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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. 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, Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of
service academies 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. ...
in that country.


History

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 the 1st, 1678 as the Savoy Royal Academy, making it the oldest military academy in existence. The Royal Danish Naval Academy was set up in 1701. The
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich The Royal Military Academy (RMA) at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army military academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. It later also trained officers of the Royal Corps of Sig ...
was set up in 1741, after a false start in 1720 because of a lack of funds, as the earliest military academy in Britain. Its original purpose was to train cadets entering the Royal Artillery and
Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...
. In France, the École Royale du Génie at
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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. The Kriegsakademie in Prussia was founded in 1801 and the
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ...
was created by order of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 as a replacement for the École Royale Militaire of the
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(the institution that Napoleon himself had graduated from). The Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in England was the brainchild of John Le Marchant in 1801, 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 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. ...
in the nation.


Types


Pre-collegiate institutions

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

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 Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles. Military training may be voluntary or compulsory duty. It begins with recruit training, proceed ...
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 Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield. They involve the application of four battlefield functions which are closely related – kinetic or firepower, Mobility (military), mobil ...
and
military strategy Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals. Derived from the Greek word '' strategos'', the term strategy, when it appeared in use during the 18th century, was seen in its narrow s ...
. 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

* Armed Forces Academy


Angola

* Army Military Academy * National Air Force Academy * Naval Academy


Argentina

Argentine Army: * Colegio Militar de la Nación ( National Military College), in El Palomar, Buenos Aires (northwestern outskirts of Buenos Aires)
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: * Escuela Naval Militar ( Naval Military School), in
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(in Ensenada, near La Plata) Argentine Air Force: * Escuela de Aviación Militar ( Military Aviation School), in the city of Córdoba


Armenia

* National Defense Research University * Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute * Armenak Khanperyants Military Aviation University


Australia

* Australian Defence Force Academy * Royal Australian Naval College * Royal Military College, Duntroon *
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Austria

* Theresian Military Academy * Landesverteidigungsakademie


Azerbaijan

*Schools of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces ** War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces ** Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy (formerly the
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) *** Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy (former independent institution) ***
Azerbaijan High Military Aviation School Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
(former independent institution) *Special service higher schools **Academy of the Ministry of National Security **
High Military School of Internal Troops of Azerbaijan The Internal Troops of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Daxili Qoşunları), also known as Interior Troops or Interior Guard, is the uniformed gendarmerie-like force in Azerbaijan. Internal Troops are subordinated to the Ministry of Int ...
**Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs **State Border Service Academy **Academy of Ministry of Emergency Situations **Academy of State Customs Committee


Bangladesh

* Bangladesh Military Academy * Bangladesh Naval Academy * Bangladesh Air Force Academy *Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Airport Road, Dhaka


Cadet colleges in Bangladesh


Belarus

*
Military Academy of Belarus Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Ваенная акадэмія Рэспублікі Беларусь, ) is higher military educational institution in the national education system of the Republic of Belarus and the leading insti ...
*
Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus The Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus ( be, Iнстытут пагранiчнай службы Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the educational institution of the Border Guard Service of Belarus. History The school was establish ...
* Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of Belarus


Belgium

*
Royal Military Academy (Belgium) The Royal Military Academy (french: École royale militaire, nl, Koninklijke Militaire School) is the military university of Belgium. The institution is responsible for the education of the officers of the five components of the Belgian defence ...


Bolivia

*
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(Colegio Militar del Ejército de Bolivia) * Bolivian Military Naval Academy * Bolivian Air Force Academy


Brazil


Basic Education

(offers an education with military values for civilians students of primary and secondary school)Brazilian Army: * Sistema Colégio Militar do Brasil (SCMB) ''(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

(prepares students for admission to one of the official training academies)Brazilian Army: * Escola Preparatória de Cadetes do Exército (EsPCEx) ''(Army Cadets Preparatory School)'' Brazil's Navy: * Colégio Naval (CN) ''(Naval High School)'' Brazilian Air Force: * Escola Preparatória de Cadetes do Ar (EPCAR) ''(Air Cadets Preparatory School)''


Sailor and Marine Soldier Training

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

Brazilian Army: * Escola de Sargento das Armas (ESA) ''(Sergeant of Arms 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

Brazilian Army: * Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN) ''(Agulhas Negras Military Academy)'' * Escola de Formação Complementar do Exército (EsFCEx) ''(Army Complementary Training School)'' * Escola de Saúde do Exército (EsSEx) ''(Army Health School)'' * Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME) ''(Military Institute of Engineering)'' 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

* Vasil Levski National Military University founded in 1878 as a military school in
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** Air Force Faculty in Dolna Mitropoliya ** Artillery, Air Defence and CIS Faculty in
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** 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 Sofia


Canada

Two post-secondary military academies are operated under the Canadian Military Colleges system, the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) in
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, Ontario; and Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) in
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, Quebec. RMCC was established in 1876, while RMC Saint-Jean was established in 1954.H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969. 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. 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). 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. Military discipline and training, as well as a focus on
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and fluency in both of Canada's two official languages, English and French, provided cadets with ample challenges and a very fulfilling experience. 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. RRMC reopened as a civilian university in the fall of 1995, and is maintained by the Government of British Columbia. 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. In addition to Canadian Military Colleges, the
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also operate a number of training centres and schools, including the Canadian Forces College, and the
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. 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,
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, Command and Staff College, and the Peace Support Training Centre. The
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is the formation responsible for training in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and includes establishments like the Royal Canadian Air Force Academy,
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, and
3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS; french: 3e École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes) is located at the Southport Aerospace Centre just south of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. 3 CFFTS conducts Primary Flight Training on ...
. 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

National Army of Colombia: * José María Córdova Military School, in
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Colombian Air Force: * Marco Fidel Suarez Military Aviation School, in
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. Colombian Naval Infantry and Colombian Navy: * Admiral Padilla Naval Academy, in
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. National Police of Colombia: * General Santander National Police Academy, in Bogotá.


Czech Republic

* Univerzita Obrany (University of Defence) * Military academy and training command


Democratic People's Republic of Korea

*
Kim Jong-un National Defense University The Kim Jong-un National Defense University () is a university located in Ryongsong-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. The university focuses on the scientific and technical training of North Korea's national defense personnel. History The univer ...
* Kim Il-sung Military University * Kim Il-sung Military Political University *
Kim Jong-suk Naval Academy Kim Jong-suk Naval University () is a post-secondary educational institution located in Hamhung, North Korea for officers of the Korean People's Navy. Its namesake is Kim Jong-suk, a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and North Korean leader Kim I ...
* Kim Chaek Air Force Academy


Denmark

*
Royal Danish Defence College The Royal Danish Defence College ( da, Forsvarsakademiet; FAK) is an independent authority in the Armed Forces under the Armed Forces Commander's Defense Command, which provides training, research, advice and consultancy services in core military ...
*
Royal Danish Military Academy The Royal Danish Military Academy ( da, Hærens Officersskole) educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval ...
* Royal Danish Naval Academy * Royal Danish Air Force Officers School


Egypt

* Egyptian Air Defense Academy *
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* Egyptian Air Academy * Egyptian Military Academy *
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El Salvador

*
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Estonia

* Estonian Military Academy * Baltic Defence College, both in
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Finland

* Finnish National Defence University ''(Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu)'', on
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island, Helsinki


France


High schools

* Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr *
Lycée militaire d'Autun In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...
* Prytanée National Militaire *
Lycée militaire d'Aix-en-Provence In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
*
Lycée naval de Brest In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...
* École des Pupilles de l'Air


Officer academies

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École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ...
(ESM, literally the "Special Military School of St Cyr") is the French Military Academy. It is often referred to as "Saint-Cyr". Founded by
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in 1802, and initially in
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, it was moved first to Saint-Cyr-l'École in 1808, and then to Coëtquidan ( Brittany) in 1945. * École militaire interarmes (EMIA) * École des commissaires des armées (ECA), founded in 2013 * École de l'air: the French Air Force Academy * École Navale: the French Naval Academy * École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale (EOGN):
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commissioned officers academy * École Polytechnique (X): a French engineering '' grande école'' 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. *
ENSTA Bretagne The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées ( en, Superior National School of Advanced Techniques) is a prestigious French graduate school of engineering ("''école d'ingénieurs''"). Founded in 1741, it is th ...
: a French engineering '' grande école'' of military status. Only 1/4 of its students are actual officers-in-training. * École de Santé des Armées: medical school of French army *
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: trains military engineers of the Armed Forces, opened 2013 (also one of the newest)


Postgraduate academies

* ''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 The ''Institut des hautes études de défense nationale'' (IHEDN) (Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence) is a French public academic institution for research, education and promotion of expertise and sensitization towards defence matte ...
.


