ɪt wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd ɹᵻvˈaɪvd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ tə tɹˈeɪn pˌɜːsənˈɛl fɚðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə tɹˈiːɾi ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən sˈiːɾoʊ kəmˈɪtmənt ɪn məlˈeɪə ænd ˌɔn θɹuː tə ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə vˌiːətnˈɑːm wˈɔːɹ.
It was established during World War II and revived in 1954 to train personnel for the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) commitment in Malaya and on through to the end of the Vietnam War.