MLRS Battalion 29th HIMARS MLRS Battalion 42nd Mobile Mortar Battalion Royal Maintenance Corps Royal Field Air Defense Directorate Royal Engineer Directorate Command HQ General Support Engineering Battalion Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Chemical Support Group Counter Nuclear Smuggling National Team Directorate of Border Security Command HQ Electronic Reconnaissance Group Border Security Training Center Royal Supply and Transportation Directorate: Command HQ Main Transportation Group Tank Transportation Group Royal Military Police Command Military Ammunition Command Command HQ Ammunition Security Group Ammunition Storage and Warehouses Special Royal Guard Command Special Operations and Quick Reaction Force The Army have a full range of combat and combat supporting corps, including the Royal Maintenance Corps. Today's Jordanian military ranks are based on those of the British Army, given Jordan's military heritage. The Jordanian military also contributes to UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, having sent contingents to Africa, Afghanistan, Croatia, Bosnia, parts of the former Soviet Union, and even as far as Haiti and East Timor. The Jordanian military has established a regional center of excellence with regards to special forces training, having received training from both the United Kingdom and the United States. Jordanian Special Forces have trained counterparts from Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen. Kenneth Pollack, a U.S. military analyst, wrote in c.2002 that 'from 1948 to 1956, the Arab Legion was far superior to any of the other Arab militaries. In battle, it generally gave as good as it got, and the Israelis considered it their most dangerous adversary. However, after 1956, the Jordanian capabilities began to decline. In 1967, they performed worse than in 1948, although the exceptional performance of the 40th Armoured Brigade and a number of Israeli mistakes helped disguise the deterioration somewhat. Thereafter Jordanian capabilities continued to gradually erode.' Unit Summary Training Volunteers and conscripts receive 14 weeks of basic training in military skills and discipline. This is followed by more advanced training in weaponry and various specialities, such as artillery, communications and engineering, after the recruit is assigned to a permanent unit. Soldiers who qualify for promotion undertake courses at a general NCO school. They may then avail themselves of courses in more specialised centres where there is training in armour, artillery, engineering and logistics. Special Forces personnel are trained in a branch of the infantry school. Officer cadets are trained at the Mutah Military University, which was established in the town