Georgia

* 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


Germany

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: * The German Navy supervises: ** Naval Academy at Mürwik, in
Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
- Mürwik * The
German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
supervises: ** ''Offizierschule des Heeres'', in Dresden * The
German Air Force The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War a ...
supervises: ** ''Offizierschule der Luftwaffe'', in
Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located 32 kilometres west of Munich. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base. Th ...
Academic and
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education: * Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces ** Helmut Schmidt University, in Hamburg ** Bundeswehr University Munich, in Munich * Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, in Hamburg


Greece

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):'' *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 Tatoi ( el, Τατόι, ) was the summer palace and estate of the former Greek royal family. The area is a densely wooded southeast-facing slope of Mount Parnitha, and its ancient and current official name is Dekeleia. It is located  from t ...
(Athens). *The
Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...
supervises: ** The Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy, in Piraeus. ''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 The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...
supervises the ''Naval Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥΝ)''. It is worth noting that, despite their names (), their alumni can advance to the rank of Antisyntagmatarchis/Antipterachos/Antiploiarchos.


Hungary

* National University of Public Service (Successor of Royal Hungarian Ludovica Military Academy, which founded in 1808) ** Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training


India


Indonesia

The Indonesian Military Academy was founded in Yogyakarta, October 13, 1945, by the order of General Staff Chief of Indonesia Army Lieutenant General
Urip Sumohardjo General Oerip Soemohardjo (; Perfected Spelling System, Perfected Spelling: Urip Sumoharjo, 22 February 1893 – 17 November 1948) was an Indonesian general and the first chief of staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He receive ...
as the Militaire Academie (MA) Yogyakarta. Currently, the Tentara Nasional Indonesia or the TNI (
Indonesian National Armed Forces , founded = as the ('People's Security Forces') , current_form = , disbanded = , branches = , headquarters = Cilangkap, Jakarta , website = , commander-in-chief = Joko Widodo , ...
), 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 Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a ''bupati''. Magelang city covers an area of 18. ...
,
Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
, 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 Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
, 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 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force ( id, Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Udara, abbreviated KSAU or KASAU) is the highest position in the Indonesian Air Force. The position is held by the four-star Marshal, appointed by and reporting directl ...
. 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, 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 Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until ...
/ Ensign)) in their respective service branches and get the ''Diploma IV'' (Associate degree, 4th Grade) comparable to 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/Kadet/Karbol'' (Cadet Private), 1st year (4 months) * ''Kopral Taruna/Kadet/Karbol'' (Cadet Corporal), 1st year (8 months) * ''Sersan Taruna/Kadet/Karbol'' (Cadet Sergeant), 2nd year * ''Sersan Mayor Dua Taruna/Kadet/Karbol'' (Cadet Second Sergeant Major), 3rd year * ''Sersan Mayor Satu Taruna/Kadet/Karbol'' (Cadet First Sergeant Major), 4th year ''Taruna'' refers to cadets in the Military Academy, ''Kadet'' refers to cadets in the Naval Academy, and ''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
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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 Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...
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Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
), 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

Iran has five main military universities: * Imam Ali Officers' University ( Persian: دانشگاه افسری امام علی; acronym: دا اف, DĀʿAF), 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 , patron = , motto = , "Skyhigh is my place" , colours = Ultramarine blue , colours_label = , march = , mascot ...
, in Tehran, Iran. *
Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr is the military academy of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy located in Noshahr, Mazandaran Province. Cadets of the academy achieve ensign rank upon graduation and join the Navy A navy, naval force, or ...
( Persian: دانشگاه علوم و فنون دریایی امام خمینی) is the military academy of
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy , ''Daryādelān''"Seahearts" , patron = , motto = fa, راه ما، راه حسین است, ''Rāh-e ma, rāh-e hoseyn ast''"''Our Path, Is Hussain's Path''" , colors = , ...
, in Noshahr, Mazandaran, Iran. *
Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Academy Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense University AJA ( fa, دانشگاه پدافند هوایی خاتم‌الانبیاء آجا) is a military academy located in Tehran, affiliated with Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force, Air Defense F ...
( Persian: دانشگاه پدافند هوایی خاتم‌الانبیاء 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 Technology Amir Al-Momenin University of Military Sciences and Technology is the biggest IRGC staff military college for ground forces officers based in Isfahan. This academy has hosted international armed forces games matches. It was established in 2006, 138 ...


Israel

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Israeli Naval Academy The Israeli Naval Academy is a voluntary course, dedicated to the training, education and selection of Naval Officers, and it takes place alongside other instructional courses at the Naval Command School in the Israeli Naval Training Base. The N ...


