Training

The Warrant Officer program allows technical specialists to operate and contribute within a military chain of command while having their experience and seniority recognised appropriately. This means they are able to undertake active duty aboard vessels (unlike civilian advisors). 

Crew are the technical specialists of the ISDC and receive applied technical training in their chosen professional fields right from the beginning of their careers.

Officers are military specialists focused on developing the leadership skills necessary to ensure effectiveness in dangerous and tactically complex environments.