The commando training and parachuting initiation school (EFCIP), which is also known as the "commando training centre", is a specialized school belonging to the land forces of the Algerian army based in Boghar in the wilaya of Medea in Algeria.
[1] Following the arrival of the French colonial army in the region, they used the site of the Emir's barracks as a military barracks because its location was strategic and therefore interesting to house colonial troops, they later built a military hospital there and the town also housed French settlers.
It therefore trains all the commandos of the Algerian Army, as well as all the operators of the Algerian special forces, but also some gendarmes, police officers from elements of the Republican Guard... from specialised units and foreign military personnel.
In addition, most Algerian special forces regiments regularly come to train or intern at this school.
This school therefore trains the elite of the Algerian army[3] and also works closely with the Special Troops Superior School (ESTS) and the Special Troops Training Center (CFTS) in Biskra.