Italy

High school level institutions (only for classical and scientific liceum, starting from grade 10): *
Scuola Militare Nunziatella The Nunziatella Military School of Naples, Italy, founded November 18, 1787 under the name of ''Royal Military Academy'' (it.: ''Reale Accademia Militare''), is the oldest Italian institution of military education among those still operating. Its b ...
, 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 ''Scuola'' ('school' in Italian; plural ''scuole'') is part of the name of many primary and secondary schools in Italy, Italian-language schools abroad, and institutes of tertiary education in Italy. Those are not listed in this disambiguation artic ...
, Italian Navy, Venice *
Scuola Militare Aeronautica Douhet ''Scuola'' ('school' in Italian; plural ''scuole'') is part of the name of many primary and secondary schools in Italy, Italian-language schools abroad, and institutes of tertiary education in Italy. Those are not listed in this disambiguation artic ...
, 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: * Military Academy of Modena * Scuola di Applicazione, Torino * Accademia Navale,
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
*
Accademia Aeronautica The Accademia Aeronautica is the Italian Air Force Academy, the institute for the training of Air Force officers. It's located in Pozzuoli in the province of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. Among the oldest aviation academies in th ...
, Pozzuoli *
Scuola Ufficiali Carabinieri ''Scuola'' ('school' in Italian; plural ''scuole'') is part of the name of many primary and secondary schools in Italy, Italian-language schools abroad, and institutes of tertiary education in Italy. Those are not listed in this disambiguation artic ...
, Rome * Accademia della Guardia di Finanza,
Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...


Japan

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National Defense Academy of Japan National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
(university level) * National Defense Medical College (university level medical school) * Japan Coast Guard Academy (university level) *Officer Candidate Training Schools (for each of Ground, Maritime and Air Self-defense forces) * Naval Academy Etajima is located in Etajima city, in the prefecture of Hiroshima, is the naval academy of the  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).


Kazakhstan

* 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 Communications


Kyrgyzstan

* Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic * Center for Advanced Training of Officers


Malaysia

Secondary level institutions: * Royal Military College (Malaysia) (Maktab Tentera Diraja) University level: * National Defence University of Malaysia (''University Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia'') (foundation, bachelor's degree, master's degree, PhD and specialist courses) * Armed Forces Defence College (''Maktab Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera'') Specialist training and
staff Staff may refer to: Pole * Staff, a weapon used in stick-fighting ** Quarterstaff, a European pole weapon * Staff of office, a pole that indicates a position * Staff (railway signalling), a token authorizing a locomotive driver to use a particula ...
institutions: * Officers Cadet School in Port Dickson (OCS) * Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College (Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera) * Armed Forces Health Training Institute (Institut Latihan Kesihatan Angkatan Tentera) * Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (Pusat Latihan Pengaman Malaysia) Reserve Officer Training Units ( ms, Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan or ) 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 The Malaysian Armed Forces (: MAF; ms, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: ), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The number of MAF active pers ...
.


Mexico

* Heroica Escuela Naval Militar * Heroico Colegio Militar * Colegio del Aire


Moldova

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Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy The Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy (AMFA; ) is the main military academy of Moldova. The mission of academy is to prepare officers for service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova in compliance with Euro-Atlantic requirements on in ...


Mongolia

* National Defense University ** Military Music College of Mongolia


Myanmar

* Defence Services Academy * Defence Services Technological Academy *
Defence Services Medical Academy The Defense Services Medical Academy (DSMA) ( my, တပ်မတော် ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ်, ), located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is the University of Medicine of the Myanmar Armed Forces. One of the most selective universities ...
*
Officer Training School (Myanmar) Officer Training School (OTS) is a United States Air Force and United States Space Force commissioning program located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Overview Officer Training School is a part of the Jeanne M. Holm Center ...
(OTS) *
National Defence College (Myanmar) National Defence College (, abbreviated NDC) is a military academy in Myanmar's national capital of Naypyidaw. Opened in 1958, NDC was one of several training facilities opened in the mid-to-late 1950s, the most well known among them being the ...
(NDC) * Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science


Namibia

*
Namibian Military School The Namibian Military School is a training unit of the Namibian Defence Force. It is the premier training institution of the Namibian military and offers a variety of training ranging from basic military training to mechanical training History Th ...


Netherlands

* Koninklijke Militaire Academie * Royal Naval College (Netherlands)


New Zealand

Tier One – initial officer training * New Zealand Commissioning Course, Waiouru (
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) * Initial Officer Training, Woodbourne ( RNZAF) * Officer Training School, Devonport Naval Base Tier Two – junior officer education * NZDF Junior Staff Course,
New Zealand Defence College The New Zealand Command and Staff College (NZCSC) is the premier educational institute for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and is located at Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt (near Wellington). The New Zealand Command and Staff College provi ...
Tier Three – senior officer education * NZDF Staff Course,
New Zealand Defence College The New Zealand Command and Staff College (NZCSC) is the premier educational institute for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and is located at Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt (near Wellington). The New Zealand Command and Staff College provi ...


