École militaire interarmes

Combined Arms School,
in French :
"École Militaire Interarmes"
Ensign of the Combined Arms School
Active 1942
1961
Country France
Branch French Army
Type Training
Role Army Officer Training
Size Two brigade (subject to review)
Part of Army Recruiting and Training Division
Garrison/HQ Camp de Coëtquidan
Nickname(s) Dolo
Motto(s) 'Le travail pour loi,
l'honneur comme guide
: literally
"Work for law, honor as a guide"
Colours Blue
March Sarie Marès
Commanders
Current
commander		 Major General Antoine Windeck
Chief of Army Staff President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron

The Combined Arms School or Joint military school, known as École Militaire Interarmes or EMIA, is a military school of the French Army intended to form reserve officers including Junior or Company grade officers and non-commissioned officers who have risen from the ranks. It was founded in 1942 and based in Coëtquidan (Morbihan) along with Saint-Cyr military school.

History

The EMIA is the heir of various military branch (i.e. infantry, cavalry and artillery) schools dating from the early 19th century and intended to train Junior or Company grade officers and non-commissioned officers promoted from the ranks. The largest of these army branch schools was the infantry school of Saint-Maixent, which was merged with Saint-Cyr in 1942. The merged academies formed the School of Cherchell-Mediouna, created after the German occupation of the Southern Zone of France. In 1944 the Military Academy at Cherchell took the name of "Joint Military Academy." It moved to Coëtquidan, occupying the buildings of the former Academy of Saint-Cyr. These were subsequently destroyed by bombing. The new school was reopened in 1947, taking the name of the "Joint Special Military School". Following the principles of amalgamation favoured by its founder, General de Lattre de Tassigny, the school comprised both "direct" officer-cadets entering from civilian life and chosen through external competition; and "semi-direct" officer-cadets selected from serving military personnel. This system was retained until 1961, when the training of "direct" officers was transferred to the School of Saint-Cyr, and that of "semi-direct" officers was undertaken by the EMIA.

Recruitment

In the past, candidates were selected at the Ecole Militaire of Strasbourg. The EMS consisted of two branches: the battalion of unique contest Services (CUS) and the pre-competition pack EMIA (PPEMIA). EMS students also had the opportunity to attend a competition for engineers auxiliary armament.

  • The competition to enter the Ecole Militaire InterArmes :
    • be between 30 to 50 years old.
    • be baccalaureate.
    • be in the Army for at least 3 years, on January 1 of the competition year.
    • be physically fit.
  • Events:
    • Having entered the competition in his unit, the applicant must choose one of three courses for the examination sciences (SI), General Studies (GS), economics (SES). Then, candidates must first pass a series of written tests to qualify and pass a series of oral and physical tests to be admitted.
    • 1.The written test.
    • 2.the oral tests.

Traditions

EMIA students are nicknamed "dolos" after the brand of corned beef of old combat rations. During ceremonies they wear the parade dress uniform, called "TP" and the curved sword cavalry. They wear a light blue and red kepi, inherited from the Cadet "School Cherchell.

The songs are EMIA tradition Prayer and Sarie Marès. A popular phrase: "One day Dolo, Dolo forever! '

Classes since 1961

EMIA cadets during the Bastille Day military parade.
One-year classes :
11961–1962Capitaine Bourgin
21962–1963Serment de Koufra
31963–1964Belvédère
41964–1965André Zirnheld.[1]
51965–1966Cinquantenaire de Verdun
61966–1967Connétable du Guesclin
71967–1968Narvik.[2]
81968–1969Libération de Strasbourg
91969–1970Plateau des Glières
101970–1971Général Kœnig.[3]
111971–1972Souvenir [4]
121972–1973Général Marceau.[5]
131973–1974Général Brosset.[6]
141974–1975Capitaine Cazaux [7]
151975–1976Capitaine Cardonne.[8]
161976–1977Capitaine de Belsunce [9]
171977–1978Lieutenant Chezeau [10]
181978–1979Général Laurier
191979–1980Lieutenant-colonel Broche.[11]
201980–1981Capitaine Cozette [12]
211981–1982Centenaire [13]
221982–1983Lieutenant Leclerc de Hauteclocque
231983–1984Lieutenant Borgniet
241984–1985Lieutenant Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny.
251985–1986Lieutenant Lhuillier
The standard guards of the École militaire interarmes (EMIA) and of the École militaire du corps technique et administratif (EMCTA), parade on the 14th of July 2008 on the Champs-Élysées, Paris. The Minister of Defence Gérard Longuet presented on 14 May 2011 the Cross of the Légion d'honneur to the EMIA, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of this school.
Two-year classes :
261986–1988Dalat
271987–1989Capitaine Legrand.[14]
281988–1990Valmy [15]
291989–1991Bataillon de Corée
301990–1992Général Daboval
311991–1993Capitaine Barrès. (Biographie de Claude Barrès) [16]
321992–1994Combats de Tu-Le
331993–1995Capitaine Maine.
341994–1996Cadets de Cherchell.
351995–1997Lieutenant Schaffar [17]
361996–1998Général Gandoët.[18]
371997–1999Grande Guerre
381998–2000Général Berge.[19]
391999–2001Campagne d'Italie
402000–2002Capitaine Coignet
412001–2003Capitaine Biancamaria.[20]
422002–2004Lieutenant de Ferrières.
432003–2005Général de Lanlay.
442004–2006Colonel Guéguen.[21]
452005–2007Colonel Delcourt.
462006–2008Lieutenant De La Batie.
472007–2009Général de Corps d'Armée Le Ray.
482008–2010Capitaine Flores.[22]
492009–2011Colonel du Puy-Montbrun.[23]
502010–2012Général Bigeard [24]
512011–2013Maréchal Bessières [25]
522012–2014Ceux d'Afghanistan [26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Site de la promotion Zirnheld
  2. ↑ Site de la promotion Narvik
  3. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Kœnig
  4. ↑ Site de la promotion Souvenir
  5. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Marceau
  6. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Brosset
  7. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Cazaux
  8. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Cardonne
  9. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine de Belsunce
  10. ↑ Site de la promotion Lieutenant Chezeau
  11. ↑ Site de la promotion Lieutenant-colonel Broche
  12. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Cozette
  13. ↑ Site de la promotion Centenaire
  14. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Legrand
  15. ↑ Site de la promotion Valmy
  16. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Barrès
  17. ↑ Site de la promotion Lieutenant Schaffar
  18. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Gandoët
  19. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Berge
  20. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Biancamaria
  21. ↑ Site de la promotion Colonel Guéguen
  22. ↑ Site de la promotion Capitaine Flores
  23. ↑ Site de la promotion Colonel du Puy-Montbrun
  24. ↑ Site de la promotion Général Bigeard
  25. ↑ Site de la promotion Maréchal Bessières
  26. ↑ Site de la promotion Ceux d'Afghanistan

Coordinates: 47°56′40″N 2°08′45″W / 47.9444°N 2.1458°W / 47.9444; -2.1458

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