Welcome to the website for the British Military Advisory & Training Team based in the Czech Republic - otherwise known as BMATT (CZ).
The BMATT is located at Vyškov, within the Military Academy of the Czech Armed Forces, and has been in existence since 2000. Today, BMATT is very much a joint UK/Czech organisation, composed of 17 UK and 5 Czech military personnel and with considerable training and administrative support provided by the Czech Army. BMATT personnel are all high quality instructors with a wealth of operational experience from today's major theatres of conflict.
The Unit's Mission Statement is:
"To provide military training courses, training assistance and advice to Partner Countries, in order to further develop their professional armed forces and their capabilities to participate in multinational Peace Support Operations."
Training is delivered in two ways:
First, throughout the year at Vyškov, BMATT conducts a series of instructor training and personal development courses. This is multinational training, conducted in English, with a typical instructor training course being 6 weeks in duration and consisting of 30 students from between 13-17 countries. Training for Peace Support Operations (PSO) is a core theme, with courses to train instructors to teach practical PSO skills, to train officers for duty as Military Observers and to train staff in key planning procedures within a multinational HQ. Some 400 officers, warrant officers and sergeants are trained at Vyškov each year.
Second, each year BMATT deploys up to 12 small teams known as In-Country Training Teams, usually for 3-4 weeks, to selected countries to provide a range of training assistance and advice. Again, PSO is a core theme, with instructor training courses and assistance with the planning, conduct or mentoring of the delivery of operational pre-deployment training making up the majority of these tasks.
The combined impact of this training is to help partner countries to improve their indigenous training capabilities, especially in respect of PSO training. Currently, there are some 30 partner countries - from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic and North Africa - who benefit from the training delivered by BMATT.
All training is provided free of costs, less a small food and accommodation charge for students from NATO countries attending Vyskov courses.
We hope this website provides useful information on the range of training courses offered, as well as some useful links to related subjects.
Colonel Robert Russell
Commander BMATT (CZ)
Unit Information:
See Related pages to view the full BMATT (CZ) Information Note and other important details.
Students:
See Related Pages to view important information in respect of Vyškov based courses.
In Country Training Teams:
See Related Pages to view further information in respect of In Country Training Teams.
BMATT (CZ) Assignment:
UK and Czech military personnel interested in serving with BMATT (CZ) should contact the Staff Assistant or Chief Clerk via the email link on the right under 'Contact Details'.