Nigeria


High school training

* Nigerian Military School, ZariaNigerian Army military school for boys *
Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria Air Force Military School, Jos (AFMS) is a military and academic institution located in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Established on 18 September 1980, the school has graduated over 7,000 junior airmen as of July 2017. The school is effectively ...
, in
Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...
Nigerian Air Force military school for boys *
Nigerian Navy Military School Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
, Ikot Ntuen, Akwa Ibom StateNigerian Navy military School for boys


Undergraduate officer training

* Nigerian Defence Academy, KadunaNigerian Armed Forces university school


Postgraduate officer training

* 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 Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
, Lagos – school for training middle career Nigerian Army officers on military logistics * National Defence College,
Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
– school for training senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and also some members of the civil service *
Army War College Nigeria An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
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Naval War College Nigeria A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
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Air War College Nigeria The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Gravity of Earth, Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating Atmo ...


Norway


Undergraduate officer training

* Norwegian Military Academy, Linderud/Oslo (Norwegian Army) * Norwegian Naval Academy, Laksevåg/Bergen (Royal Norwegian Navy) * Norwegian Air Force Academy, Trondheim (Royal Norwegian Air Force)


Postgraduate training

*
Norwegian Defence Staff College Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...
, Oslo (joint) *
Norwegian National Defence College Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
, Oslo (civil service/very senior officers)


Pakistan

* Pakistan 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 Sargodha is a Pakistan Air Force operated boarding school located in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1953. Founded as a feeding school for Pakistan Air Force Academy, it is now a public school since 1990 funded by ...
*
PAF College Murre Hills PAF may refer to: Computing * Personal Ancestral File, a genealogy data program * PME Aggregation Function, a networking technology * Postcode Address File, a collection of UK postal addresses and postcodes, available from Royal Mail * .PAF, f ...
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Cadet College Razmak Cadet College Razmak is a military high school, located in the valley of Razmak, in North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. History The college was founded by the late prime minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali ...
, Razmak North Waziristan Agency * Cadet College Kohat *
Cadet College Wana A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...
* Cadet College Spinkai * Cadet College Mastung *
Cadet College Petaro Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan; about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad which is under administration of Pakistan Navy. Its campus occupies over 700 acres ...
,
Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
*
Garrison Cadet College Kohat Garrison Cadet College Kohat is a boarding school, situated in the suburb of Kohat City. The college has classes from class 8th to FSc (Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical Level). Students are inducted in class 8 and Class 11; after a 3-step selectio ...
* Cadet College Skardu


Paraguay

* Francisco López Military Academy, in
Capiatá Capiatá () is a city in Central Department, Paraguay. It is the only city in Central that borders seven cities: Aregua, Itaugua, Juan Augusto Saldívar, Luque, Ñemby, San Lorenzo and Ypane. It is the location of the Francisco López Milit ...
, Paraguay


People's Republic of China

* PLA National Defense University * National University of Defense Technology *
PLA Information Engineering University The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University (IEU; ) is a Chinese military university in Zhengzhou, Henan, affiliated with the People's Liberation Army. It was established in 1999. Before that, it was ...
* Army Command College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army


Peru

Undergraduate officer training * Chorrillos Military School (Peruvian Army) *
Peruvian Naval School The Naval Academy of Peru ( es, Escuela Naval del Perú) is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Navy. It is located at La Punta, Callao, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Its current director is Rear ...
(Peruvian Navy) *
Peruvian Air Force Officers' School Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian ...
(Peruvian Air Force) * Officers' School of the National Police of Peru (National Police of Peru)


Philippines

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),
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– 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 The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an e ...
, Philippine Marine Corps and the
Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forc ...
. 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 The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an e ...
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

*
War Studies University The War Studies University ( pl, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej; ''ASzWoj'') is the highest military academic institution in Poland. It was formed by Ministry of National Defence in 2016 in place of the former National Defence University Academy (Akademi ...
*
Jarosław Dąbrowski Military University of Technology Jarosław (; uk, Ярослав, Yaroslav, ; yi, יאַרעסלאָוו, Yareslov; german: Jaroslau) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 38,970 inhabitants, as of 30 June 2014. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), pre ...
in Warsaw *
Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy ''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader * Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor * Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński ...
in Wrocław *
Polish Air Force Academy The Polish Air Force Academy ( Polish: ''Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Sił Powietrznych'' (1994-2018); ''Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa'' (since 2018)) is located in Dęblin, eastern Poland. Established in 1927 during the interwar period, the Polish Air ...
in Dęblin * Heroes of Westerplatte Naval Academy in Gdynia *Faculty of Military Medicine of the Medical University in Łódź


