fbpx
Wikipedia

Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.

A graduation parade of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
Armenian soldiers at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University in 2013

Three types of academy exist: pre-collegiate-level institutions awarding academic qualifications, university-level institutions awarding bachelor's-degree-level qualifications, and those preparing Officer Cadets for commissioning into the armed services of the state.

A naval academy is either a type of military academy (in the broad sense of that term) or is distinguished from one (in the narrow sense). In U.S. usage, the Military, Merchant Marine, Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of service academies in that country.

History edit

The first military academies were established in the 18th century to provide future officers for technically specialized corps, such as military engineers and artillery, with scientific training.

The Italian Military Academy was inaugurated in Turin on January 1, 1678, as the Savoy Royal Academy, making it the oldest military academy in existence.[1] The Royal Danish Naval Academy was set up in 1701.[2] The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich was set up in 1741, after a false start in 1720 because of a lack of funds,[3] as the earliest military academy in Britain. Its original purpose was to train cadets entering the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. In France, the École Royale du Génie at Mézières was founded in 1748, followed by a non-technical academy in 1751, the École Royale Militaire offering a general military education to the nobility. French military academies were widely copied in Prussia, Austria, Russia. The Norwegian Military Academy in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway.

By the turn of the century, under the impetus of the Napoleonic Wars and the strain that the armies of Europe subsequently came under, military academies for the training of commissioned officers of the army were set up in most of the combatant nations. These military schools had two functions: to provide instruction for serving officers in the functions of the efficient staff-officer, and to school youngsters before they gained an officer's commission.[4] The Kriegsakademie in Prussia was founded in 1801 and the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr was created by order of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 as a replacement for the École Royale Militaire of the Ancien Régime (the institution that Napoleon himself had graduated from).

The Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in England was the brainchild of John Le Marchant in 1801,[5] who established schools for the military instruction of officers at High Wycombe and Great Marlow, with a grant of £30,000 from Parliament. The two original departments were later combined and moved to Sandhurst.

In the United States, the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York was founded on March 16, 1802, and is one of five service academies in the nation.

Types edit

Pre-collegiate institutions edit

A military school teaches children of various ages (elementary school, middle school or high school) in a military environment which includes training in military aspects, such as drill. Many military schools are also boarding schools, and others are simply magnet schools in a larger school system. Many are privately run institutions, though some are public and are run either by a public school system (such as the Chicago Public Schools) or by a state.

Adult institutions edit

A college-level military academy is an institute of higher learning of things military. It is part of a larger system of military education and training institutions. The primary educational goal at military academies is to provide a high quality education that includes significant coursework and training in the fields of military tactics and military strategy. The amount of non-military coursework varies by both the institution and the country, and the amount of practical military experience gained varies as well.

Military academies may or may not grant university degrees. In the US, graduates have a major field of study, earning a Bachelor's degree in that subject just as at other universities. However, in British academies, the graduate does not achieve a university degree, since the whole of the one-year course (undertaken mainly but not exclusively by university graduates) is dedicated to military training.

There are two types of military academies: national (government-run) and state/private-run.

  • Graduates from national academies are typically commissioned as officers in the country's military. The new officers usually have an obligation to serve for a certain number of years. In some countries (e.g. Britain) all military officers train at the appropriate academy, whereas in others (e.g. the United States) only a percentage do and the service academies are seen as institutions which supply service-specific officers within the forces (about 15 percent of US military officers).
  • State or private-run academy graduates have no requirement to join the military after graduation, although some schools have a high rate of graduate military service. Today, most of these schools have ventured away from their military roots and now enroll both military and civilian students. The only exception in the United States is the Virginia Military Institute which remains all-military.

Albania edit

Angola edit

  • Army Military Academy
  • National Air Force Academy
  • Naval Academy

Argentina edit

 
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner addresses the 2010 graduating class of Argentina's National Military College.

Argentine Army:

Argentine Navy:

Argentine Air Force:

  • Escuela de Aviación Militar (Military Aviation School), in the city of Córdoba

Armenia edit

Australia edit

 
The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military college established in 1986.

Austria edit

Azerbaijan edit

Bangladesh edit

 
Colours Contingent of the Bangladesh Military Academy, a training institute for officers of the Bangladesh Army

Cadet colleges in Bangladesh edit

Belarus edit

Belgium edit

Bolivia edit

  • Military College of Bolivia (Colegio Militar del Ejército de Bolivia)[7]
  • Bolivian Military Naval Academy
  • Bolivian Air Force Academy

Brazil edit

Basic Education edit

(offers an education with military values for civilians students of primary and secondary school)

 
Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Army:

  • Sistema Colégio Militar do Brasil (SCMB)[8] (Military High School of Brazil System)
    • Colégio Militar de Belém (CMBel) (Military High School of Belém)
    • Colégio Militar de Belo Horizonte (CMBH) (Military High School of Belo Horizonte)
    • Colégio Militar de Brasília (CMB) (Military High School of Brasília)
    • Colégio Militar de Campo Grande (CMCG) (Military High School of Campo Grande)
    • Colégio Militar de Curitiba (CMC) (Military High School of Curitiba)
    • Colégio Militar de Fortaleza (CMF) (Military High School of Fortaleza)
    • Colégio Militar de Juiz de Fora (CMJF) (Military High School of Juiz de Fora)
    • Colégio Militar de Manaus (CMM) (Military High School of Manaus)
    • Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre (CMPA) (Military High School of Porto Alegre)
    • Colégio Militar do Recife (CMR) (Military High School of Recife)
    • Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro (CMRJ) (Military High School of Rio de Janeiro)
    • Colégio Militar de Salvador (CMS) (Military High School of Salvador)
    • Colégio Militar de Santa Maria (CMSM) (Military High School of Santa Maria)
    • Colégio Militar de São Paulo (CMSP) (Military High School of São Paulo)

Preparatory Schools edit

(prepares students for admission to one of the official training academies)

 
Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras

Brazilian Army:[9]

Brazil's Navy:[10]

  • Colégio Naval (CN) (Naval High School)

Brazilian Air Force:[11]

  • Escola Preparatória de Cadetes do Ar (EPCAR) (Air Cadets Preparatory School)

Sailor and Marine Soldier Training edit

 
Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros de Santa Catarina

Brazil's Navy:

  • Centro de Instrução Almirante Milcíades Portela Alves (CIAMPA) (Admiral Milcíades Portela Alves Instruction Center)
  • Centro de Instrução e Adestramento de Brasília (CIAB) (Brasília Instruction and Training Center)
  • Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros (EAM) (Apprentices-Sailors School)
    • Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros do Ceará (EAMCE) (Ceará Apprentices-Sailors School)
    • Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros do Espírito Santo (EAMES) (Espirito Santo Apprentices-Sailors School)
    • Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros de Pernambuco (EAMPE) (Pernambuco Apprentices-Sailors School)
    • Escola de Aprendizes-Marinheiros de Santa Catarina (EAMSC) (Santa Catarina Apprentices-Sailors School)

Sergeants Training edit

 
Escola de Especialistas da Aeronáutica

Brazilian Army:

  • Escola de Sargento das Armas (ESA) (Sergeant Weapons School)
  • Escola de Sargento de Logística (EsSLog) (Sergeant of Logistics School)
  • Centro de Instrução de Aviação do Exército (CiAvEx) (Army Aviation Instruction Center)

Brazil's Navy:

  • Centro de Instrução Almirante Alexandrino (CIAA) (Admiral Alexandrino Instruction Center)
  • Centro de Instrução Almirante Sylvio de Camargo (CIASC) (Admiral Sylvio de Camargo Instruction Center)

Brazilian Air Force:

  • Escola de Especialistas da Aeronáutica (EEAR) (Air Force Specialists School)

Officers Training edit

 
Escola Naval

Brazilian Army:

Brazil's navy:

  • Centro de Instrução Almirante Wandenkolk (CIAW) (Admiral Wandekolk Instruction Center)
  • Escola de Formação de Oficiais da Marinha Mercante (EFOMM) (Merchant Navy Officers Training School)
  • Escola Naval (EN) (Naval School)

Brazilian Air Force:

  • Academia da Força Aérea (AFA) (Air Force Academy)
  • Centro de Instrução e Adaptação da Aeronáutica (CIAAR) (Air Force Instruction and Adaptation Center)
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) (Aeronautics Institute of Technology)

Bulgaria edit

Canada edit

 
Royal Military College of Canada band piper and bugler. Established in 1876, the College is Canada's only post-secondary military college with degree-granting powers.

Two post-secondary military academies are operated under the Canadian Military Colleges system, the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) in Kingston, Ontario; and Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. RMCC was established in 1876, while RMC Saint-Jean was established in 1954.[12] The two institutions provided military education to officer cadets of all three elements in the Canadian Forces; the navy, army and air force; with RMC granted the authority to confer academic degrees in arts, science and engineering by the 1960s.[13] From 1940 to 1995, the Department of National Defence operated a third military college in Victoria, British Columbia, known as Royal Roads Military College (RRMC).[12]

Graduates of the Colleges are widely acknowledged to have had a disproportionate impact in the Canadian services and society, thanks to the solid foundations provided by their military education.[14] Military discipline and training, as well as a focus on physical fitness and fluency in both of Canada's two official languages, English and French, provided cadets with ample challenges and a very fulfilling experience.[15] In 1995 the Department of National Defence was forced to close RRMC and RMC Saint-Jean due to budget considerations, but RMCC continues to operate.[16] (In the fall of 1995, the campus reopened as a civilian institution, Royal Roads University.) In 2007, the Department of National Defence reopened RMC Saint-Jean as a military academy that offers equivalent schooling as CEGEP, a level of post-secondary education in Quebec's education system. In 2021 RMC Saint-Jean was returned to University status and had officer cadets graduate and received their commission for the first time since 1995.[17]

In addition to Canadian Military Colleges, the Canadian Armed Forces also operate a number of training centres and schools, including the Canadian Forces College, and the Canadian Forces Language School. The components of the Canadian Armed Forces also maintain training centres and schools. The Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre (CADTC) is a formation in the Army that delivers combat, and doctrinal training. The CADTC includes several training establishments, such as the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, Combat Training Centre, Command and Staff College, and the Peace Support Training Centre. The 2 Canadian Air Division is the formation responsible for training in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and includes establishments like the Royal Canadian Air Force Academy, 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, and 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School. The RCAF also maintains the Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training.

In addition to publicly operated institutions, Canada is also home to one private military boarding school, Robert Land Academy, in West Lincoln, Ontario. Founded in 1978, it is an all-boys' institute that is fully accredited by Ontario's Ministry of Education. The school offers elementary and secondary levels of education, providing schooling for students from Grade 6 to Grade 12.

Colombia edit

 
The Honour Guard of José María Córdova Military School. Cadets undergo undergraduate studies at the institution.

National Army of Colombia:

Colombian Air Force:

Colombian Naval Infantry and Colombian Navy:

National Police of Colombia:

Czech Republic edit

Democratic People's Republic of Korea edit

Denmark edit

 
Established in 1701, the Royal Danish Naval Academy is the oldest-still-existing officers' academy in the world.

Egypt edit

El Salvador edit

Estonia edit

 
The Baltic Defence College is a multinational military college established by Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Finland edit

 
The Raakunamäki Military Academy in Lappeenranta, Finland

France edit

 
Students of Prytanée National Militaire having lunch, 1900. The institution is one of several military preparatory schools in France.

