The following
description of the IMET program for Costa Rica comes from the U.S. State
Department's April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for
Foreign Operations:1
Although Costa Rica maintains no traditional military, the International
Military Education and Training (IMET) program promotes the U.S. goal
of ensuring peace and regional security. The FY 2003 IMET request will
continue training to further professionalize law enforcement officers
and coast guard personnel through courses such as patrol craft commander
training, rule of law and discipline in military operations. Likewise,
as the GOCR [Government of Costa Rica] assumes an increasingly sophisticated
counternarcotics role and begins to address trafficking in and sexual
exploitation of children, IMET training provides access to modern, state-of-the-art
law enforcement training.
IMET
courses taken by Costa Rican 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
|
|
ACFT PNEUDRAULICS
|
$6,599
|
1
|
|
ADV DIG/TRBLSHT/MICROS TEC
|
$3,422
|
1
|
|
ADV DIG/TRBLSHT/MICROS TEC
|
$3,422
|
1
|
|
AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN (SPAN
|
$21,711
|
1
|
|
AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT RPR-SP
|
$17,566
|
1
|
|
AVIONICS INSTRUMENT SYS
|
$5,017
|
1
|
|
BORDER OBSERVATION
|
$4,655
|
1
|
|
BORDER OBSERVATION
|
$4,655
|
1
|
|
CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS
|
$5,724
|
1
|
|
CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS
|
$5,724
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$3,396
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$3,579
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$4,239
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$3,636
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$3,636
|
1
|
|
CO GRADE OFF PROF DEV
|
$2,466
|
1
|
|
CORROSION CONTROL TECHN
|
$2,316
|
1
|
|
COUNTERDRUG OPERATIONS
|
$10,340
|
1
|
|
COUNTERDRUG OPERATIONS
|
$10,340
|
1
|
|
ELECTRONIC FUNDAMENTALS
|
$6,959
|
1
|
|
ELECTRONIC FUNDAMENTALS
|
$3,332
|
1
|
|
GENERAL MAINT TECH SUPRV
|
$6,691
|
1
|
|
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUCTOR
|
$4,586
|
1
|
|
IP INSTRMNT PROC COURSE
|
$5,491
|
1
|
|
PEACE OPERATIONS
|
$5,716
|
1
|
|
PLT INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURE
|
$498
|
1
|
|
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CRS-SP
|
$4,716
|
1
|
|
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CRS-SP
|
$4,716
|
1
|
|
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CRS-SP
|
$4,666
|
1
|
|
RULE LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT
|
$465
|
1
|
|
RULE LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT
|
$465
|
1
|
|
RULE LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT
|
$465
|
1
|
|
RULE LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT
|
$5,491
|
1
|
|
RULE LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT
|
$366
|
1
|
|
SEARCH AND RESCUE
|
$2,958
|
1
|
|
SPAN AVIATION SAFETY MGT
|
$7,666
|
1
|
|
SPEC REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY
|
$4,109
|
1
|
|
SPEC REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY
|
$2,112
|
1
|
|
SPEC REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY
|
$3,894
|
1
|
|
TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
|
$4,578
|
1
|
|
TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
|
$4,578
|
1
|
|
Total
|
$206,961
|
41
|
IMET
courses taken by Costa Rican 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 |
| AIR
INTELLIGENCE |
$460 |
1 |
| BASIC
SUPPLY COURSE |
$1,320 |
