The following
description of the IMET program for Guyana comes from the U.S. State Department's
April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations:1
EDA
[Excess Defense Articles] boats and International Military Education
and Training (IMET) will significantly boost the GDF [Guyana Defense
Force] Coast Guard’s ability to interdict narcotics trafficking, as
well as promote civil affairs and improve crisis management. IMET funding
has also been used to increase the professionalism and capabilities
of the GDF and to strengthen regional stability.
IMET
courses taken by Guyanan 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
|
|
ADV NETWORKING TECHNIQUES
|
$4,170
|
1
|
|
AMMUNITION SPECIALIST
|
$8,517
|
1
|
|
BASIC ELECTRONICS COURSE
|
$4,393
|
1
|
|
CRISIS CMD/CTRL - SR MGRS
|
$3,852
|
1
|
|
DATABASE MGMT SYS SPEC
|
$2,677
|
1
|
|
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER PREP
|
$4,207
|
1
|
|
INTL MARITIME OFF
|
$9,725
|
1
|
|
INTRODUCTION TO ROUTERS
|
$439
|
1
|
|
LAN-CONCEPTS/CONFIGURATION
|
$3,253
|
1
|
|
MILITARY POLICE INVESTIG
|
$6,190
|
1
|
|
OBC INTERNATIONAL MP PREP
|
$2,678
|
1
|
|
OJT COMM/ELECT TNG-CONUS
|
$2,546
|
1
|
|
OUTBOARD MOTOR OVERHAUL
|
$1,320
|
1
|
|
OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL
|
$7,078
|
1
|
|
SPEC ENG LANG TRNG (SET)
|
$5,540
|
1
|
|
U.S. ARMY SGT MAJOR PREP
|
$3,268
|
1
|
|
UNIT SUPPLY SPECIALIST
|
$6,231
|
1
|
|
UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
|
$1,568
|
1
|
|
USA C&GSC OFF PREPARATORY
|
$1,590
|
1
|
|
Total
|
$79,242
|
19
|
IMET
courses taken by Guyanan 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 |
| ACFT
POWERPLANT REPAIRER |
$2,029 |
1 |
| AIRCRAFT
ELECTRICIAN |
$2,187 |
1 |
| AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURE REPAIR |
$1,711 |
1 |
| AMMUNITION
SPECIALIST |
$1,237 |
1 |
| BOARDING
OFFICER EIMET |
$1,472 |
1 |
| BOARDING
TEAM MEMBER |
$635 |
1 |
| COMMAND
& GEN STAFF OFF |
$11,274 |
1 |
| ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIAN 'A' |
$4,987 |
1 |
| ENGINEER
OFF CPT CAREER |
$4,201 |
1 |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER BASIC |
$6,216 |
2 |
| INFANTRY
PLATOON SERGEANT |
$5,604 |
1 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TNG COURSE |
$311 |
1 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TRNG |
$768 |
1 |
| INT
OFFICER INTEL ADVANCE |
$6,864 |
1 |
| INTERNATIO
INTEL OFF BASIC |
$3,502 |
1 |
| INTL
MARITIME OFF |
$5,707 |
1 |
| MACHINERY
TECHNICIAN 'A' |
$2,691 |
1 |
| MIL
& PCKEEP OPS IAW ROL |
$7,428 |
1 |
| OAC
INTL STUDENT ENGR PREP |
$203 |
1 |
| OJT
ENL TECH-PACIFIC AREA |
$467 |
1 |
| RADIO
REPAIRER ONLY |
$1,828 |
1 |
| SIGNAL
OFFICER BASIC |
$6,352 |
2 |
| US
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR |
$3,958 |
1 |
| UH-1
HELO REPAIRER |
$2,472 |
1 |
| UNIT
SUPPLY SPECIALIST |
$1,104 |
1 |
| Total |
$85,208 |
27 |
IMET
courses taken by Guyanan 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
POWERPLANT REPAIRER |
$1,711 |
1 |
| ADV
MACHINEGUN LEADERS |
$1,300 |
1 |
| ADV
MORTAR LEADER CRS |
$2,675 |
1 |
| AIRCRAFT
ELECTRICIAN |
$1,812 |
1 |
| AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURE REPAIR |
$1,355 |
1 |
| AMPHIB
PLAN SR OFF-INTL |
$2,902 |
1 |
| BOARDING
OFFICER EIMET |
$722 |
1 |
| CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER ACAD |
