Pakistan Military Academy

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Pakistan Military Academy Logo

Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is a Military Academy of the Pakistan Army. It is located at Kakul near Abbottabad in NWFP, Pakistan. The Pakistan Military Academy is similar in function to Sandhurst or Tironut or West Point (although West Point is also a four-year university, instead of just a two year training school) and provides training to the officers of Pakistan Army. The academy has three training battalions and twelve companies. It is due to the high training standards that this academy has achieved, that cadets of more than 34 countries are imparted military training in this institution. The location, standard of training, and grooming of institute of leadership provides for an interesting viewing experience.

Mission

To foster and inculcate those attributes in a Gentleman Cadet (GC) which will ensure his continuous and progressive development as a regular officer in the Pakistan Army.

Battalions

1st Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)

Pakistan Military Academy's Main Gate

1st Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:

• Khalid
• Tariq
• Qasim
• Salahuddin

2nd Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)

2nd Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:

• Ghaznavi
• Babur
• Aurangzeb
• Tipu

3rd Pakistan Battalion (Quaid-e-Azam's own)

3rd Pakistan Battalion consists of four companies:

• Haider
• Ubaida
• Saad
• Hamza

Courses

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Female cadets of Pakistan Military Academy stand guard at Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum.

There are five courses running parallel to each other but the most dificult and best course is always a long course. other cources are.

• Long Course. Long course is for the cadets who join all arms and services after their commission. Long Course is of Two Years duration which is further divided into four Terms of Six month each.

• Technical Graduate Course. Technical graduate course is for the cadets who have already done their degrees in the military college of signals, EME college and MCE Risalpur.

• Graduate Course

• Integrated Course. IC is for the cadets of medical services. Integrated Course is of six months duration.

• Ladies Course. Ladies Course are for those ladies who will be joining computer and IT branches afterwards. Ladies Course is of one year duration.

Physical Fitness

GCs are required to pass various physical tests which include one mile running in six minutes, chin-ups, push ups, sit ups, nine mile, five mile, assault course, Acid Test and various athletic tests such as horse.

There are a number of training exercises for military operations which include Kick Off in first term, Yarmuk and Khandak in second term, Path Finder, TM Raiders, Painpatt in third term and Qiadat in Final term.In second term GCs are required to spend three minutes in the Boxing Ring with another opponent for which a lot of practice is carried out. Now swimming is compulsory for all GC's

Notable Alumni

• Pervez Musharraf
• Khaled Mosharraf
• Miangul Aurangzeb
• Harcharan Singh
• Muhammad Rafiq
• Shaukat Sultan
• Ziaur Rahman

External links

• The Last of the Bengal Lancers