Pakistan Military Academy
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Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is a Military Academy of the Pakistan Army. It is located at Kakul near Abbottabad in NWFP, Pakistan. The Pakistan Military Academy is similar in function to Sandhurst, Saint-Cyr, Tironut or West Point (although West Point is also a four-year university, instead of just a two year training school) and provides training to the officers of Pakistan Army. The academy has three training battalions and twelve companies. It is due to the high training standards that this academy has achieved, that cadets of more than 34 countries are imparted military training in this institution. The location, standard of training, and grooming of institute of leadership provides for an interesting viewing experience. Over 1500 cadets of different courses get trained in PMA every year.
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[edit] Mission
To foster and inculcate those attributes in a Gentleman Cadet (GC) which will ensure his continuous and progressive development as a regular officer in the Pakistan Army. To make future officers for the Pakistan Army by training the Gentlemen Cadets in a way that they can make decisions as and when required by the military profession.
[edit] Training Mode
Training mode is conventional, which inculcate many qualities in potential officers of Pakistan Army.To break the personality of an individual and then make its personality best suited for the requirements of Pakistan army
[edit] Battalions
[edit] 1st Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)
1st Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:
- Khalid
- Tariq
- Qasim
- Salahuddin
[edit] 2nd Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)
2nd Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:
- Ghaznavi
- Babur
- Aurangzeb
- Tipu
[edit] 3rd Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)
3rd Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:
- Haider
- Ubaida
- Saad
- Hamza
[edit] Courses
There are five courses running parallel to each other but the most difficult and best course is always a long course. other courses are:
- Long Course.
Long course is for the cadets who join all arms and services after their commission. Long Course is of Two Years duration which is further divided into four Terms of Six month each.
- Technical Graduate Course.
Technical graduate course is for the cadets who have already done their degrees in the Military College of Signals, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Military College of Engineering. They undergo a training period of one year and then pass out as captains.
- Graduate Course.
These cadets Join PMA after Doing graduation and like the TGC(technical graduate course) undergo one year of military training. They pass out as 2nd Lieutenants.
- Integrated Course.
IC is for the cadets of medical services and for those who have done their masters in different fields.They are pass out as captains. Integrated Course is of six months duration.
- Ladies Integrated Course.
The Ladies Integrated Course was first started in November 2006. This cadets undergoes a training period of six months and join as captains in supporting arms of Pakistan Army.
[edit] Physical Fitness
GCs are required to pass various physical tests. The academy has very high physical standards which all cadets have to achieve in order to pass. The physical requirements increase with promotion to the next term. It is the basic requirement for every cadet to run one mile in six minute. First termers run this distance in six minutes and thirty seconds whereas in other three terms the time is six minutes. The other tests include push ups,sit ups,chin ups,rope test, nine mile running,assault course,acid test and agility tests like the horse test. These tests generally test the stamina and strength of a cadet.
- There are a number of training exercises for cadets which include Kick Off in first term, Yarmuk and Path finder in second term, Field Camp in third term and Qiyadat in Final term.
- In second term, GCs are required to spend three minutes in the Boxing Ring with another opponent for which a lot of practice is carried out.
- In third term, Assault Course is also added as a part of PT Tests.
In fourth term, the most difficult thing is the Acid Test. Swimming has been made compulsory for all cadets.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- General Pervez Musharraf
- General Asif Nawaz
- Major General Shaukat Sultan
- Major General Ziaur Rahman
- Brigadier General Khaled Mosharraf
- Brigadier Muhammad Rafiq
- General Ashraf Rashid
- Lieutenant Harcharan Singh
- Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman
