Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic


The Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic is the main military academy of the Kyrgyz Republic. which prepares highly qualified officers for the General Staff of Armed Forces.

History

In December 1941, the Odessa Military Aviation Pilots School was relocated to Frunze, the capital of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic. Many graduates of the school were sent to form the 651st Fighter Aviation Regiment. In June 1947, the school was renamed the Frunze Military School of Pilots of the Soviet Air Force. It was originally base in an area which is today the Russian Air Force's Kant air base in the Ysyk-Ata District of the Chuy Oblast. From 1945 to 1947, 2,573 fighter pilots were trained. In 1995, the school was renamed the Bishkek Military Aviation Airborne Technical School. Between 1994 and 2000, the school produced 535 senior officers for aviation specialties. On August 15, 2000, the Bishkek Military Aviation Aircraft Technical School was transformed into the Bishkek Higher Military School, and in 2005 it was renamed in honor Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant-General. In 2009, by decree of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the Bishkek Higher Military School was transformed into the Military Institute of the Armed Forces with a new training term of 5 years.

Cadet life

Students at the institute with high academic grades are entitled to a stipend of about 12 dollars.

Building

The building of the institute is located on Patrice Lumumba Street in Bishkek. In a meeting with the Kyrgyz ambassador in 2018, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar announced that Turkey would allocate money for construction of a new building of the institute.

Activities

On 4 February 2019, a meeting timed to coincide with the 76th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad was held at the Russian Center of Science and Culture, with guests including cadets and teachers at the institute. A contingent of cadets from the institute a planned to take part in a Victory Day Parade in Yekaterinburg on 9 May 2020. This plan was later scrapped in favor of sending cadets of the institute under the command of its Deputy Head, Colonel Bekkazy Tumenbaev, to Moscow to participate in the Moscow Victory Day Parade During the parade, it carried the combat banner of the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division.

Organization

The Military Institute has 4-year program of study with the end result being the attainment of the rank of Lieutenant as well as a bachelor's degree in the following specialties: