▁worse ▁than ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁although ▁the ▁exception al ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Arm oured ▁Brigade ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁mistakes ▁helped ▁dis gu ise ▁the ▁d eter ior ation ▁somewhat . ▁There after ▁Jordan ian ▁capabilities ▁continued ▁to ▁gradually ▁er ode .' ▁ ▁Unit ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁Training ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁cons cript s ▁receive ▁ 1 4 ▁weeks ▁of ▁basic ▁training ▁in ▁military ▁skills ▁and ▁discipline . ▁This ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁more ▁advanced ▁training ▁in ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁various ▁special ities , ▁such ▁as ▁art illery , ▁communic ations ▁and ▁engineering , ▁after ▁the ▁rec ruit ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁unit . ▁Sold iers ▁who ▁qual ify ▁for ▁promotion ▁undert ake ▁courses ▁at ▁a ▁general ▁N CO ▁school . ▁They ▁may ▁then ▁avail ▁themselves ▁of ▁courses ▁in ▁more ▁special ised ▁cent res ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁training ▁in ▁arm our , ▁art illery , ▁engineering ▁and ▁log istics . ▁Special ▁Forces ▁personnel ▁are ▁trained ▁in ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁inf antry ▁school . ▁ ▁Officer ▁cad ets ▁are ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Mut ah ▁Military ▁University , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mut ah , ▁south ▁of ▁Am man , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁A ▁cad et ▁who ▁successfully ▁comple tes ▁the ▁four - year ▁course ▁is ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant . ▁Advanced ▁courses ▁for ▁officer ▁training ▁are ▁provided ▁at ▁two ▁cent res ▁near ▁Am man ▁– ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Staff ▁College ▁and