High schools edit

Officer academies edit

 
Cadets of École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr during the 2008 Bastille Day military parade. The military college was established in 1802 by Napoleon.

Postgraduate academies edit

  • École d'état-major (Staff school): first step of higher military studies, for officer of OF-2 rank.
  • École de Guerre (War School): second step of higher military studies, mainly for ranks OF-2 and OF-3 who want to continue the command track (e.g. to command battalion or regiment).
  • Collège d'enseignement supérieur de l'armée de terre (Army Higher Education College): second step of military education, but for officers whishing to achieve a high-level specialization.
    • Cours supérieur d'état-major (Advanced Staff Course)
    • Enseignement militaire supérieur scientifique et technique (Higher Technical and Scientific Education).
  • Centre des hautes études militaire (Center for Advanced Military Studies): final step of military education, for very few selected OF-5. Its students also attend the civilian institut des hautes études de défense nationale.

Georgia edit

  • National Defense Academy
  • Cadet Bachelor School
  • Junior Officer Basic School
  • Aviation Air Defense Officer Basic School
  • Medical Officer School
  • Captain Career School
  • Command and General Staff School
  • School of Advance Defense Studies
  • Language Training School

[19]

Germany edit

 
The main complex of the Naval Academy Mürwik of the German Navy
 
Library of Bundeswehr University Munich, which provides post-secondary education to military personnel and civilians

Germany has a unique system for civil and military education. The only true military academy is the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr where mainly future staff officers and general staff officers are further trained.

The standard education in military leadership is the task of the Offizierschulen (officers' schools) run by the three branches. The contents differ from branch to branch. According to the doctrine "leading by task", in the army all prospective platoon leaders are trained down to the level of a commander of a mixed combat battalion. There they also have to pass an officer exam to become commissioned later on.

Moreover, there exist so called Waffenschulen (school of weapons) like infantry school or artillery school. There the officers learn to deal with the typical tasks of their respective corps.

A specialty of the German concept of officer formation is the academic education. Germany runs two Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces where almost every future officer has to pass non-military studies and achieve a bachelor's or master's degree. During their studies (after at least three years of service) the candidates become commissioned Leutnant (second lieutenant).

The three officer's schools are:

Academic and staff education:

Greece edit

 
A sloop of the Hellenic Naval Academy sails past with a crew of naval cadet officers. The Academy is supervised by the Hellenic Navy.

The Hellenic Armed Forces have military academies supervised by each branch of the Armed Forces individually:

Highest Military Academies (ΑΣΣ) or Higher Military Educational Institutions (ΑΣΕΙ):

Higher Military NCO Academies (ΑΣΣΥ):

  • The Hellenic Army supervises the Military Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥ).
  • The Hellenic Air Force supervises the Air Force Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥΑ).
  • The Hellenic Navy supervises the Naval Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥΝ).

Despite their names (Greek: Σχολές Υπαξιωματικών, lit.'Sub-officers' Academies'), their alumni can advance to the rank of Antisyntagmatarchis/Antipterachos/Antiploiarchos.

Hungary edit

India edit

 
Robin K. Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff for India, reviews cadets during a passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy. The institution is a training academy of the Indian Army.

Indonesia edit

 
Cadets of the Indonesian Military Academy in parade uniform during the Indonesian independence day ceremony. The institution is the military academy of the Indonesian Army.
 
Cadets from the Indonesian Naval Academy tour the USS Fort Worth on CARAT Indonesia 2015. The Indonesian Naval Academy is part of the Indonesian Navy.
 
Cadets of the Indonesian Air Force Academy in formation before parading for the Air force anniversary ceremony. The Academy is operated by the Indonesian Air Force.

The Indonesian Military Academy[20] was founded in Yogyakarta, October 13, 1945, by the order of General Staff Chief of Indonesia Army Lieutenant General Urip Sumohardjo as the Militaire Academie (MA) Yogyakarta.

Currently, the Tentara Nasional Indonesia or the TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces), under the supervision of the Commanding General of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System (a two or three-star officer in billet) in the HQ of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, has divided the academies into the three respective services:

Each service academy is headed by a two-star general who serves as superintendent, and his/her deputy is a one-star officer. All the students (cadets/midshipman) are recruited from senior high school graduates from all over Indonesia. Shortly after graduation, they are commissioned as Letnan Dua (Second Lieutenant/Ensign) in their respective service branches and receive a bachelor's degree comparable to those awarded by civil academies or universities. The length term is now 4 years and is divided into five grades of cadets' ranks, starting from the lowest:

  • Prajurit Taruna (Cadet Private), 1st year (4 months)
  • Kopral Taruna (Cadet Corporal), 1st year (8 months)
  • Sersan Taruna (Cadet Sergeant), 2nd year
  • Sersan Mayor Dua Taruna (Cadet Second Sergeant Major), 3rd year
  • Sersan Mayor Satu Taruna (Cadet First Sergeant Major), 4th year

Taruna is also a nickname to cadets in the Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies, however other nicknames such as Kadet refers to cadets in the Naval Academy, while Karbol refers to cadets in the Air Force Academy. The term "Taruna" however still applies to all cadets from the three academies.

Until 1999, before the Indonesian National Police officially separated from the armed forces, the Indonesian Police Academy ("AKPOL") also stood under the National Armed Forces Academy but now has separated from the Military and is under the auspices of the President of Indonesia controlled by the National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri), where in the other hand the Armed Forces (Army, Naval, and Air Force) Academies of Indonesia is under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense controlled by the Armed Forces General Headquarters (Mabes TNI). Presently, the Police Academy is in Semarang (Central Java), and is supervised under the supervision of the Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri).

All three academies and the Police Academy have a joint 4th class cadet training program since 2008, after completing it the cadets go to their respective academies to continue with the three remaining years of study before commissioning.

Iran edit

Iran has five main military universities:

Israel edit

Italy edit

 
A cadet of Italy's Nunziatella military academy in 1787, the year the academy was established

High school level institutions (only for classical and scientific liceum, starting from grade 10):

  • Scuola Militare Nunziatella, founded during the Bourbon Period in 1787, in Italian Army, Naples
  • Scuola Militare Teulié, founded during the Napoleonic period in 1802, Italian Army, Milan
  • Scuola Militare Navale Morosini, Italian Navy, Venice
  • Scuola Militare Aeronautica Douhet, Italian Air Force, Florence

2009–2010 school year was the first school year with girls attending.

Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) schools:

  • Army: Scuola sottufficiali dell'Esercito Italiano, Viterbo
  • Navy: Scuola sottufficiali della Marina Militare, Taranto and Law Maddalena
  • Air Force: Scuola marescialli dell'Aeronautica Militare, Viterbo
  • Carabinieri: Scuola marescialli e brigadieri dei carabinieri, Firenze
  • Guardia di Finanza: Scuola ispettori e sovrintendenti della Guardia di Finanza, L'Aquila

University level institutions:

Japan edit

 
JMSDF Officer Candidate School, Etajima, Hiroshima

Universities edit

Officer Candidate Schools edit

  • JGSFD Officer Candidate School, Kurume
  • JMSDF Officer Candidate School, Etajima (Naval Academy Etajima)
  • JASDF Officer Candidate School, Nara

Offcer Colleges edit

  • Joint Staff College
  • JGSDF Training Evaluation Research and Development Command
  • JMSDF Staff College
  • JASDF Staff College

Kazakhstan edit

 
Cadets of the Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces march in the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

Kyrgyzstan edit

Malaysia edit

 
Cadets of National Defence University of Malaysia on an exercise. The institution is a post-secondary school operated by the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Secondary level institutions:

University level:

Specialist training and staff institutions:

  • Officers Cadet School in Port Dickson (OCS)
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College[24] (Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera)
  • Armed Forces Health Training Institute[25] (Institut Latihan Kesihatan Angkatan Tentera)
  • Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre[26] (Pusat Latihan Pengaman Malaysia)

Reserve Officer Training Units (Malay: Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan or PALAPES) or ROTU exists only in public universities in Malaysia. This is a tertiary institution based officer commissioning program to equip students as officer cadets with military knowledge and understanding for service as Commissioned Officers in the reserve components of the various branches of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Mexico edit

 
A cadet of Mexico's Heroic Military Academy with a golden eagle, the institution's mascot

Moldova edit

Mongolia edit

Myanmar edit

Namibia edit

Netherlands edit

 
Cadets in a classroom of the Netherlands' Royal Naval Institute. The academy is a part of Nederlandse Defensie Academie.

New Zealand edit

Tier One – initial officer training

Tier Two – junior officer education

Tier Three – senior officer education

Nigeria edit

 
Cadets in a lab of Nigeria's Air Force Military School, a boys-only military high school

High school training edit

Undergraduate officer training edit

Postgraduate officer training edit

Norway edit

 
Buildings of the Norwegian Naval Academy, an undergraduate institution intended to instruct officers of the Royal Norwegian Navy

Undergraduate officer training edit

Postgraduate training edit

  • Norwegian Defence Staff College, Oslo (joint)
  • Norwegian National Defence College, Oslo (civil service/very senior officers)

Pakistan edit

 
A passing out parade at Pakistan Military Academy

Paraguay edit

People's Republic of China edit

 
Main gate of the PLA National Defence University, a national university administered by the People's Liberation Army.

Peru edit

Undergraduate officer training

Philippines edit

 
Graduating cadets of Philippine Military Academy at a homecoming
 
The National Defense College of the Philippines is a graduate-level military college established in 1963.

The Philippines patterned all its service academies after the United States Military Academy (West Point) and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point).

These higher education institutions are operated by the Philippine Government and grant different baccalaureate degrees.

  • Philippine Military Academy (Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas), City of Baguio – It is the primary training school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for would be regular commissioned officers of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Marine Corps and the Philippine Air Force. It is under the control of the Department of National Defense. Its former name was the Philippine Constabulary Academy. During the American colonial rule era, U.S. Army Cavalry Officers established the school for the professionalization of the enlisted personnel of the defunct Philippine Constabulary. It was renamed the Philippine Military Academy before the 1930s. In 1992, PMA stopped providing graduates to the Philippine Constabulary after the passage of Republic Act 6975 which resulted in the merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police. The merged institutions was named the Philippine National Police. Beginning in 1993, PMA became a co-educational school.
  • Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Zambales – It is a school for students who shall serve in different private shipping companies, foreign or local. Its graduates may serve in the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy as an ensign after graduation depending upon their choice. All PMMA graduates are also automatically appointed by the president of the Philippines as ensigns (2nd lieutenants) in the Philippine Navy Reserve. This is the oldest of the Philippine service academies having been established in 1820 during the long period of Spanish colonial rule in the country, and was first situated in Manila for many years.

Aside from the PMA and the PMMA, all three branches of the AFP have their own Officer Candidate Course Programs for both men and women, patterned after their US counterparts.

The nation's higher military colleges are:

Poland edit

 
Cadets of the Polish Naval Academy aboard the ORP Iskra, 1937

Portugal edit

 
Students of Colégio Militar on parade. The school is one of two pre-university institutions in Portugal.

