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Firstly, the SANG does report to the king himself ,but the SNAG won't be the only presidency to do so. Every presidency, governmental institution, and ministry DOES report to the Royal Cabinet ,so I guess the SANG doesn't enjoy that much of a privilege or exception, does it?
Secondly, No, the SNAG is not responsible for protecting the ROYALTIES, if that's what you're implying. The Royal Guard DOES take care of the ROYALTIES. The RG is more or less similar to the British Royal Guard, the Saudi version is much larger.
As for the upgrade of the SANG, I would say that Bloomberg doesn't know a thing about the internal politics of Saudi. Bloomberg is also known for their speculative takes when it comes to the Middle East. The analysis they came up with is very distorted, and I personally find it very ambiguous.
Let just wind the clock a few decades ago, the role the SNAG had taken back then had nothing to do with protecting an X or a Y official at all, in fact, the SNAG participated in the first Gulf War as well as the Ground Masjid Seizure.
During the first Gulf War, KSA relied heavy on the SANG to fight Sadaam's troop in Khafji back then, which had forced Sadaam's troop to retreat within less than 73 hours, and without the remarkable efforts being made by these brave-men, KSA might have faced some sort of an obstacle back then. Same is to be said for the Ground Seizure Masjid as well, the SANG had taken an active role. So with that being said, I still would question the reliability of the readings Bloomberg, introduced to its readers. With one thing or another, however, I'm also beginning to suspect how knowledgable Bloomberg is when it comes to the Saudi internal realpolitik.
Today, the SNAG has founded 3 additional University to the traditional college of its own, which is dedicated for its military. Moreover, the SANG has got its own hospitals, the first is located in Riyadh, the second in Jeddah, and Al-Hasa. Therefore, and due to the expansion of the SANG, it was recommended by the Crown himself as well as the Royal Cabinet advisors to upgrade the SNAG to become a dependent governmental body on its own. This expansion was much needed these days, KSA needs more Medical Colleges, Hospitals, and it will dramatically reduce our unemployment rate. To put more icing on the cake, the SNAG is also planning to build its own air force, and that will also help us to create more jobs for our people.
This great decision has professionally and skillfully being studied by our political elite, the expansion of the SANG will be one of the greatest achievements that OUR man has made.
All the best
Yzd
SANG University, S T.A.
Only someone with very little knowledge of internal Saudi politics say this.
The king's son commands the national guard. Actually he is the minister of the national guard now.
So, in a way, the NG works as the king(dom's) protection from internal opposition.
Dear @Yzd Khalifa I am not questioning the SANG existence or its role, I am completely aware its history and future modernisation plan.....I am aware of its role in first Gulf war and role of SANG in social and educational sectors.....nor I am criticizing the decision......as I have no right for this.....but as a student of international politics I do have a right to analysis the basis of the decision......and I find nothing to be excited about this decision.....in-fact with all my limited understanding and knowledge I think this decision is wrong in its fundamentals......end of discussion from my side.....
Regards
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If someone interested two very good read about SANG
1- A study project report on SANG by U.S Army War College.....1991
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a236930.pdf
2- Expanding the Role of Saudi Arabian National Guard in the War on Terrorism: A Strategic
Vision
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA491925
Thəorətic Muslim;4339534 said:Do the guys, Princes, leading the Defense, SANG, Intelligence services, and other ministries have experience/ education in their fields?
Or is it more of your my brother why dont you get the Ministry of ______?
I am more interested in knowing what is military expansion of Sang which will take place in near future and which equipment they are using right now I know about Saudi Armed Forces but not about SANG so please need help @Mosamania @Arabian Legend and othersFirstly, the SANG does report to the king himself ,but the SNAG won't be the only presidency to do so. Every presidency, governmental institution, and ministry DOES report to the Royal Cabinet ,so I guess the SANG doesn't enjoy that much of a privilege or exception, does it?
Secondly, No, the SNAG is not responsible for protecting the ROYALTIES, if that's what you're implying. The Royal Guard DOES take care of the ROYALTIES. The RG is more or less similar to the British Royal Guard, the Saudi version is much larger.
As for the upgrade of the SANG, I would say that Bloomberg doesn't know a thing about the internal politics of Saudi. Bloomberg is also known for their speculative takes when it comes to the Middle East. The analysis they came up with is very distorted, and I personally find it very ambiguous.
Let just wind the clock a few decades ago, the role the SNAG had taken back then had nothing to do with protecting an X or a Y official at all, in fact, the SNAG participated in the first Gulf War as well as the Ground Masjid Seizure.
During the first Gulf War, KSA relied heavy on the SANG to fight Sadaam's troop in Khafji back then, which had forced Sadaam's troop to retreat within less than 73 hours, and without the remarkable efforts being made by these brave-men, KSA might have faced some sort of an obstacle back then. Same is to be said for the Ground Seizure Masjid as well, the SANG had taken an active role. So with that being said, I still would question the reliability of the readings Bloomberg, introduced to its readers. With one thing or another, however, I'm also beginning to suspect how knowledgable Bloomberg is when it comes to the Saudi internal realpolitik.
Today, the SNAG has founded 3 additional University to the traditional college of its own, which is dedicated for its military. Moreover, the SANG has got its own hospitals, the first is located in Riyadh, the second in Jeddah, and Al-Hasa. Therefore, and due to the expansion of the SANG, it was recommended by the Crown himself as well as the Royal Cabinet advisors to upgrade the SNAG to become a dependent governmental body on its own. This expansion was much needed these days, KSA needs more Medical Colleges, Hospitals, and it will dramatically reduce our unemployment rate. To put more icing on the cake, the SNAG is also planning to build its own air force, and that will also help us to create more jobs for our people.
This great decision has professionally and skillfully being studied by our political elite, the expansion of the SANG will be one of the greatest achievements that OUR man has made.
All the best
Yzd
SANG University, S T.A.
Something military sites and the like fail to mention always is the SANG's role in Saudi military structure.
They always almost only mention the MoD and fail to mention or even reference the SANG. The SANG has more than 200,000 soldiers and officers.
The king's son commands the national guard. Actually he is the minister of the national guard now.
So, in a way, the NG works as the king(dom's) protection from internal opposition.
The royal guard is just for the king and too small to defend against riots or rebellions which is the main reason National Guard was created. For internal threats to the royalty.Wrong, the royal guards are separated unit that has its own command HQ separated from the army and the MOD security guards. the NG has nothing to do with royal.
The royal guard is just for the king and too small to defend against riots or rebellions which is the main reason National Guard was created. For internal threats to the royalty.
Like it was used in Qatif more than 30 years ago:
1979 Qatif Uprising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
True to him, not the nation nor the people !
This New ministry with its old and new formation should not be called "National", it should be stated as "Royal".
They protect the king not the people, that is why they are the most paid in governments careers.