China military schools, education and training
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President said:what is a 'commisioned officer'?someone please translate 'commisioned officer' for me plz. some people compare ShiJiaZhuang army command college（石家庄陆军指挥学院）to 'chinese west point', but this school recruit mainly senior rank officer, not people age 17-22.
I don't know about the PLA but generally speaking in most militaries world wide.. "Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only persons in a military able to exercise command (according to the most technical definition of the word) over a military unit".
"Commissioned officers generally receive training as leadership and management generalists, in addition to training relating to their specific military occupational specialty or function in the military. Most developed nations have set the goal of having their officer corps university-educated, although exceptions exist in some nations to accommodate officers who have risen from the non-commissioned ranks. Most advanced militaries, however, require university degrees as a prerequisite for commissioning, even from the enlisted ranks".
President said:what is a 'commisioned officer'?
The term "commissioned officer" is mainly a formal term for "officer". The PLA, like all militaries, has commissioned officers and enlisted men. Lieutenants and colonels are examples of commissioned officers. Corporal and sergeants are examples of enlisted men.
A commissioned officer has a university education from a civilian university or a military academy for young people (age 17 to 22). He becomes an officer as soon as he graduates, so he is usually over age 20.
An enlisted man usually has no education. He simply joins the military by walking to the recruiting office. He might join as young as age 16. If he works hard enough, he can be promoted to "non-commissioned officer", like a corporal or sergeant.
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yoda9999 said:
I think China's equivalent to Annapolis is PLAN Commanding College in Dalian, Shandong provice. Most of officers and captains of PLAN graduate from there. The PLAN first training ship 81 was assigned to this college. But PLAN also has a college for officers specailly for submarine in Qingdou, also in Shandong provice.
President
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thanks for detailed explanation. i think i got some clues for ‘commisioned officer’. for army, young people go to schools like Guilin army college,(桂林陆军学院) for infantry unit comanding studies, graduates will be reward a first lieutenant rank and a under-graduate degree or diploma. And then dispatch to a company as vice-commander(副连长correct??). after several years, they will be promoted as commander who hold full charge of a company. but their power are shared by political instructor of that PLA Company（指导员). again several years later, they go to higher level schools for combined combat tactical studies if they want further their career. for navy, they go to Dalin Navy warship college (大连海军舰艇学院 not sure english name ). for airbone, they go to Airforce Engineering academy for airbone unit studies. for artillery, they go to shcools like artillery unit command for artillery unit comanding studies. i forget where should the cadidate marine corp officer go
). for airbone, they go to Airforce Engineering academy for airbone unit studies. for artillery, they go to shcools like artillery unit command for artillery unit comanding studies. i forget where should the cadidate marine corp officer goyoda9999 said:
I don't know the detailed. but if the cadidates are the existing soldiers, he or she should finish at least high school. the performance in service should be excellent. A "political check" is necessary to the family, parents, grant parents, such as criminal records, ect, but definitely no need to be Communist Party members.
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I think young men in China can list military college/university on their university entrance exam list. Its the same process as applying to any other university in China. From what I hear, military college is more competetive that Beijing or Tsinghua university due to the fact that it grants free tuition to students. This is one of the reason PLA never has a shortage of soldiers or officers