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Combined Arms School,
in french :
"École Militaire Interarmes"
Insigne de l' Ecole Militaire Inter Armes
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
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Antoine Windeck
Chief of Army Staff President of the French Republic François Hollande

The Combined Arms School or Joint military school, known as École Militaire Interarmes or EMIA, is a military school of the French Army intented to form reserve officers and non-commissioned officers who had raised through the ranks as commissioned officers. It was founded in 1942 and based in Coëtquidan (Morbihan) along with Saint-Cyr military school.

History[]

The EMIA is the heiress of the various branch schools of the 19th century that were forming officers from corps of troops. The most important of these branch schools, the infantry school of Saint-Maixent was merged with Saint-Cyr in 1942 in the school student aspiring Cherchell-Mediouna, created after the German occupation of southern zone. In 1944 the Military Academy Cherchell took the name of "Joint Military Academy." She moved to Coëtquidan buildings of the old school of Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyr-School were destroyed in the bombing. The new school, which in 1947 took the name of "Joint Special Military School", formed at the same time, according to the idea of amalgamation of its founder, General de Lattre de Tassigny, officers from external competition and Officers from the internal recruitment. This system works until 1961, when they separated the training of officers "direct" transferred to the new school of Saint-Cyr, and that officers "semi-direct" entrusted to 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 23 to 29 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), languages (RI), 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 the ceremonies, they wear the dress parade, called "TP" and the curved sword cavalry. In the tradition of activities they carry the blue cap, 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 Bastille Day 2007

EMIA cadets during the Bastille Day military parade.

One-year classes :
1 1961–1962 Capitaine Bourgin
2 1962–1963 Serment de Koufra
3 1963–1964 Belvédère
4 1964–1965 André Zirnheld.[1]
5 1965–1966 Cinquantenaire de Verdun
6 1966–1967 Connétable du Guesclin
7 1967–1968 Narvik.[2]
8 1968–1969 Libération de Strasbourg
9 1969–1970 Plateau des Glières
10 1970–1971 Général Kœnig.[3]
11 1971–1972 Souvenir [4]
12 1972–1973 Général Marceau.[5]
13 1973–1974 Général Brosset.[6]
14 1974–1975 Capitaine Cazaux [7]
15 1975–1976 Capitaine Cardonne.[8]
16 1976–1977 Capitaine de Belsunce [9]
17 1977–1978 Lieutenant Chezeau [10]
18 1978–1979 Général Laurier
19 1979–1980 Lieutenant-colonel Broche.[11]
20 1980–1981 Capitaine Cozette [12]
21 1981–1982 Centenaire [13]
22 1982–1983 Lieutenant Leclerc de Hauteclocque
23 1983–1984 Lieutenant Borgniet
24 1984–1985 Lieutenant Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny.
25 1985–1986 Lieutenant Lhuillier
EMIA-EMCTA flag guards Bastille Day 2008

Les gardes au drapeau de l'École militaire interarmes (EMIA) et de l'École militaire du corps technique et administratif (EMCTA), défilé du 14 juillet 2008 sur les Champs-Élysées, Paris. Le ministre de la Défense, Gérard Longuet, remettra, le 14 mai 2011, la Croix de la Légion d'honneur au drapeau de l’EMIA, à l’occasion de la journée du Cinquantenaire de cette école

Two-year classes :
26 1986–1988 Dalat
27 1987–1989 Capitaine Legrand.[14]
28 1988–1990 Valmy [15]
29 1989–1991 Bataillon de Corée
30 1990–1992 Général Daboval
31 1991–1993 Capitaine Barrès. (Biographie de Claude Barrès) [16]
32 1992–1994 Combats de Tu-Le
33 1993–1995 Capitaine Maine.
34 1994–1996 Cadets de Cherchell.
35 1995–1997 Lieutenant Schaffar [17]
36 1996–1998 Général Gandoët.[18]
37 1997–1999 Grande Guerre
38 1998–2000 Général Berge.[19]
39 1999–2001 Campagne d'Italie
40 2000–2002 Capitaine Coignet
41 2001–2003 Capitaine Biancamaria.[20]
42 2002–2004 Lieutenant de Ferrières.
43 2003–2005 Général de Lanlay.
44 2004–2006 Colonel Guéguen.[21]
45 2005–2007 Colonel Delcourt.
46 2006–2008 Lieutenant De La Batie.
47 2007–2009 Général de Corps d'Armée Le Ray.
48 2008–2010 Capitaine Flores.[22]
49 2009–2011 Colonel du Puy-Montbrun.[23]
50 2010–2012 Général Bigeard [24]
51 2011–2013 Maréchal Bessières [25]
52 2012–2014 Ceux d'Afghanistan [26]

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