Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces


The Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces, formerly known as the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School – is one of the leading educational institutions in the military education system of the Kazakh Ground Forces. The military academy is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

History

Soviet Union

The Military Institute of Land Forces history began from the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School which had been established on 1 September 1970 on the grounds of the Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. It was formed on the basis of the 186th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motor Rifle Division in the 13th Military Garrison of Alma-Ata. Due to the fact that with the opening of the school, cadets continued their studies for the 2nd year of study, the first graduation of lieutenants took place on 25 July 1973. By order of the Minister of Defense Andrei Grechko on 1 July 1973, the school was named after the Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev. In the 80s, a significant part of ABOKU graduates was sent for further service in Afghanistan.

Independence

After the collapse of the USSR, the school remained an official academic of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On February 11, 1997, by the Decree of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan the school was reorganized into the Military Institute of the Land Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. By late February 2002, remnants of the former school were separated from the Military academy. On October 31, 2003, the school was renamed the Military Institute of the Ground Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Multidisciplinary training

Due to the fact that there were no military schools in the Kazakh SSR that trained officers for the Ground Forces with the exception of the ABOKU, the leadership of armed forces created faculties on the basis of the ABOKU to train officers in other specialties. Currently, the Military Institute is training officers in 13 specialties under the program of a higher military educational institution with a training period of 4 years:
Due to the fact that Kazakhstan, which is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, associate members like Tajikistan, which only has the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense, can according to interstate agreements, attend courses at the institute. According to the said agreements, annually sends 7-10 special soldiers for training. For example, in 2019, nine officers of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic and 10 officers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan graduated from the Military Institute.

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