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Armour School

The Armour School had its 50th anniversary on April 2, 1998. The biggest Reserve NCO School in the country has developed into a modern infantry training centre for peacetime and wartime leaders for mechanised and armoured troops over the past decades. The Armour School is one of the five sub units in the Armoured Brigade. The Armour School trains the majority of Reserve Officer Candidates and future Sub-Lieutenants for the reserves of the Armoured Brigade on Armour Reserve Officer Courses, which are being organised twice a year. There are 25-40 student Reserve Officer Candidates studying on eight different courses at a time.

Future instructors and members of higher command for wartime troops are trained in the Officers Training Section (Armour Course for armour cadets). Students of the Armour Branch of Study of the Armour School study during both the basic studies and studies for the Bachelor of War Science for some six months (20-21 credit). The strength of the Armour Branch of Study is approximately 20 and at the phaze of Bachelor approximately 15 cadets. For Master of War Science some 10 cadets study not more than five weeks on the Armour Branch of Study. Furthermore, the Armour School organises a number of shorter courses and refresher training exercises. In addition to the Training Sections, the Armour School has the Research and Development Section of some 15 persons. This section does very important work for the entire Defence Forces. The Research and Development Section plans and leads the better part of field test of new infantry weapons and other systems and is in charge of researching battalion and company level tactics and leading of mechanised and tank troops.

The diversified training and experimental function of the Armour School is supported by a small office, and a tank hall and a training hall with plenty of different equipment. The history book of the Armour School, "Armour School - half a century on the tip of the arrow" written by Mr. Juha Pura was published in 1998.

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