Editing Azerbaijani Armed Forces (section)

=== Educational system ===
[[File:Ilham Aliyev attended the parade 11.jpg|thumb|The Cadets of the [[Corps of Drums]] of the [[Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum]]]]
[[File:Military Parade.jpg|thumb|Azerbaijani higher military cadets]]
The purpose of Azerbaijani military education and training is to train soldiers, officers, and non-commissioned officers to have independent and creative thinking and commitment to the Azerbaijani people and the government. Military education in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been described as either being secondary education, further education, or higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mod.gov.az/en/the-military-education-system-of-azerbaijan-armed-forces-326/ |title=Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan |access-date=11 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143255/https://mod.gov.az/en/the-military-education-system-of-azerbaijan-armed-forces-326/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Azerbaijani pilots were formerly trained in the Azerbaijan Air Force School, where they would then develop their skills in operational units. Azerbaijan has an experience exchange with Turkey, Ukraine, the United States and a number of NATO countries. The [[Turkish Air Force Academy|Turkish Air Force School]] has a great role in the training of Azerbaijani military pilots. Azerbaijani pilots are also trained in Ukraine's Pilot Training School.<ref>[http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=97127 Azerbaijan’s military aviation opportunities] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319233114/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=97127 |date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>

The following is a list of educational institutions in the armed forces, under the auspices of the [[National Defense University (Azerbaijan)|National Defense University]]:
* Military academies
** [[War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces|War College of the Armed Forces]]
** [[Training and Education Center of the Armed Forces]]
** [[Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy]]
*** [[Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy]] (former independent institution)
*** [[Azerbaijan High Military Aviation School]] (former independent institution)
* Other educational institutions
** Secondary Military Medical School of Azerbaijan
** Military Medical Faculty of [[Azerbaijan Medical University]]
* Military lyceums
** [[Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum]]
** [[Heydar Aliyev Military Lyceum]]