File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [‎73v] (151/534)

, t , Aei r v,ll Pf r e and enter the Medical-Veterinary Col\ege (vide paragraph ).
leave the Cadet College a. period (six months, to be increased later to oii
The r emal ^der would during thejSecond period^ 1 ^ topograpty) rnil ™
year) receive mstructio branches of the service. At the end of this period
law, &c„ which are common to b r ““ eS r “ ult of this and the desires of the c a d et ,
Sm^^Snt arms of the service, and during the third period of
they ‘' ould D ® th wou i d receive special training according to whether tW
or artillery. On comp e.„n cl the .hircl pej
Md on passing successfully their final examination, they would be appointed Aspirans
a " d Z-fducalXTrpleSeTdets at the college should be divided into forms,
audit is considered to meet the needs of a Persian army, as recommended by the
Commission, provision should be made for a total of 4oU cadets, viz. .
First period (eighteen months, later two years), 210 cadets in 7 forms of o0 each.
Second „ (six „ „ one year) 120 „ 4
Third „ (one year) ... iZU
Total
450
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Senior Educational Establishment.
238 For the whole of the senior educational establishment tbe Commission
recommend the following staff:—
1 commandant (sarhang).
1 adjutant (yavar).
1 quartermaster (yavar).
3 officer instructors (yavar or naib sarhang).
1 chief clerk ( vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. basbi).
These officers, in addition to the administrative duties of the establishment, would
act as instructors at the war school. A special staff of officer instructors would be
needed for the specialist school and the staff college as mentioned below.
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War School.
239, The object of war school would be to provide for tbe higher education in tbe ;
art of war of officers actually serving in the army. The course should, it is recom
mended, last twelve months. Officers would be selected from regiments to undergo tbe
course from among those who show promise and whose higher training would be |
advantageous to the State. The studies would comprise tactics, special attention beh^
paid to exercises without troops, military history, topography, field engineering,
military law and interior economy. It is recommended that, to begin with, officers
selected should be of the rank of sultan or above.
The first six months of the course should be devoted to general military studies as
enumerated above. During the last six months, concurrently with military studies,
officers would study the more intimate requirements and developments of their own [
arm of the service. Throughout the course advantage should be taken of the presence j
of the classes at the specialist school to give officers an insight into the latest
developments of musketry, signalling, &c.
At the end of the first six months of the course it would be decided which officers
should be kept on to complete the second period of six months.
bpeciatist School.
240. In order to train efficient instructors and assistant instructors in variou
specialist duties as well as to enable students at the war school to study their ow:
par icu ar ranc , a special school, consisting of six branches, each with a staff c
instructors as outlined below, should form part of the senior military educationa
es a ishment. 4 or training as instructors and assistant instructors in the variou
specialist duties, classes would be held in the different branches of the specialist sclm
follows 11 -— 1011 01 these c asses and tlae mstruc tional staffs considered necessary are a
1 . School of Signalling -Course twelve months. Instructional staff, 1 yavar
- sultans, 1 vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. bashi and 4 n.c.os.
2. School of Gunnery.—Course six months. Instructional staff, 1 yavar, 1 sultan
1 vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. bashi and 2 n.c.os.
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