Reserve Officer School (Finland)

Reserve Officer School
The Colour of the School
Active1920–1942: Reserviupseerikoulu
1942–1945: Upseerikoulu
1948– Reserviupseerikoulu
Country Finland
Branch Finnish Army
TypeMilitary school
RoleReserve officer training
Size200 conscripts, 250 career personnel, 700 students during courses[1]
Part ofArmy Academy
GarrisonHamina
Nickname(s)Rukki, Ruk
MarchHeroes pugnate
DecorationsOrder of the Cross of Liberty
The badge of Reserve Officer Course

The Reserve Officer School (Finnish: Reserviupseerikoulu, RUK), located in Hamina, Finland, near the southeastern border, is responsible for the training of most Finnish reserve officers.

  1. ^ Varusmiehiä kouluttavat joukko-osastot 2008. Reserviläinen 1/2008, p.38. ISSN 0557-8477 (in Finnish)