Pre-university level institution edit

Undergraduate officer training edit

 
The Bemposta Palace of the Portuguese Military Academy, an undergraduate-level institution

Postgraduate and staff training edit

  • Instituto Universitário Militar, Lisbon – joint command and staff college

Republic of China (Taiwan) edit

Republic of Ireland edit

Republic of Korea edit

 
Cadets of the Korean Military Academy during a visit to United Nations Command

The three main military academies:

Other military academies:

Romania edit

Russia edit

See also: Cadet Corps (Russia), Military academies in Russia

First stage of training edit

  • The Cadet Corps is an admissions-based military middle school for young boys that was founded in the Russian Empire in 1732, soon becoming widespread throughout the country.
  • Kronstadt S.C.C.
  • Moscow Representative Sea Cadet Corps of the Navigation and Mathematics School
  • Moscow Sea Cadet Corps Heroes of Sevastopol

Secondary education edit

 
A cadet of Moscow Suvorov Military School, the first of several Suvorov Military Schools established throughout Russia
  • Suvorov Military Schools are a type of boarding school in modern Russia for boys aged 14–18. Education in such these schools focuses on military related subjects.

Post-secondary education edit

 
The Engineers Castle of Russia's Military Engineering-Technical University, with a monument to Peter the Great in the foreground
 
Established in 1832, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia is a post-graduate military academy.

Staff college edit

Serbia edit

 
Cadets fencing at the Serbian Military Academy

Singapore edit

 
The Officer Cadet School within the SAFTI Military Institute as seen from the northwest.

Somalia edit

  • Camp TURKSOM trains both officers and NCOs, offers a two-year course for officers and a one-year course for NCOs.

South Africa edit

Spain edit

  • General Military Academy, Zaragoza
  • Academia General del Aire, San Javier
  • Naval Military Academy, Marín
  • Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas
  • Academia Central de la Defensa
  • Academia de Artillería
  • Academia de Infantería
  • Academia de Caballería
  • Academia de Ingenieros
  • Academia de Logística
  • Academia General Básica de Suboficiales
  • Navy NCO School
  • Academia Básica del Aire
  • Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales

Sri Lanka edit

University edit

Officer training edit

Staff training edit

Sweden edit

Undergraduate officer training edit

 
Karlberg Palace, home of Sweden's Military Academy Karlberg. Established in 1792, it is the oldest military academy in the world to remain in its original location.

Postgraduate training edit

Tanzania edit

Thailand edit

Medicine, University level

Turkey edit

 
Cadets of the Turkish Military Academy at 2016 Sandhurst Competition at West Point

Turkmenistan edit

 
Cadets of the Berdimuhamed Annayev 1st Specialized Military School

Uganda edit

Uganda maintains the followings military training institutions, as of December 2010:[27]

Ukraine edit

Staff colleges edit

Service academies edit

Military service academies operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine edit

Other military service academies edit

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Military educational units of higher education institutions of Ukraine)[5] edit

A number of public and military universities have specialized military institutes, military colleges, faculties, departments of military training, divisions of military training, departments of disaster medicine and military medicine. The purpose of such institutions is the military training of students and cadets under the reserve officer training program, and some of them conduct training, retraining and advanced training of military specialists of the appropriate levels of higher education (bachelor or master) for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, others formed in accordance with the laws Ukrainian military formations (Defence Forces of Ukraine), as well as law enforcement agencies for special purposes (Security Forces of Ukraine) and the State Transport Special Service of Ukraine.[6]

Military colleges of non-commissioned officers (Military Sergeant Colleges of Ukraine) edit

  • NCO School of the Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi National Ground Force Academy, Lviv
  • NCO School of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, Kharkiv'
  • Department of Military Training of the Professional College of Maritime Transport of the National University "Odesa Maritime Academy", Odesa
  • Department of Training of Medical Assistants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the D. K. Zabolotny Vinnytsia Medical College, Vinnytsia
  • Military Sergeant College of the Kamyanets-Podilsky Ivan Ohienko National University, Kamyanets-Podilsky
  • Military Sergeant College of the Military Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technologies named after the Heroes of Kruty, Kyiv
  • Military Sergeant College of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv'

Military High Schools (Military Lyceum) edit

Cadets corp (Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training) edit

A number of public state and regional lyceum (high school) with enhanced military and physical training (boarding schools) such of cadet corps in other countries.

United Kingdom edit

Pre-University level institution edit

  • Duke of York's Royal Military School – Military based secondary school in Dover, Kent; students are influenced to join the forces after education, but have no commitment to do so.

There are also numerous Cadet forces that operate for all branches of the armed forces for children aged 10–20. These are not designed to recruit people into the armed forces but rather are simply Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisations.

Undergraduate service edit

Although an undergraduate degree is not a prerequisite for Officer training, the majority of potential Officers will have attended University before joining the Armed Forces. At some universities there may be the option for people to join either a University Royal Naval Unit, a University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) or a University Air Squadron, which are designed to introduce students to life in the Forces and show them the careers that are available. People sponsored under the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme will join one of the four Support Units attached to universities participating in DTUS. There is a requirement for bursars of DTUS to join the military for three years after completion of their degree, there no requirement for students of any other organisation to join the military after they finish their degree programs; and the great majority have no further contact with the armed forces. Although service with these organisations may give some initial benefit to cadets attending the military colleges/academies, the next stage of the officer training programs assumes no prior military experience/knowledge, and those that did not partake in military activities at university are not disadvantaged.

Officer training edit

 
The Passing Out Parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, one of four military academies in the United Kingdom.

There are now four military academies in the United Kingdom. Although the curriculum at each varies due to the differing nature of the service a man or woman is joining, it is a combination of military and academic study that is designed to turn young civilians into comprehensively trained military officers.

Officer Training for the Reserve Forces (e.g. Army Reserve, Royal Naval Reserve, RAF Reserves and Royal Marines Reserves) also takes place at the relevant military academies, but under a different curriculum and the courses tend to be concentrated into a much shorter period – a significant amount of the study will be undertaken at the cadet's reserve unit.

Postgraduate and staff training edit

 
The first RAF staff College course at Andover, 1922. The staff college operated from 1922 to 1970.

United States edit

Introduction edit

In the United States, the term "military academy" does not necessarily mean a government-owned institution run by the armed forces to train its own officers. It may also mean a middle school, high school, or college, whether public or private, which instructs its students in military-style education, discipline and tradition. Students at such civilian institutions can earn a commission in the U.S. military through the successful completion of a Reserve Officer Training Corps program along with their college or university's academic coursework.

Most state-level military academies maintain both a civilian student body and a traditional corps of cadets. The only exception is the Virginia Military Institute, which remains all-military.[39]

Federal service academies edit

 
Cadets of the United States Military Academy (USMA) navigate the horizontal ladder and vertical rope obstacle of the Indoor Obstacle Course Test. USMA is one of five federal service academies.

The colleges operated by the U.S. Federal Government, referred to as federal service academies, are:

Post-graduate school edit

Senior and junior military colleges edit

 
Although Texas A&M University has transformed into a state university, it still maintains a corps of cadets along with a civilian student body.
 
Cadets of Marion Military Institute after the Alumni Weekend parade. The Institute is one of four junior military colleges in the United States.

There is one all-military state-sponsored military academy:

In addition, these five institutions that were military colleges at the time of their founding now maintain both a corps of cadets and a civilian student body. Many of these institutions also offer on-line degree programs:

Along with VMI, these institutions are known as the senior military colleges of the US.

Today four institutions are considered military junior colleges (MJC). These four military schools participate in the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program, an Army ROTC program where qualified students can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college. The four military Junior colleges are as follows:

Merchant Marine Academies that have military academy-style operations edit

 
Cadets of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy learning how to row a boat. The institution is one of six military-styled maritime academies in the United States.

There are six state-operated Merchant Marine academies:

These merchant marine academies operate on a military college system. Part of the training that the cadets receive is naval and military in nature. Cadets may apply for Naval Reserve commissions upon obtaining their Merchant Marine Officer's licenses. Most if not all also offer some form of military commissioning program into the active duty US Navy, US Marine Corps, or US Coast Guard.

Staff colleges edit

The United States staff colleges, mandated to serve the needs of officers for post-graduate studies and other such graduate institutions as mandated by the Department of Defense are:

United States Air Force Air University attached staff colleges edit

Staff colleges of the United States Army edit

 
A classroom at the School of Advanced Military Studies, one of four staff colleges of the United States Army

Staff colleges of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps edit

Joint Service staff colleges edit

 
The National War College, a school of the National Defense University, is a multi-service staff college in the United States.

Other post-graduate colleges operated by the DoD edit

Uzbekistan edit

 
The Tashkent Higher Tank Command School during the soviet period

Vietnam edit

Zimbabwe edit

  • Zimbabwe National Defence University

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Cadet, Linton Hall, Linton Hall Military School Memories: One cadet's memoir, Scrounge Press, 2014. ISBN 9781495931963 Memoir of cadet who attended a military school for boys ages 6 to 16.

External links edit

  • Memories and discussion of military school for elementary and junior high school boys
  • Another site with memories and discussion of the same school

References edit

  1. ^ "Military Academy History and traditions". www.esercito.difesa.it. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ . Royal Danish Defence College (in Danish). Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Richard A Harmon. "Perspectives in the History of Military Education and Professionalism" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant (1766–1812) March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Defence Academy
  6. ^ a b . Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ejército de Bolivia". www.ejercito.mil.bo.
  8. ^ . Ingresso (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. ^ . www.concursosmilitares.com.br. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  10. ^ . www.concursosmilitares.com.br. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  11. ^ . www.concursosmilitares.com.br. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. ^ a b H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
  13. ^ 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
  14. ^ H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
  15. ^ H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876–1918. Volume II: 1919–1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
  16. ^ "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College since the Second World War", Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 1991.
  17. ^ "First Bachelor degrees granted at Royal Military College Saint-Jean since 1995". Mirage News. May 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  18. ^ DCOM. "Choix de 4A des promotions précédentes – Orientation 4A". portail.polytechnique.edu.
  19. ^ . eta.mod.gov.ge. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  20. ^ "Akademi Militer | Center Of Excellence".
  21. ^ . www.parsine.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  22. ^ "Portal Rasmi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia". www.upnm.edu.my.
  23. ^ http://maf.mod.gov.my/eng/training_institute/institute02.htm[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on April 18, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
  25. ^ . Archived from the original on May 3, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
  26. ^ . Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
  27. ^ List of Uganda Military Schools February 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  28. ^ "1000 TFG Somali soldiers passed out at Bihanga military training". January 25, 2021.
  29. ^ . Archived from the original on December 4, 2020.
  30. ^ "Museveni shakes up top army command". January 24, 2021.
  31. ^ Kalama Warfare Training School at Kabamba November 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Oliver Tambo Leadership School at Kaweweta, Nakaseke District September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ South Africa Donates Equipment to Oliver Tambo School November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ . Archived from the original on December 4, 2020.
  35. ^ The NUST at Lugazi November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  36. ^ About Uganda Urban Warfare Training School February 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^ (in Ukrainian) Official website of National Defense University of Ukraine December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  38. ^ . Army Academy named after hetman Petro Sahaydachyi. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  39. ^ Standberry, Lee (May 9, 2012). "Top 10 Military Colleges in America". TopTenz.net. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016. Unlike other military colleges (the federal service academies), all of VMI's students are members of the Corps of Cadets. This tradition of not offering civilian programs is in keeping with VMI efforts to offer students 'a Spartan, physically and academically demanding environment combined with strict military discipline.'