2 |
| BORDER
OBSERVATION |
$1,832 |
2 |
| CIV-MIL
SID- SOUTHCOM |
$1,930 |
1 |
| CO
GRADE OFF PROF DEV |
$6,588 |
12 |
| COMBINED
ARMS OFFICER ADV |
$4,544 |
1 |
| COMPUTER
LITERACY TRAINING |
$1,968 |
6 |
| COUNTERDRUG
OPNS |
$6,130 |
2 |
| DEMOCRATIC
SUSTAINMENT CRS |
$2,520 |
2 |
| HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING |
$5,096 |
2 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING |
$1,432 |
4 |
| INTL
LOG AUTO PGMS CRS |
$421 |
1 |
| INTL
LOG/SUPPLY MGMT CRS |
$2,072 |
3 |
| IP
INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURE |
$525 |
1 |
| JOINT
OPERATIONS |
$2,736 |
2 |
| NCO
PROFESSIONAL |
$2,661 |
5 |
| OFFICER
TRAINING MGT |
$1,940 |
2 |
| PLT
INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURE |
$590 |
1 |
| RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT |
$3,812 |
4 |
| SEARCH
AND RESCUE |
$806 |
3 |
| SEC
SPEC/SDS/LVLI/CERTIFY |
$1,480 |
1 |
| SPEC
REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY |
$2,550 |
5 |
| Total |
$53,413 |
63 |
IMET
courses taken by Costa Rican 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 |
| ACFT
PNEUDRAULICS |
$1,030 |
1 |
| AIR
INTELLIGENCE |
$665 |
1 |
| BASIC
SUPPLY COURSE |
$605 |
1 |
| CEC
CONSTR BTN OPNS |
$1,045 |
1 |
| CEC
OFF BAS QUAL |
$1,486 |
1 |
| CIVIL
MILITARY OPERATIONS |
$5,382 |
6 |
| CO
GRADE OFF PROF DEV |
$4,850 |
10 |
| DEMOCRATIC
SUSTAINMENT CRS |
$7,782 |
6 |
| INFORMATION
SYSTEMS |
$1,180 |
2 |
| MIL
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER |
$2,588 |
2 |
| NCO
PROFESSIONAL |
$2,990 |
6 |
| OJT
ADMIN |
$915 |
3 |
| PEACE
OPERATIONS |
$2,596 |
2 |
| PLT
INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURE |
$1,090 |
2 |
| RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT |
$7,640 |
10 |
| CRS-SP |
|
|
| RULE
LAW&DISCP MIL OPS FOT |
$1,680 |
13 |
| SEARCH
AND RESCUE |
$520 |
2 |
| SPAN
AVIATION SAFETY MGT |
$2,758 |
2 |
| SPEC
REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY |
$1,530 |
3 |
| TECH
TRAINING INSTRUCTOR |
$1,770 |
3 |
| Total |
$8,258 |
23 |
IMET
courses taken by Costa Rican 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 |
| CG
INTL MARITIME OFF |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| CIVIL
MILITARY OPERATIONS |
4 |
USA
School of Americas, Ft. Benning, GA |
| CO
GRADE OFF PROF DEV |
5 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| COMPUTER
LITERACY TRAINING |
2 |
USA
School of Americas, Ft. Benning, GA |
| DEMOCRATIC
SUSTIANMENT |
4 |
USA
School of Americas, Ft. Benning, GA |
| INTL
HYDROG MGT & ENG PGM |
1 |
NAVOCEANO,
Stennis Space Center, MS |
| MTT
CURR INFUS PROG EMIET |
32 |
Composite
US Maritime Department Training Team, Costa Rica |
| NCO
Professional Development |
6 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| OJT
PRAC/AP IMOC PARTIC-SE |
1 |
CCGDSEVEN,
Miami, FL |
| PLT
INSTRMNT FLT PROCEDURE |
1 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT CRS-SP |
4 |
USA
School of Americas, Ft. Benning, GA |
| RULE
LAW & DISCP MIL OPS FOT |
13 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| SPEC
REACTION TEAM/CERTIFY |
10 |
IAAFA/ISA,
Lackland AFB, TX |
| Total
Courses |
84 |
|
IMET
recipient units, 1998:
| Civilian,
Ministry of Public Security, Government of Costa Rica |
| Ministry
of Public Security, Government of Costa Rica, Servicio de Vigilancia
Maritima, National Security and Intelligence Directorate (DIS)Judicial
Police (O.I.J.)32 people trained |
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: Costa Rica
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