$1,634 |
1 |
| COMBAT
ENGINEER |
$887 |
1 |
| COMMAND
& GEN STAFF OFF |
$11,274 |
1 |
| DRMI
SEMINAR - OVERSEAS |
$4,247 |
30 |
| ENGINEER
OFFICER BASIC |
$2,881 |
1 |
| FIELD
ARTY OFFICER BASIC |
$3,247 |
1 |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER BASIC |
$3,827 |
1 |
| INSTRUCTOR
TRNG |
$410 |
1 |
| INTERNATIO
INTEL OFF BASIC |
$3,534 |
1 |
| INTERNATIONAL
OFFICER PREP |
$574 |
1 |
| INTL
MARITIME OFF |
$2,665 |
1 |
| INTL
SAR MARITIME |
$430 |
1 |
| LAW
OF WAR WORKSHOP |
$122 |
1 |
| MIL
OPS OTHER THAN WAR |
$298 |
1 |
| OBC
INTERNATION ENR PREP |
$209 |
1 |
| OJT
CONUS-USMC |
$181 |
1 |
| OJT
ENL TECH-SOUTHEAST |
$475 |
1 |
| PUBLIC
AFFAIRS OFFICER |
$2,759 |
1 |
| SEC
ASST MGT-FOREIGN PURCH |
$1,480 |
1 |
| SIGNAL
OFFICER BASIC |
$3,277 |
1 |
| U.S.
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR |
$3,958 |
1 |
| U.S.
ARMY SGT MAJOR PREP |
$263 |
1 |
| USA
C&GSC OFF PREPARATORY |
$373 |
1 |
| UTILITIES
SYS APR |
$940 |
1 |
| Total |
$62,422 |
60 |
IMET
courses taken by Guyanan 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 |
| ALLID
OFF PREP-INF OFF ADV |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| AUTO
TEST EQUIP OP/MAINT |
1 |
USA
ORD MSL MUN CEN SCH, Redstone ARS, AL |
| BOARDING
OFF (MLE-01)EIMET |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| BOARDING
TEAM MEMBER EIMET |
1 |
COGARD
TRACEN, Petaluma, CA |
| CPO
ACADEMY - COGARD |
1 |
COGARD
TRACEN, Petaluma, CA |
| ELECTRONICS
TECH "A" |
1 |
COGARD
TRACEN, Petaluma, CA |
| ENGINEER
OFF ADV |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| ENGINEER
OFFICER BASIC |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| ENLISTED
TECHNICAL OJT |
1 |
COMPACAREA,
Alameda, CA |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER ADVANCED |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| INFANTRY
OFFICER BASIC |
1 |
USA
Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA |
| INT
OFFICER INTEL ADVANCE |
1 |
USA
Intelligence Center and School, Ft. Huachuca, AZ |
| MACHINERY
TECHNICIAN MK-A |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| NDU
INTERNATIONAL FELLOW |
1 |
National
Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC |
| OAC
INTL STUDENT ENGR PREP |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| OBC
INTERNATION ENR PREP |
1 |
USA
Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| OFF
SEARCH AND RESCUE OJT |
1 |
CCGDSEVEN,
Miami, FL |
| OUTBOARD
MOTOR MAINT/OVHL |
2 |
NAVSCIATTS
RODMAN PM, FPO AA |
| PUBLIC
AFFAIRS OFFICER |
1 |
Defense
Information School DINFOS, Ft. Meade, MD |
| SEARCH/RESCUE
MARITIME |
1 |
COGARD
RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA |
| SF
OPNS DETACH OFF QUAL |
1 |
USA
JFK Special Warfare Cen Sch, Ft. Bragg, NC |
| SIG
OFF ADV PREP-INTER OFF |
1 |
USA
Signal Center, Ft. Gordon, GA |
| SIGNAL
OFFICER ADV |
1 |
USA
Signal Center, Ft. Gordon, GA |
| Total
Courses |
24 |
|
IMET
recipient units, 1998:
| Army,
Artillery Section |
| Army,
Engineering Section |
| Army,
Infantry Section |
| Army,
Maintenance Section |
| Coast
Guard Law Enforcement |
| Coast
Guard Maintenance Section |
| Headquarters |
| Military
Intelligence |
| Public
Relations |
| Signal
Office |
| UNK |
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: Guyana
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