JORDAN: MILITARY ACADEMY TRAINS OFFICERS FOR ROYAL ARMY.

Record ID: 230378

  • Title: JORDAN: MILITARY ACADEMY TRAINS OFFICERS FOR ROYAL ARMY.
  • Date: 27th March 1970
  • Summary: 1. GV MILITARY ACADEMY 0.06 2. CU FLAGS 0.09 3. CU CANNON OUTSIDE ACADEMY ENTRANCE 0.13 4. MV INT CLASSROOM STUDENTS LISTEN TO INSTRUCTOR 0.21 5. CU INSTRUCTOR WRITES ON BLACKBOARD 0.25 6. LV INSTRUCTOR TALKS TO STUDENTS. 0.30 7. LV ZOOM INTO SV HAND COMBAT TRAINING 0.48 8. MV STUDENTS OVER ASSAULT COURSE BEHIND SMOKE SCREEN 1.01 9. SLV STUDENTS ON BAYONET PRACTICE OVER OBSTACLES AND THROUGH SMOKE SCREEN, GUN FIRES IN B/G. 1.10 10. MV STUDENTS THROUGH BARBED WIRE & SMOKE 1.17 11. MV STUDENTS RUNNING 1.23 12. CU STUDENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE 1.29 13. LV STUDENTS OVER ASSAULT COURSE. 1.33 14. LV DRILL TRAINING IN SQUARE 1.37 15. MV PAN TO BV DITTO 1.49 Initials SAW/VS/DW/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 11th April 1970 13:00
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  • Location: ZIRCHA, JORDAN
  • Country: Jordan
  • Reuters ID: LVA7YOCJ6F6TKIMKERSQHKW30TIC
  • Story Text: THE JORDAN ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY AT ZIRCHA IS CONTINUING ITS WORK TRAINING OFFICERS FOR THE ARMY.

    THE ACADEMY WAS FORMED IN 1956 AND REORGANISED IN 1963. IT TAKES YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24 YEARS AND BESIDES MILITARY TRAINING EDUCATES THEM TO UNIVERSITY STANDARD.

    THE WORK LOAD IS HEAVY -- OFTEN 16 HOURS A DAY -- AND THE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS INCLUDE ENGLISH AND HEBREW LANGUAGE COURSES. IF A STUDENT FAILS TO PASS THE HEBREW PART OF THE COURSE HE IS AUTOMATICALLY EXPELLED FROM THE ACADEMY, AND HAS TO PAY HIS COURSE EXPENSES.

    THE ACADEMY NOW TEACHES AIRBORNE PARACHUTE TRAINING AS WELL AS THE MORE TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS OF WEAPONS TRAINING AND ARMED AND UNARMED COMBAT. EACH STUDENT HAS TO DO FIVE PARACHUTE JUMPS DURING HIS TWO-YEAR STAY AT THE ACADEMY.

    DRILLING UNDER THE EAGLE EYE OF THE INSTRUCTOR IS PART OF THE COURSE AND WHEN THE STUDENTS GRADUATE THEY GO INTO THE ARMY AS SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
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