The purpose is to ensure that the Centre Gendarmerie Legion has two trained units that permanently stand ready to deal with any eventuality. To achieve this, the training focuses on two modules: Law Enforcement and Serving as Law Enforcement Professionals.
Regarding the module dubbed Law Enforcement, trainees refreshed their skills in the followings:
- Handling a sit-in,
- Techniques for deterring demonstrators,
- Using launchers and grenades,
- Responding to firearm attack on a unit,
- Basic patrol tactics.
Regarding the module dubbed Serving as Law Enforcement Professionals, trainees were refreshed onβ
- Combat rescue,
- Conducting investigations in buildings,
- Hostage rescue,
- Hostage rescue exercises,
- Training on shooting and combat weapons,
- Basic use of firearms,
- Fundamentals of marksmanship.
At a practical level, trainees were drilled in shooting and different mock drills, such as crowd dispersal in the event of a strike, hostage rescue, and other scenarios.
The nine-day refresher course ends tomorrow with mock drills that will be attended by senior officials and officers of the National Gendarmerie.
