The Inter-Services Command and Staff College () is a staff college, intended for training of senior officers of Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was established on May 31, 1954., עיונים בתורת בניין הכוח הצבאי (Studies in the Theory of Military Force Building), 2004, Quote (translated): "The Inter-Armed Forces' College of Command and Staff (abbreviated: PUM) was founded on May 31, 1954 and is designed to train senior IDF officers."
In the mid-1980s the collected statistics showed that a significant number of senior officers paid little attention to this kind of study. This, together with the drawbacks in military training revealed during the 1982 Lebanon War, had led to a series of reorganizations, continued well into 2010s.
In 1991, all military colleges, including PUM, were merged into the IDF Military Colleges unit under the General Staff.על אודות המכללות הצבאיותIn 2004, it was decided to add a course for Air Force.
Eventually the two courses were merged into a single "Afek course" (named after Sharon Afek) intended for commanders and staff officers ranked Lieutenant Colonel and above from all military arms.Military Colleges, IDF website
In 2018, the University of Haifa had won the first-ever educational tender from the IDF for all military colleges, including PUM.
Commanders 1954–1956: Aharon Yariv, member of the founding team and the first commander"אהרן יריב (רבינוביץ`)", official Knesset website 1969–1972: Moshe Peled 2001–2004: , tat-aluf (Brigadier general) 2004–2006: Amos Ben-Abraham 2006–2009: Avi Ashkenazi 2009–2011: Noam Tivon 2011–2014: Harel Knafo 2014: Herzi Halevi 2014–2015: Roni Numa 2015–2016: , tat-aluf 2016–2019: , rav-aluf (Lieutenant general) 2019–2022: Rafi Milo, tat-aluf 2022–2023: Yaniv Alalof, tat-aluf 2023–present: Avi Bluth, tat-aluf
See also National Security College (Israel)
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