military, academy, film, military, academy, film, military, academy, service, academy, educational, institution, which, prepares, candidates, service, officer, corps, normally, provides, education, military, environment, exact, definition, depending, country, . For the film see Military Academy film A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps It normally provides education in a military environment the exact definition depending on the country concerned A graduation parade of the Royal Military College DuntroonArmenian soldiers at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University in 2013Three types of academy exist pre collegiate level institutions awarding academic qualifications university level institutions awarding bachelor s degree level qualifications and those preparing Officer Cadets for commissioning into the armed services of the state A naval academy is either a type of military academy in the broad sense of that term or is distinguished from one in the narrow sense In U S usage the Military Merchant Marine Naval Coast Guard and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of service academies in that country Contents 1 History 2 Types 2 1 Pre collegiate institutions 2 2 Adult institutions 3 Albania 4 Angola 5 Argentina 6 Armenia 7 Australia 8 Austria 9 Azerbaijan 10 Bangladesh 10 1 Cadet colleges in Bangladesh 11 Belarus 12 Belgium 13 Bolivia 14 Brazil 14 1 Basic Education 14 2 Preparatory Schools 14 3 Sailor and Marine Soldier Training 14 4 Sergeants Training 14 5 Officers Training 15 Bulgaria 16 Canada 17 Colombia 18 Czech Republic 19 Democratic People s Republic of Korea 20 Denmark 21 Egypt 22 El Salvador 23 Estonia 24 Finland 25 France 25 1 High schools 25 2 Officer academies 25 3 Postgraduate academies 26 Georgia 27 Germany 28 Greece 29 Hungary 30 India 31 Indonesia 32 Iran 33 Israel 34 Italy 35 Japan 35 1 Universities 35 2 Officer Candidate Schools 35 3 Offcer Colleges 36 Kazakhstan 37 Kyrgyzstan 38 Malaysia 39 Mexico 40 Moldova 41 Mongolia 42 Myanmar 43 Namibia 44 Netherlands 45 New Zealand 46 Nigeria 46 1 High school training 46 2 Undergraduate officer training 46 3 Postgraduate officer training 47 Norway 47 1 Undergraduate officer training 47 2 Postgraduate training 48 Pakistan 49 Paraguay 50 People s Republic of China 51 Peru 52 Philippines 53 Poland 54 Portugal 54 1 Pre university level institution 54 2 Undergraduate officer training 54 3 Postgraduate and staff training 55 Republic of China Taiwan 56 Republic of Ireland 57 Republic of Korea 58 Romania 59 Russia 59 1 First stage of training 59 2 Secondary education 59 3 Post secondary education 59 4 Staff college 60 Serbia 61 Singapore 62 Somalia 63 South Africa 64 Spain 65 Sri Lanka 65 1 University 65 2 Officer training 65 3 Staff training 66 Sweden 66 1 Undergraduate officer training 66 2 Postgraduate training 67 Tanzania 68 Thailand 69 Turkey 70 Turkmenistan 71 Uganda 72 Ukraine 72 1 Staff colleges 72 2 Service academies 72 3 Military service academies operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine 72 4 Other military service academies 72 5 Reserve Officers Training Corps Military educational units of higher education institutions of Ukraine 5 72 6 Military colleges of non commissioned officers Military Sergeant Colleges of Ukraine 72 7 Military High Schools Military Lyceum 72 8 Cadets corp Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training 73 United Kingdom 73 1 Pre University level institution 73 2 Undergraduate service 73 3 Officer training 73 4 Postgraduate and staff training 74 United States 74 1 Introduction 74 2 Federal service academies 74 3 Post graduate school 74 4 Senior and junior military colleges 74 5 Merchant Marine Academies that have military academy style operations 74 6 Staff colleges 74 6 1 United States Air Force Air University attached staff colleges 74 6 2 Staff colleges of the United States Army 74 6 3 Staff colleges of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps 74 6 4 Joint Service staff colleges 74 7 Other post graduate colleges operated by the DoD 75 Uzbekistan 76 Vietnam 77 Zimbabwe 78 See also 79 Further reading 80 External links 81 ReferencesHistory editThe first military academies were established in the 18th century to provide future officers for technically specialized corps such as military engineers and artillery with scientific training The Italian Military Academy was inaugurated in Turin on January 1 1678 as the Savoy Royal Academy making it the oldest military academy in existence 1 The Royal Danish Naval Academy was set up in 1701 2 The Royal Military Academy Woolwich was set up in 1741 after a false start in 1720 because of a lack of funds 3 as the earliest military academy in Britain Its original purpose was to train cadets entering the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers In France the Ecole Royale du Genie at Mezieres was founded in 1748 followed by a non technical academy in 1751 the Ecole Royale Militaire offering a general military education to the nobility French military academies were widely copied in Prussia Austria Russia The Norwegian Military Academy in Oslo educates officers of the Norwegian Army The academy was established in 1750 and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway By the turn of the century under the impetus of the Napoleonic Wars and the strain that the armies of Europe subsequently came under military academies for the training of commissioned officers of the army were set up in most of the combatant nations These military schools had two functions to provide instruction for serving officers in the functions of the efficient staff officer and to school youngsters before they gained an officer s commission 4 The Kriegsakademie in Prussia was founded in 1801 and the Ecole speciale militaire de Saint Cyr was created by order of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 as a replacement for the Ecole Royale Militaire of the Ancien Regime the institution that Napoleon himself had graduated from The Royal Military College Sandhurst in England was the brainchild of John Le Marchant in 1801 5 who established schools for the military instruction of officers at High Wycombe and Great Marlow with a grant of 30 000 from Parliament The two original departments were later combined and moved to Sandhurst In the United States the United States Military Academy USMA in West Point New York was founded on March 16 1802 and is one of five service academies in the nation Types editPre collegiate institutions edit See also Military high school A military school teaches children of various ages elementary school middle school or high school in a military environment which includes training in military aspects such as drill Many military schools are also boarding schools and others are simply magnet schools in a larger school system Many are privately run institutions though some are public and are run either by a public school system such as the Chicago Public Schools or by a state Adult institutions edit A college level military academy is an institute of higher learning of things military It is part of a larger system of military education and training institutions The primary educational goal at military academies is to provide a high quality education that includes significant coursework and training in the fields of military tactics and military strategy The amount of non military coursework varies by both the institution and the country and the amount of practical military experience gained varies as well Military academies may or may not grant university degrees In the US graduates have a major field of study earning a Bachelor s degree in that subject just as at other universities However in British academies the graduate does not achieve a university degree since the whole of the one year course undertaken mainly but not exclusively by university graduates is dedicated to military training There are two types of military academies national government run and state private run Graduates from national academies are typically commissioned as officers in the country s military The new officers usually have an obligation to serve for a certain number of years In some countries e g Britain all military officers train at the appropriate academy whereas in others e g the United States only a percentage do and the service academies are seen as institutions which supply service specific officers within the forces about 15 percent of US military officers State or private run academy graduates have no requirement to join the military after graduation although some schools have a high rate of graduate military service Today most of these schools have ventured away from their military roots and now enroll both military and civilian students The only exception in the United States is the Virginia Military Institute which remains all military Albania editArmed Forces AcademyAngola editArmy Military Academy National Air Force Academy Naval AcademyArgentina edit nbsp Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addresses the 2010 graduating class of Argentina s National Military College Argentine Army Colegio Militar de la Nacion National Military College in El Palomar Buenos Aires northwestern outskirts of Buenos Aires Argentine Navy Escuela Naval Militar Naval Military School in Rio Santiago Buenos Aires in Ensenada near La Plata Argentine Air Force Escuela de Aviacion Militar Military Aviation School in the city of CordobaArmenia editNational Defense Research University Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute Armenak Khanperyants Military Aviation UniversityAustralia edit nbsp The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri service military college established in 1986 Australian Defence Force Academy Royal Australian Naval College Royal Military College Duntroon Officers Training School RAAFAustria editTheresian Military Academy LandesverteidigungsakademieAzerbaijan editWar College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Azerbaijan Higher Military AcademyBangladesh edit nbsp Colours Contingent of the Bangladesh Military Academy a training institute for officers of the Bangladesh ArmyBangladesh Military Academy Bangladesh Naval Academy Bangladesh Air Force Academy Armed Forces Medical College 6 AFMC Airport Road DhakaCadet colleges in Bangladesh edit Main article List of cadet colleges in BangladeshBelarus editMilitary Academy of Belarus Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of BelarusBelgium editRoyal Military Academy Belgium Bolivia editMilitary College of Bolivia Colegio Militar del Ejercito de Bolivia 7 Bolivian Military Naval Academy Bolivian Air Force AcademyBrazil editBasic Education edit offers an education with military values for civilians students of primary and secondary school nbsp Colegio Militar do Rio de JaneiroBrazilian Army Sistema Colegio Militar do Brasil SCMB 8 Military High School of Brazil System Colegio Militar de Belem CMBel Military High School of Belem Colegio Militar de Belo Horizonte CMBH Military High School of Belo Horizonte Colegio Militar de Brasilia CMB Military High School of Brasilia Colegio Militar de Campo Grande CMCG Military High School of Campo Grande Colegio Militar de Curitiba CMC Military High School of Curitiba Colegio Militar de Fortaleza CMF Military High School of Fortaleza Colegio Militar de Juiz de Fora CMJF Military High School of Juiz de Fora Colegio Militar de Manaus CMM Military High School of Manaus Colegio Militar de Porto Alegre CMPA Military High School of Porto Alegre Colegio Militar do Recife CMR Military High School of Recife Colegio Militar do Rio de Janeiro CMRJ Military High School of Rio de Janeiro Colegio Militar de Salvador CMS Military High School of Salvador Colegio Militar de Santa Maria CMSM Military High School of Santa Maria Colegio Militar de Sao Paulo CMSP Military High School of Sao Paulo Preparatory Schools edit prepares students for admission to one of the official training academies nbsp Academia Militar das Agulhas NegrasBrazilian Army 9 Escola Preparatoria de Cadetes do Exercito EsPCEx Army Cadets Preparatory School Brazil s Navy 10 Colegio Naval CN Naval High School Brazilian Air Force 11 Escola Preparatoria de Cadetes do Ar EPCAR Air Cadets Preparatory School Sailor and Marine Soldier Training edit nbsp Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros de Santa CatarinaBrazil s Navy Centro de Instrucao Almirante Milciades Portela Alves CIAMPA Admiral Milciades Portela Alves Instruction Center Centro de Instrucao e Adestramento de Brasilia CIAB Brasilia Instruction and Training Center Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros EAM Apprentices Sailors School Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros do Ceara EAMCE Ceara Apprentices Sailors School Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros do Espirito Santo EAMES Espirito Santo Apprentices Sailors School Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros de Pernambuco EAMPE Pernambuco Apprentices Sailors School Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros de Santa Catarina EAMSC Santa Catarina Apprentices Sailors School Sergeants Training edit nbsp Escola de Especialistas da AeronauticaBrazilian Army Escola de Sargento das Armas ESA Sergeant Weapons School Escola de Sargento de Logistica EsSLog Sergeant of Logistics School Centro de Instrucao de Aviacao do Exercito CiAvEx Army Aviation Instruction Center Brazil s Navy Centro de Instrucao Almirante Alexandrino CIAA Admiral Alexandrino Instruction Center Centro de Instrucao Almirante Sylvio de Camargo CIASC Admiral Sylvio de Camargo Instruction Center Brazilian Air Force Escola de Especialistas da Aeronautica EEAR Air Force Specialists School Officers Training edit nbsp Escola NavalBrazilian Army Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras AMAN Agulhas Negras Military Academy Escola de Formacao Complementar do Exercito EsFCEx Army Complementary Training School Escola de Saude do Exercito EsSEx Army Health School Instituto Militar de Engenharia IME Military Institute of Engineering Brazil s navy Centro de Instrucao Almirante Wandenkolk CIAW Admiral Wandekolk Instruction Center Escola de Formacao de Oficiais da Marinha Mercante EFOMM Merchant Navy Officers Training School Escola Naval EN Naval School Brazilian Air Force Academia da Forca