INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION

 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The goals of International Military Education and Training (IMET) are to:

  1. Train future leaders;

  2. Create a better understanding of the United States;

  3. Establish a rapport between the U.S. military and the country’s military to build alliances for the future;

  4. Enhance interoperability and capabilities for joint operation;

  5. Focus on professional military education;

  6. Provide English Language Training assistance.


The Secretary of State determines which countries will have programs, and the Secretary of Defense executes the program. The program is funded by annual appropriation.