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

The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program provides U.S. training in civil-military affairs to help reinforce civilian control of the military and the principles of human rights. Officer training assists in professionalizing the military, while training in logistics, maintenance, and equipment repairs helps maintain the technical proficiencies of the armed forces.


IMET courses taken by Trinidad and Tobago 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
AIRBORNE $371 1
ALLIED OFF PREP-INF OAC $201 1
AMMUNITION SPECIALIST $1,237 1
COMMAND & GEN STAFF OFF $23,898 2
COXSWAIN 'C' $3,015 1
COXSWAIN, SMALL BOAT $1,701 1
DAMAGE CONTROL 'A' $2,883 1
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 'A' $4,987 1
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS $799 1
INFANTRY CAPTS CAREER CRS $3,455 1
INFANTRYMAN BNCOC $820 1
INSTRUCTOR TRNG $768 1
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER PREP $853 1
INTL MARITIME OFF $5,707 1
JOINT TRANSITION COURSE $447 1
JT/COMB STAFF OFFICER SCHL $4,837 1
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL $4,996 1
OJT COMM/ELECT TNG-OS $202 30
OJT ENL SAR-SOUTHEAST $467 1
PRIM LEADERSHIP DEV $514 1
TATS COMBAT ENGINEER $855 1
USA C&GSC OFF PREPARATORY $698 1
Total $63,711 52

IMET courses taken by Trinidad and Tobago 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
ALLIED OFF PREP-INF OAC $224 1
AMMUNITION SPECIALIST $1,437 1
BOARDING OFFICER EIMET $1,444 1
BOATSWAIN'S MATE 'A' $4,682 1
COMMAND & GEN STAFF OFF $11,274 1
COXSWAIN 'C' $2,838 1
DAMAGE CONTROL 'A' $2,628 1
DRMI SEMINAR - OVERSEAS $6,868 30
EQUAL OPP STAFF ADVISOR $3,970 1
HVY/LHT WHL VEH REC SPEC $456 1
INFANTRY CAPTS CAREER CRS $3,656 1
INFANTRYMAN BNCOC $1,519 1
INTERIOR ELECTRICIAN $998 1
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER PREP $574 1
INTL MARITIME OFF $5,477 1
JAG OFFICER BASIC $897 1
LT WHEEL VEHICLE MECH $1,831 1
MARINE SAFETY PORT OPS $1,085 1
MEDICAL SPECIALIST (BASIC) $3,365 1
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCH00L $4,795 1
OJT COMM/ELECT TNG-OS $202 30
OJT ENL TECH-SOUTHEAST $459 1
REFRIGERATOR & AIR COND $1,417 1
USA C&GSC OFF PREPARATORY $373 1
WELDING ALUMINUM $1,071 1
WELDING STEEL $898 1
Total $64,438 84

IMET courses taken by Trinidad and Tobago 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
ALLID OFF PREP-INF OFF ADV 1 USA Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
AMMUNITION SPEC PHASE II 1 USA ORD MSL MUN CEN SCH, Redstone ARS, AL
AMMUNITION SPEC-PHASE I 1 USA ORD MSL MUN CEN SCH, Redstone ARS, AL
CHAPLAIN OFFICER BASIC 1 USATC, Ft. Jackson, SC
CIV-MIL SID - SOUTHCOM 2 USAFSOS/CC, Hurlburt Field, FL
CIVIL AFFAIRS 1 USA JFK Special Warfare Cen Sch, Ft. Bragg, NC
COMBAT ENGINEER 1 USA Engineer Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
ELECTRONICS TECH "A" 1 COGARD TRACEN, Petaluma, CA
INFANTRY OFFICER ADVANCED 1 USA Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING 1 USA Engineer School, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
INTERNATIONAL DEF MGT CRS 1 DEFREMANINST, Monterey, CA
LAW OF WAR WORKSHOP 1 JAG School-USA, Charlottesville, VA
NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE 1 NAVWARCOL, Newport, RI
OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINT/OVHL 1 NAVSCIATTS RODMAN PM, FPO AA
PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL 1 NAVSCIATTS RODMAN PM, FPO AA
PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS 1 USA JFK Special Warfare Cen Sch, Ft.Bragg, NC
QUARTERMASTER 'A' 1 COGARD RESTRACEN, Yorktown, VA
SMALL ARMS/TOWED ARTILLERY 1 Beech Aircrft Corp, APG, MD
USA SERGEANT MAJOR 1 USA Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, TX
USA SGT MAJ ACAD PREP 1 USA Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, TX
Total Courses 21  

IMET recipient units, 1998:

Army
TRINIDAD-TOBAGO DEFENSE FORCE

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).

IMET: Trinidad and Tobago

 

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