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staff college

British  

noun

  1. a training centre for executive military personnel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The inquiry also recommended a review of actions by two civilian employees of the staff college to see if disciplinary action was warranted.

From Reuters Jun. 20, 2012

Born in Rhodesia in 1927, General Walls had a long military career, training at the British military academy in Sandhurst and the staff college at Camberley.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2010

John Masters, 40, is an erect, ruddy-faced, Calcutta-born ex-army officer who applies staff college discipline to the writing of successful historical romances.

From Time Magazine Archive

In post-war days he proceeded through China and India, as became a British officer, and returned to England to head the staff college at Camberley.

From Time Magazine Archive

There wasn't the regiment or even a staff college to fall back upon.

From The Dark Tower by Soper, J. H. Gardner

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