Portugal


Pre-university level institution

* Colégio Militar, Lisbon – military basic and high school * Instituto dos Pupilos do Exército, Lisbon – vocational education military school


Undergraduate officer training

*
Academia Militar The Military Academy (AM; ''Academia Militar'' in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a university. It develops activities of teaching, research and support ...
, Lisbon and Amadora –
Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army ( pt, Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its ...
and Republican National Guard university school * Escola Naval, Almada – Portuguese Navy university school * Academia da Força Aérea, Sintra –
Portuguese Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 1 July , equipment = , equipment_label ...
university school


Postgraduate and staff training

*
Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares The Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College ( pt, Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares) or IESM is the military university establishment that provides training and education to experienced officers of the three service branches of the Portu ...
, Lisbon – joint command and staff college


Republic of China (Taiwan)

* R.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. The Army Academy R.O.C. (AAROC; ) is a military academy located in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History The AAROC was initially established as the ROC Army First Non-Commissioned Officers School in 1957 by President Chiang Kai-shek. I ...
* 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 School


Republic of Ireland

* Defence Forces Training Centre * Naval College * Air Corps College


Republic of Korea

The three main military academies: * Korea Military Academy ( Army) *
Korea Naval Academy Republic of Korea Naval Academy is a four-year military academy located in Jinhae, South Korea. Established in 1946, it is the oldest of the 3 service academies of Korea. The school educates naval midshipmen for commissioning primarily into the ...
* Korea Air Force Academy Other military academies: *
Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon) or KAAY is a military academy of the Republic of Korea Army for training officer cadets. Commonly known as "Choongsungdae" ( ko, 충성대, Hanja: 忠誠臺) as a reference to its loyalty and devotion to the coun ...
, formerly Korea Third Military Academy *
Armed Forces Nursing Academy Armed Forces Nursing Academy is a college located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land ...


Romania

* Carol 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 An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
(Air Forces Academy), Braṣov * Naval Forces: **
Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy The Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy ( ro, Academia Navală "Mircea cel Bătrân") is a higher education institution based in the Black Sea port of Constanța that educates future officers for the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as maritime off ...
, Constanṭa


Russia

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


First stage of training

* 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 Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
Cadet Corps :*
Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...
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 Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Space Forces Cadet Corps :*
St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Strategic Rocket Forces Cadet Corps :*
St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Artillery Cadet Corps :*The 1st St. Petersburg
Border guard A border guard of a country is a national security agency that performs border security. Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as in Federal Police (Germany), Germany, Guardia di Finanza, Italy or State Border Gua ...
Cadet Corps of the FSB :* Tambov Cadet Corps :*
Toliatti Tolyatti ( rus, Толья́тти, p=tɐlʲˈjætʲ(ː)ɪ), also known as Togliatti, formerly known as Stavropol (1737–1964), is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center ...
Cadet Corps :* Ufa Cadet Corps * The Sea Cadet Corps :* Kronstadt S.C.C. :* Moscow Representative Sea Cadet Corps of the Navigation and Mathematics School :* Moscow Sea Cadet Corps Heroes of Sevastopol


Secondary education

*
Suvorov Military School The Suvorov Military Schools (russian: Суворовское военное училище) are a type of boarding school in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia and Belarus for boys of 10–17. Education in these schools focuses on mil ...
s 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 Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
S.M.S. :* Kazan S.M.S. :* Moscow S.M.S. :* Moscow Military Music College :* North Caucasus S.M.S. :*
Orenburg Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...
S.M.S. :* Perm S.M.S. :* St. Petersburg Space Forces S.M.S. :*
Tula Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...
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

* 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 The Marshal of the Soviet Union K. K. Rokossovsky Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School (russian: Дальневосточное высшее общевойсковое командное училище имени Маршала Сов ...
* 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 The S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy (russian: Военно-медицинская академия имени С. М. Кирова) is a higher education institution of military medicine in Saint Petersburg and the Russian Federation. Senio ...
*
St. Petersburg Military College of Physical Fitness and Sports The Twice-Red Banner Military Institute of Physical Culture of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (russian: Военный дважды Краснознамённый институт физической культуры Министерства ...
* Marshal Aleksander Vasilevsky Military Academy of the Armed Forces Air Defense Branch * Moscow Border Guards Superior College * Military University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs


Staff college

* General staff Academy * N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy


Serbia

*
Military Academy Belgrade The Military Academy of the University of Defence () is a college devoted to military education and career development located in Belgrade, Serbia. The academy forms part of the Serbian higher education system, offering accredited graduate and po ...
*
Military Medical Academy (Serbia) The Military Medical Academy ( sr, Војномедицинска академија, Vojnomedicinska akademija; abbr. VMA), is a military hospital center in the Banjica neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1844, it is a part of the Mini ...


