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The Directorate of Military Training of the National Government of the Republic of China is a bureaucracy established in November 1928 that supervises the training of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) under the direct authority of the National Government of the Republic of China. The department was reformed to the Department of Military Training of the Military Affair Commission on January 17th, 1938.

History
According to an order from the National Government on November 7th, 1928, "The Military Affair Commission shall be abolished, and all the affairs under its command shall be transferred respectively to the following divisions before November 10th: the Military Affairs Department of the Executive Yuan, the Navy Department of the Executive Yuan, General Staff of the National Government, Directorate of Military Training of the National Government and the Military Advisory Service of the National Government. " The Directorate of Military Training was responsible for the national military education and training.

In February 1933, German military advisor Georg Wetzell proposed that a directorate of military training should be established to help modernizing the army; however, instead of promoting military modernization as it was expected, this department was just raised and manned.

The department was reorganized into the Department of Military Training of the Military Affair Commission on January 17th, 1938. The first secretary of the new department was Pai Ch'ung-hsi.

Organization

 * Director of Military Training
 * Ho Ying-chin
 * Li Chi-shen (From December 30th, 1931 to December 15th, 1933, was deposed by Chiang Kai-shek for taking part into the Fujian People's Government and playing against Chiang）
 * Chu Pei-teh
 * Deputy Director of Military Training
 * Chou Ya-wei（1928年11月-1938年1月）
 * Ho Yao-tsu（1928年11月-1931年12月5日）
 * Ho Kuo-kuang（1931年12月5日-1932年4月5日）
 * Hsü Ching-t'ang（1932年4月5日-1933年7月12日）
 * Chang Hua-fu（1933年7月12日-）
 * Department of General Affairs: Chief Ch'en Ch'i-Chih (From December 20th, 1930)
 * Clerical Division
 * Registrar Division
 * Management Division
 * Counsellors：Liu Ping-ts'ui, Ch'en Chih-hou, Li Shih-mao, Chang Shou-tung, Wen Su-sung, Chou Wei-kang, Hsiang Chih-chuang, Shih To
 * Director of Infantry Specialization: He Kuo-kuang(November 1928 - December 19th, 1931), Chang Hua-fu (December 19th, 1931 - July 12th, 1931), Hsü Kuo-chen (From July 12th, 1933)
 * Director of Cavalry Specialization: Wang Kao-chi
 * Director of Artillery Specialization: Chang Hsiu-ching
 * Director of Engineer Specialization: Wo Ho-hsüan
 * Director of Logistics Specialization: Li Kuo-liang
 * Department of Military Academical Translation
 * Printer of the Army
 * Department of National Military Education: Director Wang Sheng-tsu (till December 8th, 1931), Ho Chung-han（December 8th, 1931 - August 11th, 1933), Pan You-Ch'iang, Tu Hsin-ju
 * Department of Political Warfare: Chou Fo-hai (Acting Director till January 13th, 1932), Chang Ching-yü
 * Republic of China Military Academy
 * Military academy of various military Specializations