Aerea AFA Air Force Academy Centro de Instrucao e Adaptacao da Aeronautica CIAAR Air Force Instruction and Adaptation Center Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica ITA Aeronautics Institute of Technology Bulgaria editVasil Levski National Military University founded in 1878 as a military school in Plovdiv Air Force Faculty in Dolna Mitropoliya Artillery Air Defence and CIS Faculty in Shumen All Force Faculty faculty in Veliko Tarnovo Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna and founded in 1881 as Naval Machinery School in Rousse Rakovski Defence and Staff College in Sofia founded with an Act of the 15th National Assembly of March 1 1912 in SofiaCanada edit nbsp Royal Military College of Canada band piper and bugler Established in 1876 the College is Canada s only post secondary military college with degree granting powers Two post secondary military academies are operated under the Canadian Military Colleges system the Royal Military College of Canada RMCC in Kingston Ontario and Royal Military College Saint Jean RMC Saint Jean in Saint Jean sur Richelieu Quebec RMCC was established in 1876 while RMC Saint Jean was established in 1954 12 The two institutions provided military education to officer cadets of all three elements in the Canadian Forces the navy army and air force with RMC granted the authority to confer academic degrees in arts science and engineering by the 1960s 13 From 1940 to 1995 the Department of National Defence operated a third military college in Victoria British Columbia known as Royal Roads Military College RRMC 12 Graduates of the Colleges are widely acknowledged to have had a disproportionate impact in the Canadian services and society thanks to the solid foundations provided by their military education 14 Military discipline and training as well as a focus on physical fitness and fluency in both of Canada s two official languages English and French provided cadets with ample challenges and a very fulfilling experience 15 In 1995 the Department of National Defence was forced to close RRMC and RMC Saint Jean due to budget considerations but RMCC continues to operate 16 In the fall of 1995 the campus reopened as a civilian institution Royal Roads University In 2007 the Department of National Defence reopened RMC Saint Jean as a military academy that offers equivalent schooling as CEGEP a level of post secondary education in Quebec s education system In 2021 RMC Saint Jean was returned to University status and had officer cadets graduate and received their commission for the first time since 1995 17 In addition to Canadian Military Colleges the Canadian Armed Forces also operate a number of training centres and schools including the Canadian Forces College and the Canadian Forces Language School The components of the Canadian Armed Forces also maintain training centres and schools The Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre CADTC is a formation in the Army that delivers combat and doctrinal training The CADTC includes several training establishments such as the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre Combat Training Centre Command and Staff College and the Peace Support Training Centre The 2 Canadian Air Division is the formation responsible for training in the Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF and includes establishments like the Royal Canadian Air Force Academy 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School and 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School The RCAF also maintains the Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training In addition to publicly operated institutions Canada is also home to one private military boarding school Robert Land Academy in West Lincoln Ontario Founded in 1978 it is an all boys institute that is fully accredited by Ontario s Ministry of Education The school offers elementary and secondary levels of education providing schooling for students from Grade 6 to Grade 12 Colombia edit nbsp The Honour Guard of Jose Maria Cordova Military School Cadets undergo undergraduate studies at the institution National Army of Colombia Jose Maria Cordova Military School in Bogota Colombian Army NCO SchoolColombian Air Force Marco Fidel Suarez Military Aviation School in Cali Colombian Naval Infantry and Colombian Navy Admiral Padilla Naval Academy in Cartagena de Indias National Police of Colombia General Santander National Police Academy in Bogota Czech Republic editUniverzita Obrany University of Defence Military academy and training commandDemocratic People s Republic of Korea editKim Jong un National Defense University Kim Il sung Military University Kim Il sung Military Political University Kim Jong suk Naval Academy Kim Chaek Air Force AcademyDenmark edit nbsp Established in 1701 the Royal Danish Naval Academy is the oldest still existing officers academy in the world Royal Danish Defence College Royal Danish Military Academy Royal Danish Naval Academy Royal Danish Air Force Officers SchoolEgypt editEgyptian Military Academy Egyptian Military College Egyptian Air Defense College Egyptian Air College Egyptian Naval College Nasser Military Academy Egyptian Military Technical College Egyptian Military medical collegeEl Salvador editCaptain General Gerardo Barrios Military SchoolEstonia edit nbsp The Baltic Defence College is a multinational military college established by Estonia Latvia and Lithuania Estonian Military Academy Baltic Defence College both in TartuFinland edit nbsp The Raakunamaki Military Academy in Lappeenranta FinlandSee also Army Academy Finland Finnish National Defence University Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu on Santahamina island HelsinkiFrance edit nbsp Students of Prytanee National Militaire having lunch 1900 The institution is one of several military preparatory schools in France High schools edit Lycee militaire de Saint Cyr Lycee militaire d Autun Prytanee National Militaire Lycee militaire d Aix en Provence Lycee naval de Brest Ecole des Pupilles de l AirOfficer academies edit nbsp Cadets of Ecole speciale militaire de Saint Cyr during the 2008 Bastille Day military parade The military college was established in 1802 by Napoleon Ecole speciale militaire de Saint Cyr ESM literally the Special Military School of St Cyr is the French Military Academy It is often referred to as Saint Cyr Founded by Napoleon in 1802 and initially in Fontainebleau it was moved first to Saint Cyr l Ecole in 1808 and then to Coetquidan Brittany in 1945 Ecole militaire interarmes EMIA Ecole des commissaires des armees ECA founded in 2013 Ecole de l air the French Air Force Academy Ecole Navale the French Naval Academy Ecole des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale EOGN gendarmerie commissioned officers academy Ecole Polytechnique X a French engineering grande ecole of military status Though all of its French engineering students are enlisted and trained as officers 5 of its graduates remain in the military after graduation 18 ENSTA Bretagne a French engineering grande ecole of military status Only 1 4 of its students are actual officers in training Ecole de Sante des Armees medical school of French army National Military Infrastructure Engineers Academy trains military engineers of the Armed Forces opened 2013 also one of the newest Postgraduate academies edit Ecole d etat major Staff school first step of higher military studies for officer of OF 2 rank Ecole de Guerre War School second step of higher military studies mainly for ranks OF 2 and OF 3 who want to continue the command track e g to command battalion or regiment College d enseignement superieur de l armee de terre Army Higher Education College second step of military education but for officers whishing to achieve a high level specialization Cours superieur d etat major Advanced Staff Course Enseignement militaire superieur scientifique et technique Higher Technical and Scientific Education Centre des hautes etudes militaire Center for Advanced Military Studies final step of military education for very few selected OF 5 Its students also attend the civilian institut des hautes etudes de defense nationale Georgia editNational Defense Academy Cadet Bachelor School Junior Officer Basic School Aviation Air Defense Officer Basic School Medical Officer School Captain Career School Command and General Staff School School of Advance Defense Studies Language Training School 19 Germany edit nbsp The main complex of the Naval Academy Murwik of the German Navy nbsp Library of Bundeswehr University Munich which provides post secondary education to military personnel and civiliansGermany has a unique system for civil and military education The only true military academy is the Fuhrungsakademie der Bundeswehr where mainly future staff officers and general staff officers are further trained The standard education in military leadership is the task of the Offizierschulen officers schools run by the three branches The contents differ from branch to branch According to the doctrine leading by task in the army all prospective platoon leaders are trained down to the level of a commander of a mixed combat battalion There they also have to pass an officer exam to become commissioned later on Moreover there exist so called Waffenschulen school of weapons like infantry school or artillery school There the officers learn to deal with the typical tasks of their respective corps A specialty of the German concept of officer formation is the academic education Germany runs two Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces where almost every future officer has to pass non military studies and achieve a bachelor s or master s degree During their studies after at least three years of service the candidates become commissioned Leutnant second lieutenant The three officer s schools are The German Navy supervises Naval Academy at Murwik in Flensburg Murwik The German Army supervises Offizierschule des Heeres in Dresden The German Air Force supervises Offizierschule der Luftwaffe in FurstenfeldbruckAcademic and staff education Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg Bundeswehr University Munich in Munich Fuhrungsakademie der Bundeswehr in HamburgGreece edit nbsp A sloop of the Hellenic Naval Academy sails past with a crew of naval cadet officers The Academy is supervised by the Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Armed Forces have military academies supervised by each branch of the Armed Forces individually Highest Military Academies ASS or Higher Military Educational Institutions ASEI The Hellenic Army supervises The Evelpidon Military Academy in Athens The Corps Officers Military Academy in Thessaloniki The Nursery Officers Academy in Athens The Hellenic Air Force supervises The Icarus Air Force Academy in Tatoi Athens The Hellenic Navy supervises The Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy in Piraeus Higher Military NCO Academies ASSY The Hellenic Army supervises the Military Non commissioned Officers Academy SMY The Hellenic Air Force supervises the Air Force Non commissioned Officers Academy SMYA The Hellenic Navy supervises the Naval Non commissioned Officers Academy SMYN Despite their names Greek Sxoles Ypa3iwmatikwn lit Sub officers Academies their alumni can advance to the rank of Antisyntagmatarchis Antipterachos Antiploiarchos Hungary editNational University of Public Service Successor of Royal Hungarian Ludovica Military Academy which founded in 1808 Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer TrainingIndia edit nbsp Robin K Dhowan Chief of Naval Staff for India reviews cadets during a passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy The institution is a training academy of the Indian Army Main article Military academies in IndiaIndonesia edit nbsp Cadets of the Indonesian Military Academy in parade uniform during the Indonesian independence day ceremony The institution is the military academy of the Indonesian Army nbsp Cadets from the Indonesian Naval Academy tour the USS Fort Worth on CARAT Indonesia 2015 The Indonesian Naval Academy is part of the Indonesian Navy nbsp Cadets of the Indonesian Air Force Academy in formation before parading for the Air force anniversary ceremony The Academy is operated by the Indonesian Air Force The Indonesian Military Academy 20 was founded in Yogyakarta October 13 1945 by the order of General Staff Chief of Indonesia Army Lieutenant General Urip Sumohardjo as the Militaire Academie MA Yogyakarta Currently the Tentara Nasional Indonesia or the TNI Indonesian National Armed Forces under the supervision of the Commanding General of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System a two or three star officer in billet in the HQ of the Indonesian National Armed Forces has divided the academies into the three respective services Indonesian Military Academy Akademi Militer Akmil in Magelang Central Java is under the supervision of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army operated since 1946 Indonesian Naval Academy Akademi Angkatan Laut AAL in Surabaya East Java is under the supervision of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Naval Academy also educates and forms officers to serve in the Indonesian Marine Corps In existence since 1951 Indonesian Air Force Academy Akademi Angkatan Udara AAU in Yogyakarta is under the supervision of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force The academy has three majorings which are electronics engineering and administration Following graduation students who are selected as Pilot and Navigator conduct further training in the Pilot and Navigator Flight School prior bearing the Pilot Navigator designation Active since 1945 with its current form since 1965 but also inherits the traditions of former Dutch military aviation schools Each service academy is headed by a two star general who serves as superintendent and his her deputy is a one star officer All the students cadets midshipman are recruited from senior high school graduates from all over Indonesia Shortly after graduation they are commissioned as Letnan Dua Second Lieutenant Ensign in their respective service branches and receive a bachelor s degree comparable to those awarded by civil academies or universities The length term is now 4 years and is divided into five grades of cadets