Academia de Suboficiales de la Guardia Civil

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The Academia de Suboficiales de la Guardia Civil (ASGC, English: Academy of NCOs of the Civil Guard) is a training center belonging to the Guardia Civil. [1] It is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), where training is given in security, technical and military subjects for enlisted personnel joining the non-commissioned officers of the Civil Guard.

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The ASGC was opened in 2018. [2] The students of the ASGC are granted, on an eventual basis, and for the sole academic, internship and remuneration purposes, the rank of Sergeant. [3] The standard course for promotion to Sergeant is 9 months, [4] and the average experience of embtrants to the course is 8 years. [5] Since its opening there has been a reduction in applicants to the academy, with over 1,000 fewer applicants in 2019 than when the academy opened. [6]

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  1. ↑ "Academia de Suboficiales" [Academy of NCOs] (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Orden PCI/734/2018, de 2 de julio, de centros docentes de formación de la Guardia Civil" [Order PCI/734/2018, of July 2, on teaching training centers of the Civil Guard.] (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. pp. 68590–68591. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Real Decreto 131/2018, de 16 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de ordenación de la enseñanza en la Guardia Civil" [Royal Decree 131/2018, of March 16, which approves the Regulations for the organization of teaching in the Civil Guard.] (in Spanish). 17 March 2018. pp. 30895–30938. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Soldados 'mileuristas': los suboficiales del Ejército piden "retribuciones dignas"" [Soldiers 'mileuristas': Army non-commissioned officers ask for "dignified remuneration"] (in Spanish). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "202 alumnos de la Academia de Suboficiales de la Guardia Civil de San Lorenzo reciben sus títulos en la Lonja del Monasterio" [202 students of the San Lorenzo Civil Guard NCO Academy receive their degrees at the Lonja del Monasterio] (in Spanish). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Los guardias civiles no quieren ascender: hay mil aspirantes menos a sargento que en 2017" [The civil guards do not want to be promoted: there are a thousand fewer applicants for sergeant than in 2017] (in Spanish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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