Army Academy (Finland)
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Military unit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Army Academy (Finnish: Maasotakoulu, abbr. MAASK) is a brigade-level unit of the Finnish Army responsible for:
Army Academy | |
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Active | 2001-: Maasotakoulu |
Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Army |
Type | Military school |
Role | Career, reservist and conscript training |
Size | ca. 600 career personnel [1] ca. 430 "ordinary" conscripts[2] ca. 110 3rd year cadets of the land warfare line[3][4] ca. 700 officer students during reserve officer courses[5] |
Part of | Finnish Army |
Garrisons | Lappeenranta, Hamina |
Colors |
The Headquarters of the Army Academy are in Lappeenranta. Otherwise, the Army Academy is formed of the following units:[6]
The Training Centre specialises in the training of the Army career personnel. The Reserve Officer School gives, in addition to the eponymous reserve officer training for conscripts and reservists, normal conscript training for infantry, transport and military police conscripts in three companies,[8] two of which are located in Hamina, with the third in Lappeenranta. The company in Lappeenranta, the Dragoon Troop (Finnish: Rakuunaeskadroona) which specialises in military police training, is also, after the disbanding of Häme Regiment, the last unit bearing the branch colours of cavalry in Finland.[9]
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