Posted on 10/03/2008 4:20:08 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGHDAD — The Iraq ministry of interior’s Division of Border Enforcement graduated 1,538 border police in September, one of its highest monthly graduation rates this year.
With the new graduates, the border police surpassed an assigned strength of 43,000. The graduating classes included 1,173 basic recruits. The border police graduates completed specialized skills training such as non-commissioned officer and platoon sergeant schools, and courses in internal affairs, immigration, and patrol tactics.
“The Division of Border Enforcement now includes 13 brigades with 51 battalions, along with the Coast Guard for guarding Iraq’s ports and coastline,” said Ashford Mohammed, the DBE’s CPATT/DOIA In-Country Supervisor. He said the border police “are dedicated and committed to protecting Iraq’s border.”
Sulaymaniyah training academy had the largest graduating class with 763 basic recruits completing the course. 389 border police completed training in Al Najaf, 339 in Basra and 47 from the Al Kut and Diwaniyah training centers.
Newly-hired DBE recruits attend a 240-hour basic recruit training course. The course was previously presented over eight weeks. Now recruits cover the entire 240-hour course over four weeks of training by extending the training day to 9 hours a day.
Although a final number has not yet been determined, the border police’s goal is to reach an assigned strength of approximately 45,500 by the end of 2009.
The border police also have a class of 48 female basic recruits currently in training, and another class of 300 female recruits scheduled to begin training later this year.
Damn! That’s a good sized group!!
Good luck to the new officers of Iraq!
But not for us.
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