Samenvatting

This volume of NL-ARMS discusses a number of aspects related to officer education and training as they have developed over time at home and abroad. A closer inspection of both the field of tension between science and the military and role of values and norms inherent to the officer profession lies at the heart of book. However much it may have changed since the end of the Cold War, the elements that make the officer profession so special are still very much in evidence. Officers are not made at university - in Athens - nor are they solely shaped through the hardships of military practice - inSparta. Their specific knowledge and skills as warrior, diplomat and manager can only be acquired in an environment and structure designed for the purpose. Institutions for officer education have pursued and are still pursuing this ideal, and this book attempts to contribute to that quest.