[2] In the 1980s, during the period of hostilities of the limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, mountain and airborne training of cadets was introduced in the BVOKU.

[3] In 1991, the school was formally disbanded as a result of the collapse of the Soviet government and the following year, was replaced by the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy.

[5] In October 1970, the school, opened a military parade of the Baku Garrison in honor of the golden jubilee (50th anniversary) of Soviet Azerbaijan.

All participants in the parade from the school received personal thanks from the Minister of Defense of the USSR Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Grechko, who the next day visited the location of the BVOKU.

In 1978, the BVOKU was awarded the Diploma of the Minister of Defense and was recognized as one of the best according to the results of the All-Army review contest dedicated to the diamond jubilee of the Great October Socialist Revolution.

In 1980, the school was awarded the Memorial Red Banner of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan following the results of a socialist competition in honor of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin.

The 4th cadet battalion maintained a special honour guard unit that served as the official ceremonial ambassador of the military forces of the republic.