Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Thailand

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The Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Thai: โรงเรียนเตรียมทหาร) is a Thai military academy, providing an education equivalent to the last two years of senior high school (years 11-12). It is under the command of the Education Department of the Thailand Supreme Command Headquarters. Graduates typically enter the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the Thailand Police Cadet Academy.

1 History
2 Precadets
3 Prominent Alumni
4 External links

[edit] History

The Thai Ministry of Defense established the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School on 27 January 1958 by consolidating the preparatory schools of the Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Air Force. It was formerly located next to Lumpini Park in Bangkok (the current site of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar)

[edit] Precadets

The School only accepts male applicants. Entrance is highly competitive.

The School has a reputation of producing close life-long bonds between precadets of each class. Rivalries between class alumni are common, especially in the promotion process.[1][2]

[edit] Prominent Alumni

Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister (2001-), Class 10
Purachai Piemsomboon, former Interior Minister, Class 9
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Army commander-in-chief and President of the military regime, Class 6
Ruengroj Mahasaranon, Supreme Commander, Class 5