Jan Gacas

#hockey, @136DivAStC, BEL Navy

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🎭 IT’S A WRAP

Name / logo have been changed here and the handle was made more generic.

The 137th will start its activities on Aug 29, so keep following this account for new stories!

It was a pleasure to inform you and to interact with you. 🫡 Stay safe! Viva 136!

>SP out 👊

[Guy Schotte @SchotteGuy]

Graduation ceremony of the Belgian Advanced Staf Course and Higher Military Administration Course. BZ Jan, Henk, Laurence & Michael. 10 months, 12 nationalities of 4 continents. That’s the strength to provide military readiness

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🎓 School’s out for our children, but for us there is just that one day left. The proclamation is scheduled for tomorrow morning… What a ride it has been. ☺️

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🇺🇳 The second part of the visit to the @UN was a sightseeing tour with passage through some of the main meeting rooms. Do you recognize each of them? 😉📸

[Hans De Ceuster @hans_deceuster]

Job well done! It was a pleasure working with you.

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

⚓️ During their visit to the 🇬🇧, our fellow trainees from @TheBelgianNavy & @korpsmariniers had the pleasure to visit @IMOHQ and the privilege to meet the 🇧🇪 ambassador to the UK.
They also conducted an interesting visit to @NATO_MARCOM. 👌
#IMO #MARCOM @BelgiuminUK

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🇬🇧 Hear hear! Proud that our account has been picked up by @BelgiuminUK, but even more proud of our fellow trainees from @TheBelgianNavy that are representing our promotion in London. 👍

[Embassy of Belgium in the United Kingdom @BelgiuminUK]

Fruitful engagement with 🇧🇪 and 🇳🇱 Navy officers of the Advanced Staff Course of the 🇧🇪 Defence College
@BelgiumDefence
@KMS_ERM_RMA
@136DivASTC

[Mika Camps @mikacamps]

Great experience so far as deputy PMG-chair, discussing a fictional EUTM Mozambique scenario 🇪🇺🇲🇿

Thanks @BelgiumDefence and @136DivASTC for hosting us! 🤝🇧🇪

[Sven Poppe @SvenPoppe]

Geen idee of @vrtnws en anderen ook polsen bij @BelgiumDefence voor expertise, maar ik zou graag wat meer 🇧🇪 collega's zien en horen in het debat. (Of mss volg ik de verkeerde kanalen?)
Meer dan voldoende kennis in huis op verschillende niveaus...

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🌐 Yesterday, GMJ Vansina came by. The Assistant Chief of Staff of our strategy department (ACOS Strat) talked us through the Belgian Defence Policy and interacted with the group during an interesting Q&A session. 👍

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

💬 A quote from yesterday's course by our General Intelligence and Security Service (GISS)... 🕵️ #quotesfrom136

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

🌐 Our coming week will be largely about the UN, NATO and EU. Various Belgian representatives will inform us further about the structure, responsibilities and current missions of these organisations. Unfortunately, not all visits can take place and some lessons are done remotely.

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

💶 This morning, Professor Freddy Van Den Spiegel of @VUBrussel fascinated the entire group with his insights into the current economic situation and its influence on world politics. 💱

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

An enthusiastic @GeorgeBert led us further into the subject of strategy, strategy planning and strategy management.
In the meantime, he also gave some extra tips to add to the #readinglist136.
Thank you professor! 👍

[BEL Military Advanced Staff Course @AStCBelDef]

This afternoon, professor Kurt Verweire from @Vlerick taught us, based on some basic principles, how to formulate a winning business strategy.
His practical tips and tests made it an animated lecture for our class. 👍
#readinglist136

[Belgian Defence @BelgiumDefence]

Defensieminister Philippe Goffin heeft op woensdag 29 juli de bemanning van de Leopold I bezocht. Na een maand op zee, van 6 tot 30 juli, is het fregat teruggekeerd van zijn zomercampagne 2020 https://t.co/jZVM0DsnuO

[Belgian Defence @BelgiumDefence]

Le ministre de la Défense Philippe Goffin a rendu visite à l'équipage du Léopold 1 ce mercredi 29 juillet. Après un mois en mer, du 6 au 30 juillet, la frégate revient de sa campagne d'été 2020 https://t.co/jcZbbQJ0Fl

[cdrsalamander @cdrsalamander]

"The mark of a great shiphandler is never getting into situations that require great shiphandling." Adm Ernest King

"The mark of a navy's damage control & firefighting excellence is never getting into situations that require damage control & firefighting excellence." CDR Sal

[Jan Gacas @JGacas]

Some impressions of yesterday's VIP visit... Overall being flexible was the key word... #summercampaign20
@Comd_F930_LEOP @TheBelgianNavy