École De Formation Des Sous-officiers De L'armée De L'air
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This is the training school for non-commissioned officers (NCO) of the
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, recruited directly from the civilian life or the EETAA 722 school. This aeronautic establishment prepares tomorrow's task forces to quickly be dispatched in foreign military operations. The school campus located south of Rochefort hosts on average 6,300 NCOs. It provides an initial military formation followed by an advanced technical training chosen among thirty streams in aeronautics such as: engine, structure, armament, embedded systems, logistics...etc... These courses last from 20 to 48 weeks and are open to all military corps using aerial equipment:
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. It's the largest military site of the
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Sous -officiers de l'armée de l'air
Chant de l'EFSOAA

Ecole de formation des sous-officiers de l'Armée de l'Air (EFSOAA) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole de formation des sous-officiers de l'armee de l'air Military training establishments of France Military units and formations established in 1979 Training establishments of the French Air and Space Force