So, ever since i came to Dubai 3 years ago i have been hating the fact that i am far away from home; Jordan represents everything for me, home, family, friends and basically my whole entire life. but as i started researching more about my own country, i discovered that there are alot of information i have'nt been aware of about Jordan like the fact that my leader, aside from being a super cool amazing king :p he is a strong and savvy military man. king Abdullah II entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England in 1980 and was commissioned as second Lieutenant in spring of 81. He then served as an investigation Troop Leader in the 13/18th Royal Hussars Regiment (British Army) in the U.K. and West Germany.
From 1985 to 1993 he served mainly in the Armored Corps in all related command appointments at subdivision, company and as battalion second in command positions, until finally commanding the Second Armored division, 40th Armored Brigade with the rank of lieutenant Colonel from January 1992 to January 1993. During this period he attended several military courses in the U.S. and England including Staff College Camberley in England 1990-1991. He also has several attachments to the Special Forces and a year as a tactics instructor with Jordan Army's Anti-Tank, Cobra Helicopter Wing.
He was Deputy Commander of Jordanian Special Forces and later took full command in 1993. He commanded these forces till October 1996, when he was instructed to re-organize this and other elite units into the Special Operations Command. As Commander, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and continued this authority until His Majesty King Hussein’s death in February 1999. All this interesting information came from a very helpful site that basically eased the pain of being away from my beloved Jordan, http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/ its not only helpful for jordanians that live outside Jordan and a part of a diaspora like myself, it is also really fascinating for non-jordanians as well who are interested in knowing more about the kingdom of Jordan and perhaps want to visit it.
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