Road and Waterway Construction Service Corps
| Road and Waterway Construction Service Corps | |
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| Väg- och vattenbyggnadskåren (VVK) | |
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| Active | 1851–2010 |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
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Road and Waterway Construction Service Corps (Swedish: Väg- och vattenbyggnadskåren, VVK) was during the years 1851-2010 a military corps of reserve personnel in the Swedish Army, who was responsible for in the case of war provide the Swedish Armed Forces with specially trained personnel to maintain positions in the field of civil engineering.
The Road and Waterway Construction Service Corps was established in 1851 as a military corps that primarily catered to the Swedish government's need for engineers for the planning and management of the so-called public works. The corps sorted under the Ministry of Communications and had under the regulations issued on 22 December 1851 the purpose of assisting the National Swedish Road Board (Väg- och vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen) in its dealings with public works; the officers of the corps could during the case of war be commanded to the engineering service in the Swedish Army. Concerning discipline, subordination and liability rules, the corps was under the jurisdiction of martial law. The corps was first set up only by certain officers of the Navy Mechanical Corps (Flottans mekaniska kår), the Army and the Navy, which had been employed in public companies and therein acquired practical skills.
The training of corps officers occurred in 1846-78 at the Higher Artillery and Engineering Grammar School (Högre artilleri- och ingenjörläroverket) in in , but according royal letter on 12 June 1885 a special military course for aspirants to the corps was now organized. To gain entry to this course required among other things that one had completed their final examination from the Royal Institute of Technology's Department of Civil Engineering. By royal letter on 19 October 1894 and 6 April 1900, new regulations had been provided for the military training. The corps officers were listed in accordance with the Royal Proclamation on 9 February 1906 to the Army's surplus staff.
The regulations in 1922 for entry into the corps were; to have completed the four-year syllabus of the training school (fackskola) for civil engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology, and from there have obtained full leaving certificate; after completing military service, have undergone a 7 1/2 months long practical and theoretical course in artillery and fortification et cetera at the Svea Engineer Corps or be a reserve officer in the Fortifications (Fortifikationen); and after completing the course at the Royal Institute of Technology, have served at least 3 years at any public work or investigation function as well as to have evinced qualities, required for management of larger companies. During the early 1920s, 10 new corps officers were appointed annually. In 1921 the corps consisted of 221 officers. Of these, one was colonel (who was also the Director General of the National Swedish Road Board), seven lieutenant colonels, 34 majors, 102 captains and 77 lieutenants.
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