Demanding Commando Training Course Wraps Up In Vyskov

The Czech military is wrapping up a four-week commando training course this week in Vyskov in the South Moravian region, reports Radio Prague.

The course, which has been compared to training given to U.S. Army Rangers or French Foreign Legion troops, is designed to produce future commanders for foreign missions.

Only seven of the 25 officers who began the course are expected to finish it, officials said.

In 2005, the Czech army launched the course on an annual basis,...