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IMET: Suriname

The following description of the IMET program for Suriname comes from the U.S. State Department's April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations:¹

The United States will use its International Military Education and Training (IMET) funds for projects that promote civilian control of the Surinamese armed forces, increase military professionalism, and expose Surinamese military personnel to U.S. norms and values with respect to the appropriate military role in democratic society.

IMET courses taken by Suriname 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
CRISIS CMD/CTRL-SR MGRS	$1,408	1
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 'A'	$4,987	1
INTERNATIONAL DEF MGT CRS	$10,639	1
INTL MARITIME OFF	$5,707	1
MTT M/MARITIME SVC PH II	$8,096	30
MTT-PERSONNEL, GENERAL	$22,017	30
Total	$53,746	65

IMET courses taken by Suriname personnel, 1999:³

Course Title	Cost	No. of Students
MET CIV-MILITARY RELATIONS	$31,470	44
MET HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINER	$21,141	29
MTT-PERSONNEL, GENERAL	$19,000	25
Total	$71,611	98

IMET courses taken by Suriname 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
CG INTL MARITIME OFF	1	COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
INFANTRY OFFICER BASIC	1	USA Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
INTERNATIONAL DEF MGT CRS	1	DEFREMANINST, Monterey, CA
JAG OFFICER BASIC	1	JAG SCHOOL-USA, Charlottesville, VA
MILITARY POLICE OFF BASIC	1	USA Military Police School, Ft. McClellan, AL
MTT M/MARITIME SCA PHI E/I	1	Composite US Maritime Department Training Team, Suriname
OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINT/OVHL	2	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
Total Courses	10

IMET recipient units, 1998:

Army, not filled

Army, Suriname Army

Army, Suriname Military Police

Coast Guard/Navy

Navy

Navy, Suriname Navy

Navy, unfilled

Expanded IMET courses

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/>.

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).

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