Training is the key element for the professionalism of any Army. The Nepalese Army is no exception. The Nepalese Army has always given utmost priority to provide its personnel with adequate trainings. In accordance with the famous saying of King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the Great, “The abilities of the Soldiers needs to be polished at all times”, the Nepalese Army has always emphasized and provided professional trainings to its Soldiers and Officers alike to keep the Nepalese Army ever ready to meet the challenges that they may have to face. The Nepalese Army also provides with specialist and vocational trainings to its troops. The Nepalese Army institutionalized modern training with the establishment of the Nepalese Army School in Chhauni in 1953. Today, the NA has many specialized army-level academies and schools under the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT). The main training establishments of the Nepalese Army are listed below: