The following
description of the IMET program for Belize comes from the U.S. State Department's
April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations:1
IMET
training improves the professionalism and competence of the BDF [Belize
Defence Force], making it a more effective partner when operating with
U.S. forces in joint exercises and enabling it to protect Belize’s national
parks, nature preserves, and barrier reef.
IMET
courses taken by Belize personnel, 2001:2
Funding amounts
and numbers of students may not match the numbers indicated in the table
on the main IMET page. This owes to (1) discrepancies
between two Department of Defense source documents, and/or (2) the possibility
that some students took more than one course.
|
Course Title
|
Cost
|
No. of Students
|
|
AUTO ORGANIZATIONAL MAINT
|
$10,181
|
1
|
|
BOARDING TEAM MEMBER
|
$1,244
|
1
|
|
COXSWAIN C
|
$3,919
|
1
|
|
COXSWAIN C
|
$3,899
|
1
|
|
COXSWAIN SMALL BOAT
|
$3,525
|
1
|
|
COXSWAIN SMALL BOAT
|
$3,585
|
1
|
|
FLT SAFETY OFF (SATP/FSO)
|
$9,810
|
1
|
|
INSTRUCTOR COURSE
|
$1,273
|
1
|
|
INSTRUCTOR TRNG-PAPER BASE
|
$2,115
|
1
|
|
INT OFFICER INTEL ADVANCE
|
$15,988
|
1
|
|
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER PREP
|
$3,213
|
1
|
|
MEDICAL SPECIALIST
|
$8,256
|
1
|
|
OJT ENL MLE PACIFIC AREA
|
$1,580
|
1
|
|
OJT ENL SAR ATLANTIC AREA
|
$1,700
|
1
|
|
OJT ENL SAR GULF COAST
|
$1,420
|
1
|
|
OJT PROFL/SPEC-CONUS
|
$2,514
|
1
|
|
OPERATING ROOM SPEC
|
$7,929
|
1
|
|
QM OFFICER BASIC
|
$9,403
|
1
|
|
RANGER
|
$6,439
|
1
|
|
SEARCH/RESCUE MARITIME
|
$2,909
|
1
|
|
SERGEANTS COURSE (MLT III)
|
$3,899
|
1
|
|
SMALL ARMS/TOWED ARTILLERY
|
$7,777
|
1
|
|
USA C&GSC OFF PREPARATORY
|
$1,380
|
1
|
|
Total
|
$113,958
|
23
|
IMET
courses taken by Belize personnel, 2000:3
Funding amounts
and numbers of students may not match the numbers indicated in the table
on the main IMET page. This owes to (1) discrepancies
between two Department of Defense source documents, and/or (2) the possibility
that some students took more than one course.
| Course
Title |
Cost |
No.
of Students |
| ALLIED
OFF PREP-INF OAC |
$201 |
1 |
| BOARDING
TEAM MEMBER |
$2,540 |
4 |
| COXSWAIN
'C' |
$6,030 |
2 |
| COXSWAIN,
SMALL BOAT |
$3,402 |
2 |
| INFANTRY
CAPTS CAREER CRS |
$3,455 |
1 |
| INFANTRY
MORTAR LEADER |
$2,676 |
1 |
| INFANTRY
PLATOON SERGEANT |
$5,469 |
1 |
| INFO
SYS OP ANALYST-BNCOC |
$2,875 |
1 |
| INFO
SYSTEMS OPER-ANALYST |
$2,782 |
1 |
| IP
INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURES |
$525 |
1 |
| LDRSHIP
PGM DIS. RESP. |
$4,814 |
1 |
| MEDICAL
SPECIALIST |
$6,952 |
2 |
| MILITARY
POLICE INVESTIG |
$1,076 |
1 |
| OJT
ENL SAR-NORTHWEST |
$427 |
1 |
| OJT
OFF SAR-NORTHWEST |
$427 |
1 |
| OJT
PROFL/SPEC-CONUS |
$416 |
1 |
| RANGER |
$3,918 |
1 |
| SEARCH/RESCUE
MARITIME |
$2,152 |
2 |
| SMALL
ARMS/TOWED |
$2,692 |
2 |
| Total |
$52,829 |
27 |
IMET
courses taken by Belize personnel, 1999:4
Funding amounts
and numbers of students may not match the numbers indicated in the table
on the main IMET page. This owes to (1) discrepancies
between two Department of Defense source documents, and/or (2) the possibility
that some students took more than one course.
| Course
Title |
Cost |
No.
of Students |
| ALLIED
OFF PREP-INF OAC |
$448 |
2 |
| AMEDD
NCO BASIC |
$5,740 |
1 |
| COMBAT
ENGINEER |
$887 |
1 |
| COMBINED
LOG OFF ADV |
$2,439 |
2 |
| COMBINED
LOG OFF ADV-QM |
$1,597 |
1 |
| ELECTRONIC
FUNDAMENTALS |
$515 |
1 |
| FLT
SAFETY OFF (SATP/FSO) |
$2,910 |
1 |
| INFANTRY
CAPTS CAREER CRS |
$7,312 |
2 |
| INFANTRY
MORTAR LEADER |
$9,084 |
3 |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER BASIC |
$3,827 |
1 |
| INFO
SYS OP ANALYST-BNCOC |
$4,876 |
2 |
| INFO
SYSTEMS OPER-ANALYST |
$2,973 |
1 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TNG COURSE |
$1,845 |
5 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING |
$338 |
1 |
| INTERNATIONAL
OFF LOG PREP |
$1,041 |
1 |
| INTL
MARITIME OFF |
$2,665 |
1 |
| MILITARY
POLICE INVESTIG |
$1,300 |
1 |
| MTT
DRMI - OVERSEAS |
$32,928 |
25 |
| OJT
OPERATIONS TNG-CONUS |
$1,010 |
2 |
| OPERATING
ROOM SPECIALIST |
$3,070 |
1 |
| PHYSICAL
THERAPY SPEC |
$7,043 |
1 |
| QM
OFFICER BASIC |
$2,258 |
1 |
| RADIO
REPAIRER ONLY |
$3,243 |
1 |
| RADIOLOGY
SPECIALIST |
$10,426 |
1 |
| RANGER |
$7,132 |
2 |
| SMALL
ARMS/TOWED |
$1,297 |
1 |
| WHEEL
VEHICLE REPAIR |
$2,730 |
2 |
| Total |
$120,934 |
64 |
IMET
courses taken by Belize personnel, 1998:5
The total
number of students may not match the number indicated in the table on
the main IMET page. This owes to either (1) discrepancies
between two Department of Defense source documents, or (2) the possibility
that some students took more than one course.
| Course
Title |
Number
of students per Course |
U.S.
Units Involved |
| ACFT
STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY |
1 |
DET
2, 36ITRS, Pensacola, FL |
| AIRBORNE |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| ALLID
OFF PREP-INF OFF ADV |
2 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| BOARDING
TEAM MEMBER EIMET |
7 |
COGARD
TRACEN, Petaluma, CA |
| BOATSWAIN'S
MATE 'A' |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| CG
INTL MARITIME OFF |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| COMBAT
ENGINEER |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| ELECTRONIC
FUNDAMENTALS |
1 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| FLT
SAFETY OFF (SATP/FSO) |
1 |
542
TCHTS/IMSO, Kirtland ARB, NM |
| GENERAL
ADV COMPOSITE RPR |
1 |
DET
2, 36ITRS, Pensacola, FL |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER ADVANCED |
2 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning,GA |
| INFO
SYS OP ANALYST-BNCOC |
2 |
USA
Signal Center, Ft. Gordon, GA |
| INFO
SYSTEMS OPER-ANALYST |
1 |
USA
Signal Center, Ft. Gordon, GA |
| INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| MEDICAL
SPECIALIST (BASIC) |
2 |
USA
Medical Dept Cen School, Ft. Sam Houston, TX |
| MILITARY
POLICE INVESTIG |
2 |
USA
Military Police School, Ft. McClellan, AL |
| OJT
CONUS-USMC |
1 |
units
unknown, location unknown |
| OJT
PROFL/SPEC-CONUS |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| OUTBOARD
MOTOR MAINT/OVHL |
2 |
NAVSCIATTS
RODMAN PM, FPO AA |
| PATHFINDER |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| QM
OFFICER BASIC |
1 |
USA
Quartermaster School, Ft. Lee, VA |
| QUARTERMASTER
'A' |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| RANGER |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| SEARCH/RESCUE
MARITIME |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| SMALL
ARMS/TOWED ARTILLERY |
1 |
Beech
Aircrft Corp, APG, MD |
| SMALL
BOAT COXSWAIN |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| SNCO
CAREER COURSE USMC |
1 |
CG
MCCDC, Quantico, VA |
| SR
INTERNATIONAL DEF MGT |
1 |
DEFREMANINST,
Monterey, CA |
| SWOS
- INTL |
4 |
EWTGPAC,
San Diego,CA |
| TEAM/CORD
TNG VESL OPS OFF |
1 |
Coast
Guard Air Station, New London, CT |
| USA
SERGEANT MAJOR |
1 |
USA
Sergeants Major Acadmey, Ft. Bliss, TX |
| USA
SGT MAJ ACAD PREP |
1 |
USA
Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, TX |
| WHEEL
VEHICLE REPAIR |
1 |
Beech
Aircrft Corp, APG, MD |
| Total
Courses |
48 |
|
IMET
recipient units, 1998:
| BDF
(Army) - 1st Battalion |
| BDF
(Army) - 2nd Battalion |
| BDF
(Army) - Force Headquarters |
| BDF
(Army) - Force Support Group |
| BDF
- Air Wing |
| BDF
- Air Wing Commander |
| BDF
- Maritime |
| BDF
- Maritime Wing |
| Navy |
Source:
1
United States, Department of State, FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification
for Foreign Operations (Washington, DC: Department of State, April 15,
2002) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2003/>.
2
United States, Department of Defense, Department
of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of
Interest (Washington: March 2002) <http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rpt/fmtrpt/2002/>.
3
United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign
Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest (Washington:
March 2001) <http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rpt/2001/fmtrpt/>.
4
United States, Department of Defense, Department
of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of
Interest in Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000: A Report to Congress (Washington:
March 2000) <http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/fmtrain/toc.html>.
5
United States, Department of Defense,
Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities
of Interest in Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999: A Report to Congress (Washington:
March 1999).
IMET: Belize
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