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Each of the armed forces maintains its own complex of
training
establishments, which are of uniformly high quality. These
centers
attract large numbers of students, not only from Latin
America but
also from countries such as the United States, Germany,
Spain,
Israel, and Taiwan. In addition to the complex of training
establishments maintained by each of the individual armed
forces,
the Ministry of Defense operates the National Defense
Academy
(Academia de Defensa Nacional), a triservice,
university-level
education establishment. Successful completion of its
courses is a
prerequisite to promotion to senior rank in all three
services.
The army's Military Academy, the War Academy (also
known as the
War College, or Escuela Superior de Guerra--ESG), the Army
Aviation
Command (Comando de Aviación de Ejército), and the
Noncommissioned
Officers' School are all located in Santiago. Officer
candidates
must complete the five-year course of the Military Academy
successfully before being commissioned and must complete
an
additional course at the War Academy to qualify for
promotion to
field rank or appointment to the General Staff. The army
has a
comprehensive range of specialist schools, including the
Infantry
School (Regimiento Escuela de Infantería) in San Bernardo
(near
Santiago), the Mountain Warfare School (Regimiento Escuela
de
Montaña) in Río Blanco (near Los Andes), the Special
Forces School
(Regimiento Escuela de Fuerzas Especiales y Paracaidistas)
in
Peldehue, the Armored Cavalry School (Regimiento Escuela
de
Caballería Blindada) in Quillota, a subsidiary Armored
Forces
School (Escuela de Fuerzas Blindadas) in Antofagasta, the
Artillery
School (Regimiento Escuela de Artillería) in Linares, the
Engineers' School (Regimiento Escuela de Ingenieros) in
Tejas
Verdes, and the Signals School (Regimiento Escuela de
Telecomunicaciones) in Santiago. There are also the
Military
Polytechnical Academy (Academia Politécnica Militar) in
Santiago,
the Women's Military School (Escuela Militar Femenina) in
Cajón de
Maipo, and the Physical Education School (Escuela de
Educación
Física) in Santiago.
The navy's Arturo Prat Naval School provides a
five-year course
for naval officer cadets. Officers must complete
postgraduate
courses at the Naval War Academy for promotion to flag
rank or
appointment to the naval General Staff. Selected petty
officers may
qualify for commissioned rank by completing a two-year
course at
the Arturo Prat Naval School but are ineligible for
promotion
beyond the rank of captain. Noncommissioned personnel
receive their
training at the navy's comprehensive range of specialist
schools
located in Viña del Mar or Talcahuano. The creation in
Valparaíso
of the Pilot Luis Pardo Villalón Antarctic Navigation
School
(Escuela de Navigación Antártica "Piloto Luis Pardo
Villalón") was
announced in August 1991 by the director of the General
Directorate
of the Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine.
The air force's General Staff controls the Air Force
Staff
College (Academia de Guerra Aérea). The FACh Personnel
Command
controls the other schools: the Air Force Technical
College
(Academia Politécnica Aérea); the Specialists' School
(Escuela de
Especialidades), which was equipped with Piper Dakotas;
and the
Captain Ávalos Prado Aviation School (Escuela de Aviación
"Capitán
Ávalos"). The latter offers a basic three-year course to
officer
cadets, followed by two years of specialized training
before
commissioning. It is equipped with Enaer/CASA T-36 Halcóns
and
Enaer T-35 Pilláns. The Logistical Command controls the
nonflying
Supply Wing and the Engineering and Maintenance Wing,
headquartered
at El Bosque.
Data as of March 1994
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