Central Defence Academy

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Central Defence Academy
Coat of Arms of the Spanish Armed Forces Central Academy.svg
Coat of Arms of the Central Defence Academy
CountrySpain
AllegianceSpain
BranchCommon Corps of the Spanish Armed Forces; Joint Service
TypeTraining
RoleTraining of the future officers and NCOs of the Common Corps, Foreign Language Training, Educational Training

The Central Defence Academy (Spanish: Academia Central de la Defenda, ACD) is a military training center of the Common Corps of the Spanish Armed Forces located in the city of Carabanchel, Madrid. The center is responsible for providing specialization training to officers and non-commissioned officers in the Spanish Armed Forces and its service branches. The ACD consists of affiliate schools which specialize in areas of speciality in the Spanish Army (such as Legal, Audit, Health and Military Music) It was created in response to the provisions of the Royal Decree of King Felipe VI on 20 June 2014. It is regulated by the Order of the Ministry of Defense (MINISDEF) on 9 September 2015.[1] The ACD reports directly to the General Directorate of Recruitment and Military Education of the Ministry of Defense. The director of the academy is an officer with the rank of general officer who also serves as the assistant director general of the Military Education Service[2]

Structure[]

The Central Defense Academy has the following structure:

  • Headquarters
  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Medical School.svg Spanish Medical School (EMISAN)
  • Coat of Arms of the Military School of Legal Studies of the Spanish Armed Forces.svg Military School of Legal Studies (EMEJ)
  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Military Audit Corps School.svg Military Audit Corps School (EMI)
  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Military School of Music.svg Military School of Music (EMUM)[3]
  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Military School of Education Science.svg Military School of Education Science (EMCE)
  • Coat of Arms of the Military School of Languages of the Spanish Armed Forces.svg Military School of Languages of the Spanish Armed Forces (EMID)
  • Universidad de Alcalá, escudo.jpg University Defense Center (CUD Madrid)
  • Department of Instruction and Training Intercentres
  • Support Services Unit
  • Economic Administration Service

References[]

  1. ^ Orden DEF/1846/2015, de 9 de septiembre, por la que se determina la estructura orgánica básica de la Academia Central de la Defensa Retrieved on 7 October 2019
  2. ^ "Información sobre Centros Docentes Militares de Formación (Academia Central de la Defensa, MADRID) – SERMILITAR © – Oposiciones militares".
  3. ^ Fuerzas Armadas de España (Ministerio de Defensa de España). "La Escuela de Músicas Militares (EMUM)". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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