Overview
- The Escuela de Mandos, announced Tuesday by President Claudia Sheinbaum, has begun operating at the National Academy of Public Security with an initial class of 34 federal officials.
- Participants in the first cohort come from the Navy, the Army, the National Guard, the federal Security Ministry, and the Attorney General’s Office.
- Officials say the school will standardize instruction for Sedena, Semar, the National Guard, the federal Security Ministry, and the National Intelligence Center to end split training tracks.
- Coursework centers on operational command, strategic planning, real-time field decisions, police operations, investigation and intelligence, and community policing.
- Leaders framed the move as a reply to governors seeking vetted candidates and a way to strengthen National Guard coordination, with future phases planned for state police and state prosecutors.