Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2026, Vol. XXXV. (LXVII.): 3-18 | DOI: 10.3849/2336-2995.35.2026.01.003-018


Operations Planning as Part of the Officers´ Career TrainingReviewed - Research

Richard Saibert Author profile1, Vlastimil Drápela1
1 University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic

The article examines the possibilities of developing the competencies of the Czech Armed Forces (CAF) officers in the field of operations planning within the framework of career training. The main learning competencies for operations planning at the operational level are formulated based on a comparison of curricula of professional military education programmes and interviews with experts. These are together with the proposed assessment methods, validated in a real learning process. Different approaches to assessing learning outcomes are discussed in comparison with the current approaches applied in Czech career education, which highlights the need for an innovative approach to assessment. Based on the research results, the paper presents a proposal for an assessment standard, including methods for learning outcomes evaluation.

Keywords: Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive; Operational level; Competencies.

Published: June 30, 2026  Show citation

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Saibert, R., & Drápela, V. (2026).
Operations Planning as Part of the Officers´ Career Training. Czech Military Review, 107(1), 3-18. doi: 10.3849/2336-2995.35.2026.01.003-018
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