Ministry of Defence of Georgia
June 16, 2013
Basic Mountain Training Summer Course
A Basic Mountain Training Summer Course is underway in the Sachkhere Mountain Training School under the NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PFP) program. 45 listeners of U.S. Reserve Officer Training Corps are invited to the course. Trainings began on June 2 and will continue until June 23. During the course American cadets are improving their mountain-technical skills.
During the Basic Mountain Training Summer Course American cadets performed various mountain-technical tasks with the assistance of Georgian instructors. The third week will be focused on practical exercises. Listeners will pass special tests. During the course cadets will learn the crossing technique over mountains, high mountains, rivers and ravines. They also practiced in providing first medical care and technical methods for providing evacuation.
Successful graduates will be awarded with the relevant certificates after completion of the training.
After graduating Basic Mountain Training Summer Course foreign partners will have opportunity to attend further stage of summer and winter courses in Sachkhere Mountain Training School.
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