Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon) or KAAY is a military academy of the

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...

for training

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. Commonly known as "Choongsungdae" ( ko, 충성대,

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: 忠誠臺) as a reference to its loyalty and devotion to the country, it produces the largest number of junior officers in the Korean Army. The current Superintendent of the Academy is

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Ko Chang-Jun

Campus

The main campus is located in

Yeongcheon Yeongcheon () is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Yeongcheon is located southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of ...

, a south district of

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

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 border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. Certain areas of the campus is open to the public on weekends. Visitors without South Korean citizenship must notify the Academy at least a week in advance to obtain permission for entry.

Admission

The Academy only accepts students who have completed their 1st and 2nd year of undergraduate studies (or an equivalent qualification recognized by the academy), and trains only junior and senior cadets (i.e. 3rd and 4th year of undergraduate studies).

Education

All cadets graduate with a bachelor's degree with majors in military science and another chosen major and are commissioned as

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of the Korean army. KAAY also actively engages in exchange partnerships with nearby US military units including USAG Daegu, 19th ESC, and Camp Mujuk.

References

External links

Homepage of the Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon)
1968 establishments in South Korea Army installations of the Republic of Korea Military academies of South Korea Universities and colleges in North Gyeongsang Province Yeongcheon {{SouthKorea-university-stub

Campus

Admission

Education

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