Training Programs
International Military Education and Training (IMET)
The IMET program provides military education and training in 2000 courses at approximately 150 military schools, on a grant basis, to students from over 125 friendly and allied countries. Training through the IMET program has been available to Slovenian Ministry of Defense employees and members of Slovenian Armed forces since 1993. To date, several hundred students have been trained in the US and in various seminars organized in Slovenia. This training is professional and non-political, exposing foreign students to US professional military organizations. International students are trained together with their American counterparts therefore English language proficiency is necessary for anyone attending the courses.
If you are a member of Slovenian Armed Forces or civilian working in the Ministry of Defense, have good English language skills, and are interested in attending a US military school How to apply? ODC receives all nominations from our points of contact within General Staff and the Ministry of Defense. For procedures, check with your supervisor or military chain-of-command.
Contact the ODC if you are looking for more information. The ODC maintains copies of all the latest training catalogs in electronic form (CD-ROM) and are also available on the internet via the following links:
- US Air Force
Home Page: http://www.af.mil/ - US Army
Home Page: http://www.army.mil/ - US Coast Guard
Home Page: http://www.uscg.mil/
US Coast Guard International Training Handbook - US Marine Corps
Home Page: http://www.usmc.mil/Training Activities - US Navy
Home Page: http://www.navy.mil/
Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP)
The CTFP assists nations in building their CT capabilities and capacities while strengthening the global network of CT experts and practitioners. This is done by providing education and training to military officers, ministry of defense officials, and foreign security officials working in a CT capacity.
Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) Program
The CNT program provides counter-narcotics assistance and training for foreign security forces, including foreign police forces. This program’s overarching focus is to assist in the identification and interdiction of the local networks that assist both terrorists and narcotics traffickers in moving people, money and weapons.
US Service Academies
The following US Service Academies are four-year military officer education programs culminating in the award of a Bachelor of Science degree.
The CTFP assists nations in building their CT capabilities and capacities while strengthening the global network of CT experts and practitioners. This is done by providing education and training to military officers, ministry of defense officials, and foreign security officials working in a CT capacity.
- US Military Academy West Point (http://www.usma.edu/)
- US Naval Academy (http://www.usna.edu/homepage.php)
- US Air Force Academy (http://www.usafa.af.mil/)
- US Coast Guard Academy (http://www.cga.edu/)
The US Government invites foreign governments to nominate up to 6 candidates for each service academy. It is important to know that only governments can nominate and that the academies do not accept applications from the individuals. Once nominates, the individual candidates compete with other nations and are accepted on a best-qualified basis. Acceptance criteria are based on academic performance (SAT test), English language proficiency (TOEFL test), physical fitness and a personal interview. Slovenia has been an active participant is this program with 5 Military, 2 Air Force and 1 Naval Academy graduates in the Slovene Armed Forces.
