PNS Bahadur

The PNS Bahadur is the naval station and the largest operations training facility located in the urban neighborhood of Karsaz in Karachi that provides operations education on the subjects of Navigation, Radars warfare, Hyderography, Communication warfare, Surface warfare, Underwater Warfare, Weapons Training Section, and Information Technology warfare for the Navy's enlisted personnel upon their passing out from the PNS Himalaya— the Navy's only basic training boot camp in Manora Island in Karachi coast, Sindh, in Pakistan.

The PNS Bahadur serves its purpose of conducting the instructional basis operational education that ranges from the basic–to-mid–to–advance level professional courses on various subjects and military operations for its Operations Branch. Established in 1980, the PNS Bahadur is a well-established and large complex covering 45.5 acres that consists of a single administration building and various schools including the CMWTC auditorium, library on military history, and dormitory that houses its personnel.

Training on military operations and Information Technology is not restricted to the Navy's enlisted personnel but enlisted personnel from Marines, Army, and Air Force have also been educated, certified, and earned their badges of qualifications from the PNS Bahadur.

History
PNS BAHADUR was originally the boys training establishment till 1970, when its role was assigned to another establishment named as PNS HIMALAYA and its own site was converted into Pakistan Naval Academy. The new Bahadur was re-commissioned at its present site in June 1983 and became the centre of Operations Branch training by housing all professional schools.

Training
PNS BAHADUR had started off initially with only four basic seaman branch schools namely Navigation & Ops, Surface Weapons, Underwater Warfare and Communication. Other facilities school/centre were progressively added to meet the requirements of PN as mentioned below:

a.   1981 Navigation & Operations School

b.   1981 Above Water Warfare School

c.   1981 Underwater Warfare School

d.   1981 PN Communication School

e.   1984 PN Hydrography School

f.   1993 Electronic Warfare Training Centre (EWTC)

g.   1993 PN School of Music

h.   1997 Regulating and Provost School

k.   2002 Information Warfare School