École de formation des sous-officiers de l'armée de l'air

École de formation des sous-officiers de l'armée de l'air
Former names
 ETAA 721
Motto S'armer pour le futur
Motto in English
 Arm yourself for the future
Type Military school (French Air Force)
Established 1979
Director Général de brigade aérienne Manuel Alvarez
Academic staff
 385
Undergraduates 6300
Location Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Campus Saint Agnant

This is the training school[1] [2] for non-commissioned officers (NCO) of the French Air Force, recruited directly from the civilian life and the EETAA 722 school. This aeronautic school trains tomorrow's task forces to quickly be dispatched in foreign military operations.

The school campus located south of Rochefort welcomes around 6,300 NCOs. It provides an initial military formation followed by an advanced technical training chosen among thirty streams in aeronautics such as: engine, structure, armament, embedded systems, logistics...etc... These formations last from 20 to 48 weeks and are open to all corps that use aerial equipment: French Army, French Navy and Gendarmerie. It’s the largest military site of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

  1. ↑ “Emmanuel Macron attendu le 14 juin à la base aérienne de Rochefort" Sud Ouest, June 1st, 2018
  2. ↑ José Maigre (1987). Les écuyers du ciel : arpètes et mécanos au service de l'Armée de l'Air (in French). ISBN 9782704805648.

Coordinates: 45°53′48″N 0°58′50″W / 45.8967°N 0.9806°W / 45.8967; -0.9806

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