Singapore

* 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
specialist Specialist may refer to: Occupations * Specialist (rank), a military rank ** Specialist (Singapore) * Specialist (arena football) * Specialist degree, in academia * Specialty (medicine) * Designated market maker, in the American stock market * ...
s (NCOs) ** Specialist Cadet School: trains specialists (NCOs)


Somalia

*
Camp TURKSOM Camp TURKSOM ( Somali: ''Xerada TURKSOM'', Turkish: ''Somali Türk Görev Kuvveti Komutanlığı'') is a military base and a defence university in Mogadishu, Somalia. Since its inception, Camp TURKSOM serves as the main hub of the intergovernmen ...
trains both officers and NCOs, offers a two-year course for officers and a one-year course for NCOs.


South Africa

* South African Military Academy provides officers in the SANDF with an opportunity to earn a 3yr BMil degree.


Spain

* General Military Academy, Zaragoza * Academia General del Aire, San Javier *
Naval Military Academy The Naval Military Academy ( es, Escuela Naval Militar, ENM), at Marín, Pontevedra, in north-western Spain, is a coeducational naval academy that educates officers for commissioning primarily into the Spanish Navy and Spanish Navy Marines ...
, Marín * Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas *
Academia Central de la Defensa An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...
*
Academia de Artillería An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
*
Academia de Infantería An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...
* Academia de Caballería * Academia de Ingenieros *
Academia de Logística An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
*
Academia General Básica de Suboficiales An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
*
Navy NCO School The Navy NCO SChool ( es, Escuela de Suboficiales de la Armada) is a military institution for the training of non-commissioned officers of the Spanish Navy (''cabo mayor'' ( master corporal), sergeant , first sergeant , ''brigade'' ( master serge ...
*
Academia Básica del Aire An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
* Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales


Sri Lanka


University

* General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo


Officer training

*
Sri Lanka Military Academy The Sri Lanka Military Academy () (SLMA or SLMA Diyatalawa), commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the Sri Lanka Army's training centre where officer cadets are trained for getting commission. It is located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa ...
, Diyatalawa *
Naval and Maritime Academy Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee, is the naval academy of the Sri Lanka Navy, and is located within SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee. It received university status in 2001 under the leadership of Commodore SR Samaratunga. History The ...
, Trincomalee * Air Force Academy, SLAF China Bay, Trincomalee


Staff training

* Defence Services Command and Staff College


Sweden


Undergraduate officer training

* Military Academy Karlberg, officers *
Military Academy Halmstad A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
, specialist officers (NCO) and reserve officers


Postgraduate training

*
Swedish Defence University The Swedish Defence University ( sv, Försvarshögskolan, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology. History Today's Swedish Defence University ...


Tanzania

*
Tanzania Military Academy The Tanzania Military Academy (TMA) is a military training academy located in Monduli in northern Tanzania. It is regarded as a prestigious training institution and has trained officers from a number of countries across the region. History The ...


Thailand

* Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (secondary level) * Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (university level) * Phramongkutklao College of Medicine (medicine, university level) *
Royal Thai Navy Academy The Royal Thai Naval Academy (Thai: โรงเรียนนายเรือ) (RTNA) was established by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1898. He officially opened the academy on 20 November 1906. Originally located on the royal yacht ''Maha ...
(university level) * Royal Thai Air Force Academy (university level) *
Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ...
; Medicine, University level * Phramongkutklao College of Medicine * Royal Thai Army Nursing College *
Royal Thai Navy Nursing College Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ci ...
*
Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ...
* Royal Thai Police Nursing College


Turkey

* National Defense University * Turkish Military Academy * Turkish Naval Academy * Turkish Air Force Academy


