The Group of Military Higher Schools (French: Groupement des écoles supérieures militaires, GESM) is the coordinating body charged with advancing military education and officer training in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). Established by Decree No. 106/2002 of 19 August 2002, it oversees the training, development, and doctrinal education of Congolese military officers. It is headquartered in Ngaliema, Kinshasa, and is responsible for approving and publishing military doctrines, assisting in the drafting of regulations and directives, and carrying out strategic and educational studies for the benefit of the FARDC's Supreme Commander, the president of the republic.
Organization GESM is led by a senior or general officer known as the Commander of the Group of Military Higher Schools (commandant du groupement des écoles supérieures militaires) and functions under the authority of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans, with its organization determined by a ministerial order approved by the president. The GESM brings together several higher military institutions, including the Kananga Military Academy (Académie militaire de Kananga; formerly the Officer Training School), the Higher Infantry School in Kitona (école supérieure d'infanterie), the Mbanza-Ngungu Motorized School (école motorisé de Mbanza-Ngungu), the Kamina Air School (école de l'air de Kamina), the Banana Naval School (école navale de Banana), the Kinshasa School of Military Logistics and Intelligence (école de logistique et de renseignements militaires de Kinshasa), Kinshasa Staff College (École d'État-Major de Kinshasa), and Kinshasa War College (École de Guerre de Kinshasa; EGK).
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