The PLA Army Special Operations Academy is a higher education institution in the field of special operations and intelligence reconnaissance. It is a training base for reconnaissance special operations personnel of the whole army, a training center for senior and intermediate snipers of the whole army, a training center for military sports personnel of the whole army, and a research and innovation center for special operations theory and tactics training.

The school can be traced back to Jireliao Military and Political Cadre School, which was founded at the beginning of the Liberation War, the third branch of Erye Military and Political University, which was founded at the end of the Liberation War, and the specialty of reconnaissance and special operations command of the Institute of International Relations, which was opened at 1978. On July 20 17, the former Special Operations College and Guilin Comprehensive Training Base merged to form the Army Special Operations College.

As of May, 20021year, the college spans Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan, and has eight camps in Guilin, Guangzhou, Hengyang and Zhuzhou, with undergraduate majors 1 1. There are 2 authorized points for professional degrees and master's degrees, and 2 key discipline construction directions; There are more than 500 teachers, including 143 teachers in higher vocational colleges and 256 teachers with graduate education or above.

The first-line special operations academy originated from the comprehensive training base of military sports, starting with the Jireliao Military and Political Cadre School founded in the early days of the Liberation War, and then passing through Guangdong Military and Political University, the 25th Infantry School, and the PLA Sports Institute. One line originated from 1978, the reconnaissance and special warfare specialty set up by the former Institute of International Relations.

cultural tradition

Common elements and basic attributes: the five-pointed star and Bayi are the core of the military emblem of the China People's Liberation Army, representing nature and direction; The Great Wall symbolizes the basic function of guarding homeland security; The Army Special Operations Academy is the most basic symbol.

Characteristic elements and professional attributes: red lightning symbolizes the belief background and functional mission of special warfare players' "iron and blood loyalty" and "winning with one move"; The two wings composed of three wings not only refer to the basic style of amphibious operations, but also show the trend of academic transformation, remodeling and take-off; Two-color sharp blade is closely related to the origin of Sun Tzu's "surprise victory", a special operational tactic.