United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-08-22 monographic deposited born digital 28 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-178 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178 P0b002ee1803948e7 f:ns96178 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178 NSIAD-96-178 International cooperation Army personnel Foreign military students Foreign military training Hispanics Foreign military assistance Foreign policies Latin America International Military Education and Training Program Foreign Military Sales Program International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program Colombia DOD Expanded IMET Initiative Honduras Chile Letter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the School of the Americas and a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to strengthen civilian institutions involved in defense and security activities in Latin American countries.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the School of the Americas is the predominant training choice for Latin American military and police forces; (2) an average of 1,371 students attended the School from 1984 to 1993; (3) many of the School's courses provide instruction in military and combat skills; (4) the School has broadened its curriculum to include courses on countermine training, defense resource management, and civil-military relations; (5) the courses range from a 1-week basic military skills course to a 47-week command and general staff officer course; (6) 50 U.S. military personnel and 33 Latin American military personnel were assigned to the School for fiscal year 1996; (7) the School is strategically important to the United States as a foreign policy too because it supports short- and long-term U.S. economic, political, and military interests in Latin America; (8) the School's curriculum is based on U.S. military doctrine with an emphasis on human rights; and (9) the DOD is considering whether to establish a separate institution to focus on civil-military relations and the development of greater civilian expertise in Latin America. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-178 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-178 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-178; School of the Americas: U.S. Military Training for Latin American Countries; International cooperation Army personnel Foreign military students Foreign military training Hispanics Foreign military assistance Foreign policies Latin America International Military Education and Training Program Foreign Military Sales Program International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program Colombia DOD Expanded IMET Initiative Honduras Chile Title 10 Section 4415 10 U.S.C. 4415 Public Law 100-180