When the armed forces of the countries occupied by the enemy are enslaved, the civilian population must fight against the enemy units for the liberation of their homeland. This all-out combat situation is called Unconventional Warfare (UW). The armed forces carry out planning and training activities for the Unconventional Warfare period during peacetime.

SADAT Defense provides trainings of ambush, raid, road cutting / closing, destruction, sabotage and Rescue / Abduction Operations and “Counter Tactics and Techniques” to above for Unconventional Warfare Organizations and related components for the Need of National Defense Preparations of a country.

Initial Requirements for Courses:

Candidates must have successfully completed some major trainings before and gained the skills listed below:

1. Knowledge of Basic Military Rules and Techniques
2. 7200 meters run with 20 kg backpack in 52 minutes or less
3. %60 + achievement on rifle and pistol shootings
4. 150 Meters FreeStyle Swim in 6 minutes or less

Candidates showing success during tests of above requirements are accepted into the Unconventional Warfare Training Programmes.

Training Subjects:

With the usage of instruments such as various arms / weapons, boats, electronic simulation systems, first aid simulation systems sea mines, Unconventional Warfare Training Programme includes

1. Organizing National Unconventional Warfare (UW) Components
2. Intelligence
3. Resistance and Insurgency
4. Guerilla Operations
5. Rescue And Evasion Operations
6. Special Forces Operations
7. Insidious Waterborne Operations
8. Airborne Operations
9. Psychological Warfare
10. Communications and Communications Safety Procedures
11. Logistics
12. Counter UW Operations
13. Leadership in UW
14. First Aid in UW

Skills to be gained at the end of the Course:

At the en of the course, candidates showing qualifications to;

1. Psychological Warfare and Operation
2. Sabotage
3. Raid
4. Ambush
5. Demolish
6. Assassinate
7. Rescue and Evade
8. Insurgent

are awarded with “Certificate of Unconventional Warfare Course Completion”

Duration of Course:

Trainings including therotical trainings, practises and simulations last 16 weeks in total