The Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School or AFAPS (Thai: โรงเรียนเตรียมทหาร หรือ รร.ตท.) is a Thai

Thailand

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 military academy

Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...

, providing an education equivalent to the last three years of senior high school (years 10-12). It is under the command of the Education Department of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. Graduates typically enter the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy or CRMA is the military academy of Royal Thai Army. Established in 1887 it has graduated the vast majority of Thailand's military leaders and many of them become Thai Prime Ministers.-History:...

, the Royal Thai Naval Academy

Royal Thai Naval Academy

The Royal Thai Naval Academy was established by His Majesty the King Chulalongkorn in 1898. He officially opened the Academy on 20 November 1906. Originally located on the royal yacht Maha Chakri and some other boats donated by H.M...

, the Royal Thai Air Force Academy and the Royal Thai Police Academy.

History

The Thai Ministry of Defense established the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School on 27 January 1958 by consolidating the preparatory schools of the Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Air Force. It was formerly located next to Lumphini Park

Lumphini Park

Lumphini Park is a 360-rai park in Bangkok, Thailand. This park offers rare open public space, trees and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent a variety of boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular...

 in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

 (the current site of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar

Suan Lum Night Bazaar

Suan Lum Night Bazaar was a market in Bangkok's Pathum Wan district, at the intersection of Rama IV and Wireless/Sathorn Roads, opposite Lumphini Park at the Bangkok Metro's Lumphini Station. Located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau. It opened in 2001, and had closed by early 2011.The...

)

Precadets

The School only accepts male applicants. Entrance is highly competitive.

The School has a reputation of producing close life-long bonds between precadets of each class. Rivalries between class alumni are common, especially in the promotion process.http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/21/headlines/headlines_30009247.phphttp://www.bangkokpost.com/180706_News/18Jul2006_news04.php

Prominent Alumni

• Thaksin Shinawatra
  Thaksin Shinawatra
  Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
  
  , Former Prime Minister (2001-2007), Class 10
• Sonthi Boonyaratglin
  Sonthi Boonyaratglin
  General Sonthi Boonyaratglin is former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom. He is the first Muslim in charge of the mostly Buddhist army...
  
  , Army commander-in-chief and President of the military regime, Class 6

External links

• http://www.afaps.ac.th The official site of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School