Brevet d'état-major

A Brevet d'état-major (French) or Staf Brevet (Dutch), both literally "General Staff Brevet", is a form of military distinction in France and Belgium which denotes that an officer has completed a course at a military academy.[1] A recipient is entitled to have breveté d'état-major (BEM) or Staf Brevet Houder (SBH) used as part of their formal title after their military rank, for example "Colonel BEM Émile Gilbert".

Not to be confused with a Brevet which an honorary rank conferred for meritorious conduct but without associated rights and responsibiliies.
An example of the insignia worn by Belgian recipients of the BEM

In France, the distinction was awarded between 1870 and 1940 after passing a course at the then-École Supérieure de Guerre.

A BEM was awarded for studying a one-year course known as a "Cycle d'études supérieures d'état-major" at the then-École de Guerre in Brussels, however, this was changed to a much more lengthy course and its bestowal only after being considered by a military panel.[2]

Notes

    References
    1. Various (1988). Geschiedenis van het Belgisch Leger. Vol. II: van 1920 tot heden. Centrum voor historische dokumentatie van de Krijgsmacht.
    2. "IRSD Sujet Histoire Page 4". www.mil.be. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03.
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