School of Infantry and Tactics is a
Bangladesh
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army infantry and special forces training institute. The institute was founded in 1973 and is based in Jalalabad Cantonment.
History
The institute was formed on 19 March 1973 at
Comilla Cantonment. It was originally called School of Infantry. In 1974 the a tactical wing was added and it was moved to
Jessore Cantonment and renamed School of Infantry and Tactics. In the same year it was renamed COMBAS and divided into separate schools for armour, artillery, engineers, and infantry. In August 1977 the institute was renamed back to School of Infantry and Tactics as it became focused again on infantry training and other branches of the army developed their own training institutes. The institute was shifted in
Jalalabad Cantonment Jalalabad Cantonment ( bn, জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics ...
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Sylhet division, in 1979. Special Warfare School was merged with the institution as its special warfare wing in 1982.
Bangladesh army airborne school
![Airborne Tab Bangladesh](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Airborne_Tab_Bangladesh.svg)
The Bangladesh Army Airborne School, widely known as Para Training School, conducts the basic
paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It is operated by the
Special Warfare Wing of School of Infantry and Tactics. The Airborne School conducts the Basic Para Course and Advance Para Course, Free Fall Course, Rigger Course, Pathfinder Course, Jump Master Course; which are open to troops from all branches of the Bangladesh Armed forces.
![Bangladesh Army Commando Paratrooper,C-130 aircraft,joint military exercise with U](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Bangladesh_Army_Commando_Paratrooper%2CC-130_aircraft%2Cjoint_military_exercise_with_U.S_RANGERS_at_Sylhet%2C_January_2019.png)
In 1976, special warfare wing was established at Chittagong Cantonment. Later, it was shifted to the
Jalalabad Cantonment Jalalabad Cantonment ( bn, জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics ...
. From then this wing started working under the Bangladesh Army School of Infantry and Tactics. This was the first step towards the formation of a special force in Bangladesh.
In 1980, the army commando course and the counter-insurgency course was started in special warfare wing. In the same year, the special warfare wing was expanded to special warfare school. The Army Airborne School was established in 1988 at Sylhet Cantonment under Special Warfare Wing. In 1988, the para training course was started for the first time at the special warfare school. A group of Commandos were sent to Pakistan and Indonesia for Advanced Commando and Airborne Training. Successfully completing their training there, they came back home and started Para & Advanced Commando Course in Bangladesh.
It is Major (retired) Ahsan Ilahee who was the first instructor and Pioneer of Parachuting in Bangladesh.
See also
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Special Warfare Wing
References
Government agencies of Bangladesh
1973 establishments in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Sylhet
Bangladesh Armed Forces education and training establishments
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