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National Active Non-Commissioned Officers School (French: École Nationale des Sous-Officiers d’Active, ENSOA)[1] is a general military school created by the French Army in 1963 to train career NCOs (Sous-Officiers) on active service. It is a reorganization of the previous Saint-Maixent NCO School.
As of 2006, the ENSOA also trains reserve NCOs for both initial (squad leader) and higher-level (platoon leader) functions. The first reserve promotion sessions were held in July 2006. Contrary to active NCO training which lasts 8 months for new recruits or 4 months for senior enlisted soldiers, reserve NCO training is composed of two two-weeks sessions (one two-weeks session for senior reserve enlisted soldiers).
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[edit]- ↑ "École nationale des sous-officiers d'active - Saint-Maixent-L'École - Annuaire | Service Public". lannuaire.service-public.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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