Army Mountain Warfare School

Army Mountain Warfare School, AMWS
Jericho, Vermont
AMWS Insignia
Type	Military base
In use	1938–present

The Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) is an United States Army school located at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vermont to train soldiers in mountain warfare, the specialized skills required for operating in mountainous terrain. The school is located in Vermont's Green Mountains.

Purpose

The school teaches a number of courses to train soldiers of the army (including the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and ROTC Cadets) in military operations in mountainous areas. Graduates of these course receive the additional skill identifier of "E," Military Mountaineer.

The school trains individual soldiers, not units. These soldiers then return to their units to provide at least some training and experience in mountain warfare throughout the U.S. Army. It also maintains a high-angle mountain search and rescue team.

Overview

• The school was established in April 1983 to train mostly New England National Guard units and the 10th Mountain Division soldiers. The curriculum design broadens the soldier's knowledge and unit’s capabilities. The curriculum is designed to enable the soldier to operate in mountains and cold and to enable him to assist in planning operations. The school uses a small group participatory learning process.

• The school conducts of four progressive courses of instruction (Basic Summer, Basic Winter, Assault Climber Summer, and Assault Climber Winter). Each level is to prepare soldiers to operate in mountains and cold. The Army Mountain Warfare School is the only school that awards the Skill Qualification Identifier (SQI) “E,” Military Mountaineer.

• The school is the executive agent for military mountaineering for the United States Army Infantry School. The school is responsible for the content of Field Manual 3-97.61, Military Mountaineering. The school is the only non-European permanent member of the International Association of Military Mountain Schools (IAMMS).

• The curriculum is broken down into four two-week courses with three general type of mountain-specific skills taught in each: individual, small unit and medical. The Basic Military Mountaineer Course must be completed before the Assault Climber Courses. The training focus is on providing the force structure with soldiers capable of assisting their units in mountain environments.

ROTC

It is very common for Army ROTC cadets to attend AMWS as a specialty school during ROTC. Cadets take the course during the summer as they are in school, and training during the school season. Other ROTC summer schools include: Airborne School, Airborne Assault School, Combat Diver Qualification Course, Drill Cadet Leadership Training, and Northern Warfare. ^[1]

See also

United States Army portal

• Mountain Warfare Training Center (United States Marine Corps)
• Northern Warfare Training Center (United States Army)
• Russian Hatsavita Mountain Warfare Training (Russia)
• Ramshead Device

References

Official website

1. ^ http://www.memphis.edu/armyrotc/summer_training_opportunities.htm

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