ranks starting from the lowest Prajurit Taruna Cadet Private 1st year 4 months Kopral Taruna Cadet Corporal 1st year 8 months Sersan Taruna Cadet Sergeant 2nd year Sersan Mayor Dua Taruna Cadet Second Sergeant Major 3rd year Sersan Mayor Satu Taruna Cadet First Sergeant Major 4th yearTaruna is also a nickname to cadets in the Military Naval and Air Force Academies however other nicknames such as Kadet refers to cadets in the Naval Academy while Karbol refers to cadets in the Air Force Academy The term Taruna however still applies to all cadets from the three academies Until 1999 before the Indonesian National Police officially separated from the armed forces the Indonesian Police Academy AKPOL also stood under the National Armed Forces Academy but now has separated from the Military and is under the auspices of the President of Indonesia controlled by the National Police Headquarters Mabes Polri where in the other hand the Armed Forces Army Naval and Air Force Academies of Indonesia is under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense controlled by the Armed Forces General Headquarters Mabes TNI Presently the Police Academy is in Semarang Central Java and is supervised under the supervision of the Chief of the Indonesian National Police Kapolri All three academies and the Police Academy have a joint 4th class cadet training program since 2008 after completing it the cadets go to their respective academies to continue with the three remaining years of study before commissioning Iran editIran has five main military universities Imam Ali Officers University Persian دانشگاه افسری امام علی acronym 21 دا اف DAʿAF formerly known as Officers School Persian دانشکده افسری is the military academy of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army in Tehran Iran Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University Persian دانشگاه علوم و فنون هوایی شهید ستاری is the military academy of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force in Tehran Iran Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr Persian دانشگاه علوم و فنون دریایی امام خمینی is the military academy of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy in Noshahr Mazandaran Iran Khatam al Anbia Air Defense Academy Persian دانشگاه پدافند هوایی خاتم الانبیاء آجا is the military academy of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force in Tehran Iran Imam Hossein University Persian دانشگاه امام حسین acronym IHU is the military academy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran Iran Amir Al Momenin University of Military Sciences and TechnologyIsrael editIsraeli Naval AcademyItaly edit nbsp A cadet of Italy s Nunziatella military academy in 1787 the year the academy was establishedHigh school level institutions only for classical and scientific liceum starting from grade 10 Scuola Militare Nunziatella founded during the Bourbon Period in 1787 in Italian Army Naples Scuola Militare Teulie founded during the Napoleonic period in 1802 Italian Army Milan Scuola Militare Navale Morosini Italian Navy Venice Scuola Militare Aeronautica Douhet Italian Air Force Florence2009 2010 school year was the first school year with girls attending Non Commissioned Officer NCO schools Army Scuola sottufficiali dell Esercito Italiano Viterbo Navy Scuola sottufficiali della Marina Militare Taranto and Law Maddalena Air Force Scuola marescialli dell Aeronautica Militare Viterbo Carabinieri Scuola marescialli e brigadieri dei carabinieri Firenze Guardia di Finanza Scuola ispettori e sovrintendenti della Guardia di Finanza L AquilaUniversity level institutions Military Academy of Modena Scuola di Applicazione Torino Accademia Navale Livorno Accademia Aeronautica Pozzuoli Scuola Ufficiali Carabinieri Rome Accademia della Guardia di Finanza BergamoJapan edit nbsp JMSDF Officer Candidate School Etajima HiroshimaUniversities edit National Defense Academy of Japan National Defense Medical CollegeOfficer Candidate Schools edit JGSFD Officer Candidate School Kurume JMSDF Officer Candidate School Etajima Naval Academy Etajima JASDF Officer Candidate School NaraOffcer Colleges edit Joint Staff College JGSDF Training Evaluation Research and Development Command JMSDF Staff College JASDF Staff CollegeKazakhstan edit nbsp Cadets of the Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces march in the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade National Defense University Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces formerly the Alma Ata Higher All Arms Command School Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces Military Engineering Institute of Radio Electronics and CommunicationsKyrgyzstan editMilitary Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic Center for Advanced Training of OfficersMalaysia edit nbsp Cadets of National Defence University of Malaysia on an exercise The institution is a post secondary school operated by the Malaysian Armed Forces Secondary level institutions Royal Military College Malaysia Maktab Tentera Diraja University level National Defence University of Malaysia 22 University Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia foundation bachelor s degree master s degree PhD and specialist courses Armed Forces Defence College 23 Maktab Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera Specialist training and staff institutions Officers Cadet School in Port Dickson OCS Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College 24 Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera Armed Forces Health Training Institute 25 Institut Latihan Kesihatan Angkatan Tentera Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre 26 Pusat Latihan Pengaman Malaysia Reserve Officer Training Units Malay Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan or PALAPES or ROTU exists only in public universities in Malaysia This is a tertiary institution based officer commissioning program to equip students as officer cadets with military knowledge and understanding for service as Commissioned Officers in the reserve components of the various branches of the Malaysian Armed Forces Mexico edit nbsp A cadet of Mexico s Heroic Military Academy with a golden eagle the institution s mascotHeroica Escuela Naval Militar Heroico Colegio Militar Colegio del AireMoldova editAlexandru cel Bun Military AcademyMongolia editNational Defense University Military Music College of MongoliaMyanmar editDefence Services Academy Defence Services Technological Academy Defence Services Medical Academy Officer Training School Myanmar OTS National Defence College Myanmar NDC Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical ScienceNamibia editNamibian Military SchoolNetherlands edit nbsp Cadets in a classroom of the Netherlands Royal Naval Institute The academy is a part of Nederlandse Defensie Academie Koninklijke Militaire Academie Royal Naval College Netherlands New Zealand editTier One initial officer training New Zealand Commissioning Course Waiouru NZ Army Initial Officer Training Woodbourne RNZAF Officer Training School Devonport Naval BaseTier Two junior officer education NZDF Junior Staff Course New Zealand Defence CollegeTier Three senior officer education NZDF Staff Course New Zealand Defence CollegeNigeria edit nbsp Cadets in a lab of Nigeria s Air Force Military School a boys only military high schoolHigh school training edit Nigerian Military School Zaria Nigerian Army military school for boys Air Force Military School Jos Nigeria in Jos Nigerian Air Force military school for boys Nigerian Navy Military School Ikot Ntuen Akwa Ibom State Nigerian Navy military School for boysUndergraduate officer training edit Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna Nigerian Armed Forces university schoolPostgraduate officer training edit Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji at Jaji Kaduna joint Nigerian Armed Forces higher studies institute for both indigenous and international students Nigerian Army College of Logistics Lagos school for training middle career Nigerian Army officers on military logistics National Defence College Abuja school for training senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and also some members of the civil service Army War College Nigeria Naval War College Nigeria Air War College NigeriaNorway edit nbsp Buildings of the Norwegian Naval Academy an undergraduate institution intended to instruct officers of the Royal Norwegian NavyUndergraduate officer training edit Norwegian Military Academy Linderud Oslo Norwegian Army Norwegian Naval Academy Laksevag Bergen Royal Norwegian Navy Norwegian Air Force Academy Trondheim Royal Norwegian Air Force Postgraduate training edit Norwegian Defence Staff College Oslo joint Norwegian National Defence College Oslo civil service very senior officers Pakistan edit nbsp A passing out parade at Pakistan Military AcademyPakistan Military Academy Kakul Pakistan Air Force Academy Risalpur Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi Command and Staff College Quetta National Defence University Islamabad Pakistan Navy War College Lahore PAF Air War College Karachi Army Burn Hall College for boys Abbottabad Army Public College of Management Sciences public sector Military College Jhelum Jhelum District Military College Murree Rawalpindi District Military College Sui Dera Bugti District PAF College Sargodha PAF College Murre Hills Cadet College Razmak Razmak North Waziristan Agency Cadet College Kohat Cadet College Wana Cadet College Spinkai Cadet College Mastung Cadet College Petaro Pakistan Navy Garrison Cadet College Kohat Cadet College SkarduParaguay editFrancisco Lopez Military Academy in Capiata ParaguayPeople s Republic of China edit nbsp Main gate of the PLA National Defence University a national university administered by the People s Liberation Army PLA National Defense University National University of Defense Technology PLA Information Engineering University Army Command College of the Chinese People s Liberation ArmyPeru editUndergraduate officer training Chorrillos Military School Peruvian Army Peruvian Naval School Peruvian Navy Peruvian Air Force Officers School es Peruvian Air Force Officers School of the National Police of Peru Police Leoncio Prado Military AcademyPhilippines edit nbsp Graduating cadets of Philippine Military Academy at a homecoming nbsp The National Defense College of the Philippines is a graduate level military college established in 1963 The Philippines patterned all its service academies after the United States Military Academy West Point and the United States Merchant Marine Academy King s Point These higher education institutions are operated by the Philippine Government and grant different baccalaureate degrees Philippine Military Academy Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas City of Baguio It is the primary training school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for would be regular commissioned officers of the Philippine Army Philippine Navy Philippine Marine Corps and the Philippine Air Force It is under the control of the Department of National Defense Its former name was the Philippine Constabulary Academy During the American colonial rule era U S Army Cavalry Officers established the school for the professionalization of the enlisted personnel of the defunct Philippine Constabulary It was renamed the Philippine Military Academy before the 1930s In 1992 PMA stopped providing graduates to the Philippine Constabulary after the passage of Republic Act 6975 which resulted in the merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police The merged institutions was named the Philippine National Police Beginning in 1993 PMA became a co educational school Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Zambales It is a school for students who shall serve in different private shipping companies foreign or local Its graduates may serve in the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy as an ensign after graduation depending upon their choice All PMMA graduates are also automatically appointed by the president of the Philippines as ensigns 2nd lieutenants in the Philippine Navy Reserve This is the oldest of the Philippine service academies having been established in 1820 during the long period of Spanish colonial rule in the country and was first situated in Manila for many years Aside from the PMA and the PMMA all three branches of the AFP have their own Officer Candidate Course Programs for both men and women patterned after their US counterparts The nation s higher military colleges are Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College Quezon City educates officers of the AFP not exceeding the ranks of Colonel or Navy Captain National Defense College of the Philippines Quezon City is a school for senior AFP officers for military naval planning and to ready them in holding the ranks of Brigadier General Commodore Notable civilians may enroll and be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel Commander in the AFP Reserve upon graduation Poland edit nbsp Cadets of the Polish Naval Academy aboard the ORP Iskra 1937War Studies University Jaroslaw Dabrowski Military University of Technology in Warsaw Tadeusz Kosciuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Wroclaw Polish Air Force Academy in Deblin Heroes of Westerplatte Naval Academy in Gdynia Faculty of Military Medicine of the Medical University in LodzPortugal edit nbsp Students of Colegio Militar on parade The school is one of two pre university institutions in Portugal Pre university level institution edit Colegio Militar Lisbon military basic and high school Instituto dos Pupilos do Exercito Lisbon vocational education military schoolUndergraduate officer training edit nbsp The Bemposta Palace of the Portuguese Military Academy an undergraduate level institutionAcademia Militar Lisbon and Amadora Portuguese Army and Republican National Guard university school Escola Naval Almada Portuguese Navy university school Academia da Forca Aerea Sintra Portuguese Air Force university schoolPostgraduate and staff training edit Instituto Universitario Militar Lisbon joint command and staff collegeRepublic of China Taiwan editR O C Military Academy R O C Naval Academy R O C Air Force Academy R O C Air Force Institute of Technology Army Academy R O C National Defense University War