Turkmenistan

* 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 Institute


Uganda

Uganda maintains the followings military training institutions, as of December 2010: * Bihanga Military Training School – at Bihanga, in Ibanda District,
Western Uganda The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts: Geography The Western Region ...
* Kalama Warfare Training School – at Kabamba, Mubende District *
National Leadership Institute National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
(NALI) – at
Kyankwanzi Kyankwanzi is a District in Buganda Region of Uganda. It is one of the major political and economic centres of Kyankwanzi District and the district headquarters are located in Butemba Town Council. Location Kyankwanzi Town in Kyankwanzi Distric ...
, Kyankwanzi District * Oliver Tambo School of Leadership – at
Kaweweta Kaweweta is a settlement in Nakaseke District of the Central Region of Uganda. Location Kaweweta is located in Ngoma sub-county, Nakaseke District, approximately northwest of Luweero, in Luweero District, the nearest large town. This is northe ...
,
Nakaseke District Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district. However, the district headquarters are located at Butalangu. Location Nakaseke District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the ...
*
Uganda Air Defence and Artillery School }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The souther ...
– at Nakasongola in Nakasongola District * Uganda Military Airforce Academy – at Nakasongola in Nakasongola District * University of Military Science and Technology – at Lugazi, Buikwe District * Uganda Junior Staff College – at Qaddafi Barracks, Jinja *
Uganda Military Academy The Uganda Military Academy, is a military academy in Uganda, East Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Other African countries also send their cadets to th ...
– at Kabamba, Mubende District * Uganda Senior Command and Staff College – at Kimaka, Jinja * Uganda Urban Warfare Training School – at Singo, Kiboga District


Ukraine

A number of universities have specialized military institutes, such as the Faculty of Military Legal Studies at Kharkiv's
National Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine The Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University ( uk, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого» (НЮУ), ''Natsional'nyi yurydychnyi universytet imeni Yaroslava Mudroho'') is a ...
; however, the primary Ukrainian military academies are the following: * Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi Military Academy, Lviv * Admiral Pavel Nakhimov Naval Academy,
Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...
* Ivan Kozhedub Air Force University, Kharkiv


Staff colleges

* National Defence University of Ukraine "Ivan Chernyakhovsky", KyivOfficial website of National Defense University of Ukraine


United Kingdom


Pre-University level institution

* 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
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sponsored youth organisations.


Undergraduate service

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 The Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) is a university sponsorship programme for students who want to join the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force or Engineering and Science branch of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Service a ...
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

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 The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...
* Royal Air Force College Cranwell 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

* Defence Academy of the United Kingdom :* Royal 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 The Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) was a British postgraduate school, research institution and training provider with origins dating back to 1772. It became part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in 2009, and ceased to exis ...
:*
Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer department that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army. History The Army Chaplains' Department (AChD) was formed by Royal Warrant of 23 September 1796; until the ...
:* Advanced Research and Assessment Group :* Conflict Studies Research Centre


United States


Introduction

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 Staff colleges (also command and staff colleges and War colleges) train military officers in the administrative, military staff and policy aspects of their profession. It is usual for such training to occur at several levels in a career. For exa ...
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 A corps of cadets, also called cadet corps, was originally a kind of military school for boys. Initially such schools admitted only sons of the nobility or gentry, but in time many of the schools were opened also to members of other social classes. ...
. The only exception is the Virginia Military Institute, which remains all-military.


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,
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* United States Air Force Academy,
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* United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut * United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York


Post-graduate school

* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland


Senior and junior military colleges

There is one all-military state-sponsored military academy: *The Virginia Military Institute (VMI),
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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: * 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 & 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.
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, 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" *
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, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas * The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina,
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* Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 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
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program where qualified students can earn a commission as a
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after only two years of college. The four military Junior colleges are as follows: * Georgia Military College,
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* Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama * New Mexico Military Institute,
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* Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Wayne, Pennsylvania


Merchant Marine Academies that have military academy-style operations

There are six state-operated Merchant Marine academies: * Massachusetts Maritime Academy * Maine Maritime Academy * State University of New York Maritime College (part of the
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system) * Texas A&M Maritime Academy (part of the Texas A&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

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

* The Air University in Maxwell AFB, Alabama, includes: ** Squadron Officer College and
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** Air Command and Staff College ** USAF Air War College


Staff colleges of the United States Army

* United States Army Command and General Staff College *
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* United States Army War College


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

* Naval War College *
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* Marine Corps University


Joint Service staff colleges

* National Defense University in Washington, D.C., includes: ** Joint Forces Staff College (
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) **
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** Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy * Defense Acquisition University


Other post-graduate colleges operated by the DoD

* 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

* Academy 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 Academy


Vietnam

* National Defense Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam * Lê Quý Đôn Technical University in Hanoi, Vietnam *
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in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam


Zimbabwe

* Zimbabwe National Defence University


See also

* Military high school *
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* List of government-run higher-level national military academies * Military building *
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Further reading

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


External links

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References

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