As a serving soldier, I am very used to being instructed in a military context, but when there is a global pandemic happening at the same...

An OCdt reflects on their experience of the newly COVID-19 restriction compliant PODP. The word “Zoom” can be affiliated to a huge...

“If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.” ―Oscar Wilde,The Importance of...

“I blinked my eyes and in an instant, decades had passed.” ― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder A few blinks and just like that, we...

As the sun rises over Worthy Down, dew covers its grassy embankments and the crows awake to embrace the new day, as do the birds. The...

The first week of the course from a student's perspective...

Deliver high quality education to develop potential officers (POs) in support of officer recruiting. All of this takes place at the Army...

The PODP is a 12 week long residential course featuring; essay writing, formal presentations, discussions and debates alongside a...

The PODP is a challenging course and a lot is expected of those on it. Prior to arrival individuals would be wise to engage with their...

The PODP is a unique personal development opportunity. It is a major contributor to the Army’s commitment to social mobility and...

By definition, ‘potential’ is the capacity to develop into something in the future. When trying to identify officer potential in yourself...

“Having witnessed 7 PODP courses over my time at the ASE one theme has remained consistent throughout – that during, and years after, POs...

“I thought that some of my weaknesses would always be there and that my strengths would not improve. I was shown to be wrong. Personally,...

As the snow descended on N Wales, the PODP course were forced to contingency plan! But where could we achieve adventure in S England..?