College Army Command and Staff College Naval Command and Staff College Air Force Command and Staff College Institute of Technology Management College Political Warfare College National Defense Medical Center Chung cheng Armed Forces Preparatory SchoolRepublic of Ireland editDefence Forces Training Centre Naval College Air Corps CollegeRepublic of Korea edit nbsp Cadets of the Korean Military Academy during a visit to United Nations CommandMain article Republic of Korea military academies The three main military academies Korea Military Academy Army Korea Naval Academy Korea Air Force AcademyOther military academies Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon formerly Korea Third Military Academy Armed Forces Nursing AcademyRomania editCarol I National Defence University Universitatea Națională de Apărare Carol I Bucharest Technical Military Academy Academia Tehnică Militară Bucharest Land Forces Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy Sibiu Air Forces Academia Forțelor Aeriene Air Forces Academy Braṣov Naval Forces Mircea cel Bătran Naval Academy ConstanṭaRussia editSee also Cadet Corps Russia Military academies in Russia First stage of training edit The Cadet Corps is an admissions based military middle school for young boys that was founded in the Russian Empire in 1732 soon becoming widespread throughout the country Omsk Cadet Corps Karelia Cadet Corps Krasnoyarsk Cadet Corps Magnitogorsk Cadet Corps Georgy Zhukov Moscow Cadet Corps Moscow Cossacks Cadet Corps Moscow Cadet Corps of Military Music Moscow Cadet Corps of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Moscow Diplomatic Cadet Corps Moscow Cadet Corps Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad St Petersburg Space Forces Cadet Corps St Petersburg Strategic Rocket Forces Cadet Corps St Petersburg Artillery Cadet Corps The 1st St Petersburg Border guard Cadet Corps of the FSB Tambov Cadet Corps Toliatti Cadet Corps Ufa Cadet CorpsThe Sea Cadet CorpsKronstadt S C C Moscow Representative Sea Cadet Corps of the Navigation and Mathematics School Moscow Sea Cadet Corps Heroes of SevastopolSecondary education edit nbsp A cadet of Moscow Suvorov Military School the first of several Suvorov Military Schools established throughout RussiaSuvorov Military Schools are a type of boarding school in modern Russia for boys aged 14 18 Education in such these schools focuses on military related subjects Irkutsk S M S Kazan S M S Moscow S M S Moscow Military Music College North Caucasus S M S Orenburg S M S Perm S M S St Petersburg Space Forces S M S Tula S M S reopening 2016 after 56 years of closure Tver S M S Ulyanovsk S M S Ussuriysk S M S Yekaterinburg S M S Nakhimov Naval School is a form of higher naval education for teenagers introduced in modern Russia St Petersburg N N S Murmansk N N S Kaliningrad N N S Sevastopol N N S Vladivostok N N S Post secondary education edit nbsp The Engineers Castle of Russia s Military Engineering Technical University with a monument to Peter the Great in the foreground nbsp Established in 1832 the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia is a post graduate military academy Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gagarin Air Force Academy now the Gagarin Zhukovsky Combined Air Force Academy Military Engineering Technical University Saint Petersburg Mining Institute Alexander Popov Naval Radio electronic Academy Military Materiel Security Academy Pacific Naval Institute Moscow Peter the Great Strategic Rocket Forces Academy Moscow Higher Military Command School Baltic Naval Institute Sevastopol Black Sea Higher Naval Institute Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps Yekaterinburg Force Command School of Artillery Air General Staff Center of Missile and Air Defense Excellence Khabarovsk Military Commanders Training Academy Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Sergey Kirov Military Communications Academy S M Kirov Military Medical Academy St Petersburg Military College of Physical Fitness and Sports Marshal Aleksander Vasilevsky Military Academy of the Armed Forces Air Defense Branch Moscow Border Guards Superior College Military University of the Ministry of Internal AffairsStaff college edit General staff Academy N G Kuznetsov Naval AcademySerbia edit nbsp Cadets fencing at the Serbian Military AcademyMilitary Academy Belgrade Military Medical Academy Serbia Singapore edit nbsp The Officer Cadet School within the SAFTI Military Institute as seen from the northwest SAFTI Military Institute Officer Cadet School OCS trains officers SAF Advanced Schools conducts specialised training for officers Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College trains senior officers to take up command and staff appointments Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute SWI SAFWOS Leadership School trains warrant officers and military experts Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School conducts advanced courses for warrant officers military experts and specialists NCOs Specialist Cadet School trains specialists NCOs Somalia editCamp TURKSOM trains both officers and NCOs offers a two year course for officers and a one year course for NCOs South Africa editSouth African Military Academy provides officers in the SANDF with an opportunity to earn a 3yr BMil degree Spain editGeneral Military Academy Zaragoza Academia General del Aire San Javier Naval Military Academy Marin Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas Academia Central de la Defensa Academia de Artilleria Academia de Infanteria Academia de Caballeria Academia de Ingenieros Academia de Logistica Academia General Basica de Suboficiales Navy NCO School Academia Basica del Aire Escuela Militar de Montana y Operaciones EspecialesSri Lanka editUniversity edit General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University ColomboOfficer training edit Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa Naval and Maritime Academy Trincomalee Air Force Academy SLAF China Bay TrincomaleeStaff training edit Defence Services Command and Staff CollegeSweden editUndergraduate officer training edit nbsp Karlberg Palace home of Sweden s Military Academy Karlberg Established in 1792 it is the oldest military academy in the world to remain in its original location Military Academy Karlberg officers Military Academy Halmstad specialist officers NCO and reserve officersPostgraduate training edit Swedish Defence UniversityTanzania editTanzania Military AcademyThailand editArmed Forces Academies Preparatory School secondary level Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy university level Phramongkutklao College of Medicine medicine university level Royal Thai Navy Academy university level Royal Thai Air Force Academy university level Royal Thai Police Cadet AcademyMedicine University levelPhramongkutklao College of Medicine Royal Thai Army Nursing College Royal Thai Navy Nursing College Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College Royal Thai Police Nursing CollegeTurkey edit nbsp Cadets of the Turkish Military Academy at 2016 Sandhurst Competition at West PointNational Defense University Turkish Military Academy Turkish Naval Academy Turkish Air Force AcademyTurkmenistan edit nbsp Cadets of the Berdimuhamed Annayev 1st Specialized Military SchoolMain article Turkmen military academies Military Academy of Turkmenistan founded in 2007 Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan Berdimuhamed Annayev 1st Specialized Military School Ashgabat Alp Arslan 2nd Specialized Military School Dashoguz Soltan Sanjar 3rd Specialized Military School Mary Turkmen State Border Service Institute Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan Turkmen National Security Institute Turkmen Naval InstituteUganda editMain article List of military schools in Uganda Uganda maintains the followings military training institutions as of December 2010 27 Bihanga Military Training School at Bihanga in Ibanda District Western Uganda 28 Kalama Warfare Training School at Kabamba Mubende District 29 30 31 National Leadership Institute NALI at Kyankwanzi Kyankwanzi District Oliver Tambo School of Leadership at Kaweweta Nakaseke District 32 33 Uganda Air Defence and Artillery School at Nakasongola in Nakasongola District Uganda Military Airforce Academy at Nakasongola in Nakasongola District 34 University of Military Science and Technology at Lugazi Buikwe District 35 Uganda Junior Staff College at Qaddafi Barracks Jinja Uganda Military Academy at Kabamba Mubende District Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka Jinja Uganda Urban Warfare Training School at Singo Kiboga District 36 Ukraine editStaff colleges edit National Defence University of Ukraine Kyiv 37 Service academies edit Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi National Ground Force Academy Lviv 38 Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University Kharkiv Institute of the Naval Forces of the National University Odessa Maritime Academy Odesa Odesa Military Academy Odesa Ukrainian Military Medical Academy Kyiv Yevgeny Bereznyak Military Diplomatic Academy Kyiv Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University Kyiv Military Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technologies named after the Heroes of Kruty Kyiv Military Institute of Tank Forces named after the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine NTU KhPI Kharkiv Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S P Korolev Zhytomyr Military Legal Institute of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University KharkivMilitary service academies operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine edit National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine Kharkiv National Academy of the State Border Service of Ukraine Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Khmelnytskyi National University of Civil Defense of Ukraine KharkivOther military service academies edit National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine Kyiv Academy of the State Penitentiary Service Chernihiv Academy of Foreign Intelligence of Ukraine Kyiv Institute for the Training of Legal Personnel for the Security Service of Ukraine Kharkiv Institute of Special Communication and Information Protection of NTUU KPI KyivReserve Officers Training Corps Military educational units of higher education institutions of Ukraine 5 edit A number of public and military universities have specialized military institutes military colleges faculties departments of military training divisions of military training departments of disaster medicine and military medicine The purpose of such institutions is the military training of students and cadets under the reserve officer training program and some of them conduct training retraining and advanced training of military specialists of the appropriate levels of higher education bachelor or master for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine others formed in accordance with the laws Ukrainian military formations Defence Forces of Ukraine as well as law enforcement agencies for special purposes Security Forces of Ukraine and the State Transport Special Service of Ukraine 6 Military colleges of non commissioned officers Military Sergeant Colleges of Ukraine edit NCO School of the Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi National Ground Force Academy Lviv NCO School of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University Kharkiv Department of Military Training of the Professional College of Maritime Transport of the National University Odesa Maritime Academy Odesa Department of Training of Medical Assistants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the D K Zabolotny Vinnytsia Medical College Vinnytsia Military Sergeant College of the Kamyanets Podilsky Ivan Ohienko National University Kamyanets Podilsky Military Sergeant College of the Military Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technologies named after the Heroes of Kruty Kyiv Military Sergeant College of the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute Kharkiv Military High Schools Military Lyceum edit Ivan Bohun Military High School Kyiv Vice Admiral Volodymyr Bezkorovayn Naval Military High School Odesa Military High School of the Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi National Ground Force Academy ChervonohradCadets corp Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training edit A number of public state and regional lyceum high school with enhanced military and physical training boarding schools such of cadet corps in other countries United Kingdom editPre University level institution edit Duke of York s Royal Military School Military based secondary school in Dover Kent students are influenced to join the forces after education but have no commitment to do so There are also numerous Cadet forces that operate for all branches of the armed forces for children aged 10 20 These are not designed to recruit people into the armed forces but rather are simply Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisations Undergraduate service edit Although an undergraduate degree is not a prerequisite for Officer training the majority of potential Officers will have attended University before joining the Armed Forces At some universities there may be the option for people to join either a University Royal Naval Unit a University Officer Training Corps UOTC or a University Air Squadron which are designed to introduce students to life in the Forces and show them the careers that are available People sponsored under the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme will join one of the four Support Units attached to universities participating in DTUS There is a requirement for bursars of DTUS to join the military for three years after completion of their degree there no requirement for students of any other organisation to join the military after they finish their degree programs and the great majority have no further contact with the armed forces Although service with these organisations may give some initial benefit to cadets attending the military colleges academies the next stage of the officer training programs assumes no prior military experience knowledge and those that did not partake in military activities at university are not