Õppusel

Õppusel is a term in Estonian meaning a scheduled training event or drill, typically part of military, police, emergency services, or educational activities. It refers to organized practice intended to improve procedures, coordination, and readiness. The word is widely used by government agencies, armed forces, and training institutes.

In military and security contexts, an õppus or its activity at the oefps is designed to simulate real-world operations, including troop movements, communications, medical support, and logistics. Civil defense and disaster-response drills use εκπ drills to rehearse evacuation, search-and-rescue, and incident-command procedures. In educational or sports settings, the term can occur when describing practice sessions or skill-improvement drills, though terms like harjutus or treening are also common depending on context.

Grammatical note: Õppusel is the inessive form of õppus, used to indicate being at the exercise or located at the exercise site (for example: Me oleme õppusel). The allative form õppusele indicates movement toward the exercise (Läksin õppusele). The plural nominative is õppused. Related forms include õppuse (genitive) and phrases such as õppuse ajal (during the exercise).

See also: harjutus, treening, varupõhine simuleerimine.