École militaire interarmes

Combined Arms School
Combined Arms School
École Militaire Interarmes
	Combined Arms School insignia
Active	1942 - 1961
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Training
Role	Army Officer Training
Size	Two brigade (subject to review)
Part of	Army Recruiting and Training Division
Garrison/HQ	Camp de Coëtquidan
Nickname(s)	Dolo
Motto(s)	'Le travail pour loi,; l'honneur comme guide; "Work for law, honor as a guide"
Colours	Blue
March	Sarie Marès
Website	Official website
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Antoine Windeck
Chief of Army Staff	President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron

The Combined Arms School or Joint military school, known as École Militaire Interarmes or EMIA, is a military school of the French Army intended to train officers who have risen from the ranks. It was founded in 1942 and based in a rural location, Coëtquidan (Morbihan) along with Saint-Cyr military school.

History

The EMIA is the heir of various military branch (i.e. infantry, cavalry and artillery) schools dating from the early 19th century and intended to train army officers promoted from the enlisted ranks (militaires du rang), from non-commissioned officers (sous-officiers) or from the reserves (anciens officiers de réserve).

The largest of these army branch schools was the infantry school of Saint-Maixent, which was merged with Saint-Cyr in 1942. The merged academies formed the School of Cherchell-Mediouna, created after the German occupation of the Southern Zone of France. In 1944 the Military Academy at Cherchell took the name of "Joint Military Academy." It moved to Coëtquidan, occupying the buildings of the former Academy of Saint-Cyr. These were subsequently destroyed by bombing.

The new school was reopened in 1947, taking the name of the "Joint Special Military School". Following the principles of amalgamation favoured by its founder, General de Lattre de Tassigny, the school comprised both "direct" officer-cadets entering from civilian life and chosen through external competition; and "semi-direct" officer-cadets selected from serving military personnel.

This system was retained until 1961, when the training of "direct" officers was transferred to the School of Saint-Cyr, and that of "semi-direct" officers was undertaken by the EMIA. Regardless of the fact that they also receieve an officer's commission in the Army, undergraduate students receive a three-year university degree and graduate students receive a one year Master's Degree.

Beginning 1986 the then one year officer candidate course was replaced with a two year program.

Recruitment and Selection

In the past, candidates were selected at the Ecole Militaire of Strasbourg. The EMS consisted of two branches: the battalion of unique contest Services (CUS) and the pre-competition pack EMIA (PPEMIA). EMS students also had the opportunity to attend a competition for engineers auxiliary armament.

Candidates competing to enter the Ecole Militaire InterArmes must:

be between 23 and 35 years old.
hold a baccalaureate.
have served in the Army for at least 3 years, as of January 1 of the competition year.
be physically fit.

Events:

Having entered the competition in their unit, the officers must choose one of three courses for the examination: sciences (SI), General Studies (GS), or military science (MS). Then, candidates must first pass a series of written tests to qualify and successfully pass a series of oral and physical tests to be admitted.
- The written test.
- The oral tests.

Traditions

EMIA students are nicknamed "dolos" after the brand of corned beef of old combat rations. During ceremonies, they wear the parade dress uniform, called "TP" and the curved cavalry saber, representing the future duty as commissioned officers upon graduation. They wear a light blue and red kepi, inherited from the Cherchell Officer Cadet Schoiol.

The songs are EMIA tradition Prayer and Sarie Marès.A popular phrase:"One day Dolo, Dolo forever!"

Classes since 1961

**One-year classes:**
1	1961–1962	Capitaine Bourgin
2	1962–1963	Serment de Koufra
3	1963–1964	Belvédère
4	1964–1965	André Zirnheld^[1]
5	1965–1966	Cinquantenaire de Verdun
6	1966–1967	Connétable du Guesclin
7	1967–1968	Narvik^[2]
8	1968–1969	Libération de Strasbourg
9	1969–1970	Plateau des Glières
10	1970–1971	Général Kœnig^[3]
11	1971–1972	Souvenir^[4]
12	1972–1973	Général Marceau^[5]
13	1973–1974	Général Brosset^[6]
14	1974–1975	Capitaine Cazaux^[7]
15	1975–1976	Capitaine Cardonne
16	1976–1977	Capitaine de Belsunce^[8]
17	1977–1978	Lieutenant Chezeau^[9]
18	1978–1979	Général Laurier
19	1979–1980	Lieutenant-colonel Broche^[10]
20	1980–1981	Capitaine Cozette^[11]
21	1981–1982	Centenaire^[12]
22	1982–1983	Lieutenant Leclerc de Hauteclocque
23	1983–1984	Lieutenant Borgniet
24	1984–1985	Lieutenant Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
25	1985–1986	Lieutenant Lhuillier

**Two-year classes:**
26	1986–1988	Dalat
27	1987–1989	Capitaine Legrand^[13]
28	1988–1990	Valmy^[14]
29	1989–1991	Bataillon de Corée
30	1990–1992	Général Daboval
31	1991–1993	Capitaine Barrès (Biographie de Claude Barrès)^[15]
32	1992–1994	Combats de Tu-Le
33	1993–1995	Capitaine Maine
34	1994–1996	Cadets de Cherchell
35	1995–1997	Lieutenant Schaffar^[16]
36	1996–1998	Général Gandoët^[17]
37	1997–1999	Grande Guerre
38	1998–2000	Général Berge^[18]
39	1999–2001	Campagne d'Italie
40	2000–2002	Capitaine Coignet
41	2001–2003	Capitaine Biancamaria^[19]
42	2002–2004	Lieutenant de Ferrières
43	2003–2005	Général de Lanlay
44	2004–2006	Colonel Guéguen^[20]
45	2005–2007	Colonel Delcourt
46	2006–2008	Lieutenant De La Batie
47	2007–2009	Général de Corps d'Armée Le Ray
48	2008–2010	Capitaine Flores^[21]
49	2009–2011	Colonel du Puy-Montbrun^[22]
50	2010–2012	Général Bigeard^[23]
51	2011–2013	Maréchal Bessières^[24]
52	2012–2014	Ceux d'Afghanistan^[25]

References

External links

The prayer (on the website of the Maréchal Bessières promotion)

47°56′40″N 2°08′45″W / 47.9444°N 2.1458°W / 47.9444; -2.1458

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