High Mountain Military School

The aims of the school were to teach mountain instructors, and to test and development of technical equipment and armaments.

The school's mission changed in 1945 to train mountain and ski specialists for the entire Army.

On the initiative of Colonel Gonnet, then commander of the EHM, an international military rally of mountain troops was created in 1963.

In addition to France, the four other alpine nations (Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy) participated.

There are then other qualifications which, although not specific to mountain troops, were created and developed within the High Mountain Military School (EMHM), including the three paragliding pilot licenses (Brevet A, B, and C) each having a higher qualification level.