century.

Until then, the requirements of strategic planning in the Armed Forces depended mainly on the skills acquired by a limited number of competent officers who had been given the opportunity to receive advanced military training abroad.

Despite the importance of such qualification, it lacked a major aspect needed by the Jordanian military thinking, namely the national dimension. This meant a profound understanding of the Jordanian environment and its various aspects, strategic requirements, and its direct relationship to the elements of the Jordanian military strategy.