CTOE Courses
The CTOE has several courses:
- COE - Curso de Operações Especiais (Special Operations Course): direct action (reconnaissance, raids, hostage and POW rescues) and indirect action (insurgency and guerrilla, counter-insurgency and counter-guerrilla, military aid) - 21 weeks.
- Sniper Course (requires previous COE): 14 weeks.
- Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Course (requires previous COE): reconnaissance and direct action special operations (8 weeks).
- Irregular Operations Course (only for officers and NCOs of the permanent cadre): organisation, instruction, and orientation of irregular forces with of the objective of defending the national territory (Portugal) when invaded and start the resistance (4 weeks).
- Psychological Operations Course.
- Mountaineering Course.
- Terrorist Threats' Prevention and Combat Course.
For those already badged as special operations soldiers, there are also courses outside the CTOE:
- Combat Diving Course
- Forward Air Controller Course.
- Combat Medic Course.
- Signals Course.
- Demolitions Course.
- NBC Course.
- HUMINT Course.
- Military Parachuting Course.
- Small Boat Handling Course.
Special Operations soldiers also take courses in friendly countries:
- Airborne / Special Forces - United States
- Sniper Course - United Kingdom
- Winter Patrol Course - Germany
- Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School Course - Germany
- Special Operations Course - Spain
- Cold weather training - Norway
- Jungle Warfare - Brazil
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