05-04-2008, 20:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Big K
i was conscripted in 12 april 2004.
i was a gendarmerie and yes only 9 whole rounds including the aiming training and a run(1km)&shot exercise.
and i was in service only 6 months! btw, once my commanding NCO got angered to me because of my -extra-shiny boots.....  i was using a special boot wax which shines 2 times more than the rest of squad 
my brother was regular infantry and he had a lot more than me as combat training.
but if i am not wrong theres some commando units and their training is much more intense... |
There is a major difference between the Gendarmerie and the Turkish Army in both training and structure. The Gendarmerie could be considered as Military police with heavy weapons. Thus, I don't believe that the deficiencies in the Gendarmerie reflect the deficiencies in the Turkish Army.
I am 100% sure that NATO would not allow its second largest Army contingent to be in the state that the Gendarmerie is in. Turkish Army training is no different to its NATO counterparts. As part of NATO's interpolarity agreements this is evident.
I would also like to draw the attention of the forumers to the fact that Israeli Commando's are trained at the Bolu Dağ Komando School at the request of General Dan Halutz, Chief of the Israeli General Staff
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While the Israeli fighter plains have been conducting training flights in the Turkish airspace from the airbase in Konya, the Israeli commandos have been receiving snow training in Bolu mountains for some time. The military relations between the two countries are being supported by co-operation in the fields of defense industry and intelligence sharing against terrorism.
See Israel seeks an alliance with Turkey against Iran
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Israeli Army Chief Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz arrived in Turkey in a week. According to the Israeli officials the reason for the visit is to develop the dialogue and co-operation between Turkey and Israel. However the questions were similar to those of Americans. Iran, Syria and Iraq were the foremost priorities. The Israeli Army Chief further asked permission for training the Israeli commandos in Turkey’s Bolu and Hakkari mountains. Halutz said “our commandos cannot see snow, the whether in Israel is quite hot. If they can be trained in Turkey they would be ready for the winter conditions”. Turkey provides Israeli Air Force training opportunities in Konya Valley. The problem is why Israel wants to be ready for the mountain and winter circumstances? There is no cold neighboring country around Israel. The only places Israeli commandos could use their training are Turkey, Iran and Northern Iraq.
See JTW News - Targets are Iran and Syria
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See KeHaber WebGlocal News (In Turkish)
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The Turkish Weekly journal claimed further revelations. In a December 27 article it said Halutz had asked permission for training Israeli commandos in Turkey's Bolu and Hakkari mountains. The magazine speculated that the Israeli request had to do with preparations for operations in northwestern Iran's mountainous territory. See Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
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Last edited by TUSAS1 : 05-05-2008 at 00:37 AM.
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