Formação treinamento de militares africanos: estudo comparativo entre os modelos francês e da Marinha do Brasil

Abstract

Since 1994 the Brazilian Navy has trained thousands of Namibian Navy personnel under a joint program to develop all aspects of this very young Navy , making this one the most successful cooperation efforts ever held between Brazil and an African country. For this reason i t becomes important to determine if the training models used so far have what is needed to remain adequate and efficient in the future , especially in the case other similar - scale international training agreements are signed by Brazil in that continent . C urrently two distinct models for educ a tion/ training are being used by Brazil for the educati on of Namibian sa ilors and officers . One is fully funded by the Namibian Navy and uses the Brazilian Navy ‟s Naval Education System (SEN) schools and training centers located in Brazil , while in the other, alternatively , Brazilian Military instructors paid by the Brazilian Navy give basic training to the Namibian Navy Marine Corps soldiers in Namibia itself . By compari ng the average costs per student per year measured for each particular model this research work attempts t o discern in the end which one of them prove s to be the mo st efficient . This research compared the costs and number of graduates in b oth Brazilian models compar ing them to the French - created Regionally - Oriented National Schools (ENVR in the original acrony m ). In use since 1997 in West ern and Central Africa , the 16 ENVRs are the nodes in a network of military schools that besides training local military and police stude n ts al s o receive s trainees from neighboring countries creating a n innovative regional cooperative system . The research concluded that the training held in Brazil is the most cost effective option but the ENVR model might eventually be emulated if the scale future Brazilian - African military cooperation grows.