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ศูนย์การสุนัขทหาร |
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From 1965 onwards, the use of American military dogs has been
wide spread in Thailand. One of the first occasions was when
police dogs were part of the Vietnamese War. Ever since they
have taken part in several military offices throughout Thailand
for instance the air force in Ubon Ratchathani has got a guard
dog called Jody who once saved lives by warning the people and
fought in sabotage, in the end it received a Purple Heart Medal.
The official Centre of Military Dogs established in 1968
under the advice of His Majesty the King in order to diminish
loss of lives in fights as dogs have got more sensitive senses
compared to humans. Air Chief Marshall Thawee Julasap of the
Supreme Command Headquarters was one of the chief in forming the
organization. In the process of training the dogs, Captain Sanoh
Samitakasetrin was in charge. The training process was divided
into 2 stages taking place throughout 5 years. The first session
took place on July 1, 1968 and ended in August 30, 1972. The 5
year session comprised of sessions concerning the production
process of quality military dogs, the coaching of the dogs and
also training the dogs in actual situations. The trained dogs
are distributed to several military offices across the country
including the air force, the navy and also Thailand’s border
patrol.
In accomplishment of the training program, His
Majesty the King presented a medal in honour to the military dog
trainers as well as the dogs at Phu Ping Ratchanives Palace in
Chiang Mai on March 27, 1970. Another set of medals were
presented to military dog trainers and dogs which were trained
for bomb retrieving on June 10, 1972 at the District of Pak
Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima.
Once accomplished the goal in
training, the Centre of Military Dogs was officially ended by
the announcement of the Ministry of Defense on June 22, 1973.
Instead of having a separate office, the Centre of Military Dogs
was a separate office under the Supreme Command Headquarters.
There are over 760 dogs under the training program in which they
will be distributed to 6 offices. Colonel Payom Jetasanont is
the first director of the training centre.
On February 1,
1985, the military dog training program was shifted from being
under the Supreme Command Headquarters to the Army Veterinary
Department taking the code 3430 as their temporary code. Later,
on April 29, 2006 the military dog training program transformed
its internal system and so the code of the military dog training
program changed to 3400. At the moment, Colonel Sirin Thawitsri
is in charge of the program. |
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Dong Sarai |
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14.74547 N |
101.51418 E |
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