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IMET: Grenada
The following description of the IMET program for the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) comes from the U.S. State Department's Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations for Fiscal Year 1999:1

To consolidate gains made over the past decade with regard to RSS competence, inter-operability and usefulness for the region, U.S. support will focus on maintaining and improving RSS equipment, capabilities and training. With this support, the RSS can continue to play a key role in supporting U.S. policy in the sub-region and with proper training, can provide effective interdiction of illegal drugs and immigrants. The willingness of the RSS to provide troops to their neighbors reduces the need for unilateral U.S. intervention to restore stability at a government’s request.

Past funding of IMET programs for eastern Caribbean militaries and coast guards has contributed significantly to their professionalism. Although all RSS countries are functioning democracies, IMET funding reinforces and strengthens this professionalism. FY 1999 IMET funding will be used to train RSS military personnel in counter-narcotics. disaster relief, resource management and peacekeeping.

IMET courses taken by Grenada personnel, 2000:2

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
CIVIL AFFAIRS $892 1
INTL MARITIME OFF  $5,707 1
LEADERSHIP & MGMT G-P-OLAM $643 1
MEDICAL SPECIALIST $3,476 1
PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS $885 1
TATS RADIO OPERATOR-MAINT $1,598 1
Total $13,201 6

IMET courses taken by Grenada personnel, 1999:3

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
BOATSWAIN'S MATE 'A' $4,682 1
CIVIL AFFAIRS $782 1
COXSWAIN 'C' $2,838 1
FIRE INSPECTOR $520 1
FIRE PROTECTION/ * $120 1
INFANTRY OFFICER BASIC $3,827 1
INTERIOR ELECTRICIAN $998 1
INTL MARITIME OFF $5,330 1
MTT-MISCELLANEOUS OPNS $18,666 20
OJT OPERATIONS TNG-CONUS $202 1
PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS $787 1
QUARTERMASTER 'A' $2,451 1
Total $41,203 31

IMET courses taken by Grenada personnel, 1998:4

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
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 USATC, Ft. Jackson, SC
ADV ANALOG ELECTRI TECH 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
ADV DIGITAL ELECT TECH 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
BOARDING TEAM MEMBER EIMET 1 COGARD TRACEN, Petaluma, CA
ELECTRICIAN'S MATE 'A' 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
ENLISTED TECHNICAL OJT 1 374th TAW/DOTS, Portsmouth, VA
INTERIOR ELECTRICIAN 1 USA Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
MARINE SAFETY PO 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
MARINE SAFTY INVESTIGATION 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCH-USCG 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
OJT ADMIN TNG-CONUS 1 USATC, Ft. Jackson, SC
OJT COMM/ELECT TNG-CONUS 1 USA Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINT/OVHL 1 NAVSCIATTS RODMAN PM, FPO AA
PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINT 1 NAVSCIATTS RODMAN PM, FPO AA
PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL 1 NAVSCIATTS RODMAN PM, FPO AA
QM OFFICER BASIC 1 USA Quartermaster School, Ft. Lee, VA
SEARCH/RESCUE MARITIME 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
SEARCH/RESCUE: INLAND PLNG 1 units unknown, location unknown
SR INTERNATIONAL DEF MGT 1 DEFREMANINST, Monterey, CA
Total Courses 19  

IMET recipient units, 1998:

Army
GRENADA COAST GUARD UNIT
GRENADA RGPF HEADQUARTERS
GRENADA SPECIAL SERVICES UNIT
Navy

Source:

1 United States, Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans and Policy, Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 1999 (Washington: March 1998): 422.

2United 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/>.

3United 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>.

4United 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: Grenada

 

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