disadvantaged Officer training edit nbsp The Passing Out Parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst one of four military academies in the United Kingdom There are now four military academies in the United Kingdom Although the curriculum at each varies due to the differing nature of the service a man or woman is joining it is a combination of military and academic study that is designed to turn young civilians into comprehensively trained military officers Britannia Royal Naval College HMS Dartmouth Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Royal Air Force College CranwellOfficer Training for the Reserve Forces e g Army Reserve Royal Naval Reserve RAF Reserves and Royal Marines Reserves also takes place at the relevant military academies but under a different curriculum and the courses tend to be concentrated into a much shorter period a significant amount of the study will be undertaken at the cadet s reserve unit Postgraduate and staff training edit Defence Academy of the United KingdomRoyal College of Defence Studies mainly for officers of Colonel Brigadier or equivalent rank selected as future senior leaders highly selective Joint Services Command and Staff College courses for officers from Major to Brigadier or equivalent rank Defence College of Management and Technology Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre Advanced Research and Assessment Group Conflict Studies Research Centre nbsp The first RAF staff College course at Andover 1922 The staff college operated from 1922 to 1970 United States editSee also List of United States military schools and academies Introduction edit In the United States the term military academy does not necessarily mean a government owned institution run by the armed forces to train its own officers It may also mean a middle school high school or college whether public or private which instructs its students in military style education discipline and tradition Students at such civilian institutions can earn a commission in the U S military through the successful completion of a Reserve Officer Training Corps program along with their college or university s academic coursework The term military school primarily refers to pre collegiate secondary school level military institutions The term military academy commonly refers to a pre collegiate collegiate and post collegiate institution especially the U S military run academies The term US military staff colleges refers to separate graduate schools catering to officers on active duty Most state level military academies maintain both a civilian student body and a traditional corps of cadets The only exception is the Virginia Military Institute which remains all military 39 Federal service academies edit nbsp Cadets of the United States Military Academy USMA navigate the horizontal ladder and vertical rope obstacle of the Indoor Obstacle Course Test USMA is one of five federal service academies The colleges operated by the U S Federal Government referred to as federal service academies are United States Military Academy West Point New York United States Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs Colorado United States Coast Guard Academy New London Connecticut United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point New YorkPost graduate school edit Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda MarylandSenior and junior military colleges edit nbsp Although Texas A amp M University has transformed into a state university it still maintains a corps of cadets along with a civilian student body nbsp Cadets of Marion Military Institute after the Alumni Weekend parade The Institute is one of four junior military colleges in the United States There is one all military state sponsored military academy The Virginia Military Institute VMI Lexington VirginiaIn addition these five institutions that were military colleges at the time of their founding now maintain both a corps of cadets and a civilian student body Many of these institutions also offer on line degree programs University of North Georgia Dahlonega Georgia Formed by a 2013 merger with Gainesville State College its main predecessor institution last known as North Georgia College amp State University was chartered as a military college However when NGCSU was founded in 1873 as North Georgia Agricultural College it had both a corps and a civilian student body and was also the state s first coeducational college Norwich University Corps of Cadets Norwich University Northfield Vermont is a private university in Northfield Vermont It is the oldest private military college in the United States The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich Vermont as the American Literary Scientific and Military Academy It is the oldest of six senior military colleges and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the Birthplace of ROTC Texas A amp M Corps of Cadets Texas A amp M University College Station Texas The Citadel The Military College of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg VirginiaAlong with VMI these institutions are known as the senior military colleges of the US Today four institutions are considered military junior colleges MJC These four military schools participate in the Army s two year Early Commissioning Program an Army ROTC program where qualified students can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college The four military Junior colleges are as follows Georgia Military College Milledgeville Georgia Marion Military Institute Marion Alabama New Mexico Military Institute Roswell New Mexico Valley Forge Military Academy and College Wayne PennsylvaniaMerchant Marine Academies that have military academy style operations edit nbsp Cadets of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy learning how to row a boat The institution is one of six military styled maritime academies in the United States There are six state operated Merchant Marine academies Massachusetts Maritime Academy Maine Maritime Academy State University of New York Maritime College part of the State University of New York SUNY system Texas A amp M Maritime Academy part of the Texas A amp M University System Great Lakes Maritime Academy a division of Northwestern Michigan College California State University Maritime Academy part of the California State University system These merchant marine academies operate on a military college system Part of the training that the cadets receive is naval and military in nature Cadets may apply for Naval Reserve commissions upon obtaining their Merchant Marine Officer s licenses Most if not all also offer some form of military commissioning program into the active duty US Navy US Marine Corps or US Coast Guard Staff colleges edit The United States staff colleges mandated to serve the needs of officers for post graduate studies and other such graduate institutions as mandated by the Department of Defense are United States Air Force Air University attached staff colleges edit The Air University in Maxwell AFB Alabama includes Squadron Officer College and Squadron Officer School Air Command and Staff College USAF Air War CollegeStaff colleges of the United States Army edit nbsp A classroom at the School of Advanced Military Studies one of four staff colleges of the United States ArmyUnited States Army Command and General Staff College United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army War CollegeStaff colleges of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps edit Naval War College Naval Postgraduate School Marine Corps UniversityJoint Service staff colleges edit nbsp The National War College a school of the National Defense University is a multi service staff college in the United States National Defense University in Washington D C includes Joint Forces Staff College Norfolk Virginia National War College Dwight D Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy Defense Acquisition UniversityOther post graduate colleges operated by the DoD edit National Intelligence University military intelligence The Judge Advocate General s Legal Center and School legal services training Air Force Judge Advocate General s School legal services training Naval Justice School legal services training Uzbekistan edit nbsp The Tashkent Higher Tank Command School during the soviet periodAcademy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan formerly the Tashkent Higher All Arms Command School Joint Service Officer Training Academy Tashkent Higher Tank Command School Samarkand Higher Military Automobile Command School Higher Military Customs Institute Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan Military Technical Institute of the National Guard of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Air AcademyVietnam editMain article Vietnamese military academies National Defense Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi Vietnam Le Quy Đon Technical University in Hanoi Vietnam Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang Khanh Hoa Province VietnamZimbabwe editZimbabwe National Defence UniversitySee also editMilitary high school List of fictional schools List of government run higher level national military academies Military building Military education and trainingFurther reading editCadet Linton Hall Linton Hall Military School Memories One cadet s memoir Scrounge Press 2014 ISBN 9781495931963 Memoir of cadet who attended a military school for boys ages 6 to 16 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military academies Memories and discussion of military school for elementary and junior high school boys Another site with memories and discussion of the same schoolReferences edit Military Academy History and traditions www esercito difesa it Retrieved August 22 2021 Royal Danish Naval Academy Royal Danish Defence College in Danish Archived from the original on October 2 2019 Retrieved January 7 2016 Woolwich History Archived from the original on August 6 2013 Richard A Harmon Perspectives in the History of Military Education and Professionalism PDF a b Major General John Gaspard Le Marchant 1766 1812 Archived March 23 2012 at the Wayback Machine Defence Academy a b AFMC Archived from the original on July 10 2012 Retrieved August 2 2012 Ejercito de Bolivia www ejercito mil bo Conheca os 14 Colegios Militares Colegios Militares Ingresso in Brazilian Portuguese Archived from the original on April 16 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 Concursos Como Ingressar no Exercito www concursosmilitares com br Archived from the original on April 23 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 Concursos Como Ingressar na Marinha www concursosmilitares com br Archived from the original on April 24 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 Concursos Como Ingressar na Aeronautica www concursosmilitares com br Archived from the original on April 23 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 a b H16511 Dr Richard Arthur Preston To Serve Canada A History of the Royal Military College of Canada 1997 Toronto University of Toronto Press 1969 4237 Dr Adrian Preston amp Peter Dennis Edited Swords and Covenants Rowman And Littlefield London Croom Helm 1976 H16511 Dr Richard Preston R M C and Kingston The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community 1968 H1877 R Guy C Smith editor As You Were Ex Cadets Remember In 2 Volumes Volume I 1876 1918 Volume II 1919 1984 Royal Military College Kingston The R M C Club of Canada 1984 To Serve Canada A History of the Royal Military College since the Second World War Ottawa University of Ottawa Press 1991 First Bachelor degrees granted at Royal Military College Saint Jean since 1995 Mirage News May 14 2021 Retrieved October 16 2021 DCOM Choix de 4A des promotions precedentes Orientation 4A portail polytechnique edu საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტრო eta mod gov ge Archived from the original on December 10 2012 Retrieved September 19 2012 Akademi Militer Center Of Excellence اسم هاي مخفف در نيروهاي مسلح www parsine com in Persian Archived from the original on September 8 2016 Retrieved September 11 2016 Portal Rasmi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia www upnm edu my http maf mod gov my eng training institute institute02 htm permanent dead link Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College Haigate Archived from the original on April 18 2007 Retrieved May 3 2007 Laman Utama INSAN Archived from the original on May 3 2007 Retrieved May 3 2007 Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre Archived from the original on May 26 2007 Retrieved May 3 2007 List of Uganda Military Schools Archived February 24 2015 at the Wayback Machine 1000 TFG Somali soldiers passed out at Bihanga military training January 25 2021 Kalama Warfare Training School Opened in 2005 at Kabamba Archived from the original on December 4 2020 Museveni shakes up top army command January 24 2021 Kalama Warfare Training School at Kabamba Archived November 2 2014 at the Wayback Machine Oliver Tambo Leadership School at Kaweweta Nakaseke District Archived September 29 2011 at the Wayback Machine South Africa Donates Equipment to Oliver Tambo School Archived November 2 2012 at the Wayback Machine About Uganda Airforce Academy Archived from the original on December 4 2020 The NUST at Lugazi Archived November 2 2012 at the Wayback Machine About Uganda Urban Warfare Training School Archived February 24 2015 at the Wayback Machine in Ukrainian Official website of National Defense University of Ukraine Archived December 26 2013 at the Wayback Machine History of Academy Army Academy named after hetman Petro Sahaydachyi Archived from the original on November 3 2013 Retrieved July 3 2013 Standberry Lee May 9 2012 Top 10 Military Colleges in America TopTenz net Archived from the original on June 24 2016 Retrieved August 8 2016 Unlike other military colleges the federal service academies all of VMI s students are members of the Corps of Cadets This tradition of not offering civilian programs is in keeping with VMI efforts to offer students a Spartan physically and academically demanding environment combined with strict military discipline Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Military academy amp oldid 1189499711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.