Armenian soldiers at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute

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

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of the state. A

naval academy A naval academy provides education for prospective naval officers. See also * Military academy A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally pr ...

is either a type of military academy (in the broad

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of that term) or is distinguished from one (in the narrow sense). In U.S.

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, the Military, Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of service academies 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 engineer Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics ...

s and

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during si ...

, with scientific training. The Italian Military Academy was inaugurated in

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on January the 1st, 1678 as the Savoy Royal Academy, making it the oldest military academy in existence. The

Royal Danish Naval Academy The Royal Danish Naval Academy ( da, Søværnets Officersskole or more commonly, ''Søofficerskolen'') educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Navy. Having existed for more than 300 years, it is the oldest still-existing offic ...

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 S ...

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 The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

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 head ...

. In France, the École Royale du Génie at Mézières was founded in 1748, followed by a non-technical academy in 1751, the École Royale Militaire offering a general military education to the nobility. French military academies were widely copied in

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. The

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commande ...

in Oslo, educates officers of the

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway ...

. 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

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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 ...

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 The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infant ...

, in England was the brainchild of John Le Marchant in 1801, who established schools for the military instruction of officers at

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and

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, with a grant of £30,000 from

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. The two original departments were later combined and moved to Sandhurst. In the United States, the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...

(USMA) in West Point, New York was founded on March 16, 1802, and is one of five service academies 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

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) 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

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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

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. 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 A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...

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 la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

which remains all-military.

Albania

* Armed Forces Academy

Angola

* Army Military Academy * National Air Force Academy *

Naval Academy A naval academy provides education for prospective naval officers. See also * Military academy A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally pr ...

Argentina

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the comman ...

: * Colegio Militar de la Nación (

National Military College 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, c ...

), in

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(northwestern outskirts of Buenos Aires)

Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with th ...

: * Escuela Naval Militar ( Naval Military School), in Río Santiago, Buenos Aires (in Ensenada, near La Plata)

Argentine Air Force "Argentine Wings" , mascot = , anniversaries = 10 August (anniversary) 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War) , equipment = 139 aircraft , equipment_label = , battles = * Operation Independence * Operation Soberanía * Falkl ...

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

Armenia

National Defense Research University The National Defense Research University (NDRU) ( hy, Ազգային պաշտպանության հետազոտական համալսարան) is a higher educational institution of the Armed Forces of Armenia. It is roughly the equivalent of to the A ...

Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute The Vazgen Sargsyan Military University ( hy, Վազգեն Սարգսյանի անվան ռազմական համալսարան) is a higher educational institution functioning in the system of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Its mission is to ...

* Armenak Khanperyants Military Aviation University

Australia

Australian Defence Force Academy The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and Royal Au ...

* Royal Australian Naval College *

Royal Military College, Duntroon lit: Learning promotes strength , established = , type = Military college , chancellor = , head_label = Commandant , head = Brigadier Ana Duncan , principal = , city = Campbell , state ...

Officers' Training School RAAF Officers' Training School (OTS) is the unit responsible for preparing recruits, senior airmen and Warrant Officers for careers as commissioned officers in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Between 200 and 300 students graduate from the School ...

Austria

* Theresian Military Academy * Landesverteidigungsakademie

Azerbaijan

*Schools of the

Azerbaijani Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

** War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces ** Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy (formerly the

Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School The Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School (BVOKU) was one of the military academies of the USSR. It trained military personnel in a number of specializations. It was located in Baku in the Azerbaijan SSR. History On November 29, 1939, the ...

) ***

Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy The Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy () is an educational institution of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces. It is part of the education system of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. It was originally founded in 1939 In Soviet times, it was called the ...

(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, transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Wester ...

(former independent institution) *Special service higher schools **Academy of the Ministry of National Security ** High Military School of Internal Troops of Azerbaijan **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 Military Academy (BMA) is the officers training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary, near Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh, about 13 kilometres ...

Bangladesh Naval Academy The Bangladesh Naval Academy is situated at the mouth of the Karnaphuli River at Patenga, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. Bathed by the river Karnaphuli on the east and sheltered on the south by the Bay of Bengal, BNA stands in a panoramic nat ...

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

Cadet colleges in Bangladesh

Belarus

* Military Academy of Belarus *

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 establis ...

Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of Belarus The Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of Belarus (; ) is a Belarusian military institution located in Minsk, Belarus. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. History The Minsk High School of the Ministry of In ...

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

* Military College of Bolivia (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) Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro (J David, 1906) - 2

Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro (J David, 1906) - 2

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

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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 The ''Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras'' (AMAN, en, Military Academy of Agulhas Negras - named after the Agulhas Negras summit) is the biggest among several schools of formation of combatant officers of the Brazilian Army. It originated in ...

(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 ''Escola Naval'' (Portuguese for "Naval School") may refer to: *Brazilian Naval School The Naval School ( pt, Escola Naval, EN) is a higher education military academy which aims to train officers for the Brazilian Navy. It is located in Rio ...

(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

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founded in 1878 as a military school in

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Faculty in

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** Artillery, Air Defence and CIS Faculty in

Shumen Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...

** All-Force Faculty faculty in

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) (Bulgarian: ''Висше Военноморско Училище "Никола Йонков Вапцаров", ВВМУ'') is the oldest technical educational institution in the Republic of Bulgaria. Its histo ...

in Varna and founded in 1881 as Naval Machinery School in

Rousse Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...

* Rakovski Defence and Staff College in

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, founded with an Act of the 15th National Assembly of March 1, 1912, in

Canada

Two

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military academies are operated under the

Canadian Military Colleges The Canadian Military Colleges (CMC) are the military academies of Canada. They currently consist of the Royal Military College of Canada and the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. History Canadian Military Colleges was formed in 1948, following ...

system, the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

(RMCC) in Kingston, Ontario; and

Royal Military College Saint-Jean , mottoeng = Truth, Duty, Valour , established = 1952 , type = Military college , chancellor = Anita Anand (''ex officio'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Command ...

(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

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; 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

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, British Columbia, known as

Royal Roads Military College Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) was a Canadian military college from 1940 to 1995, located in Hatley Park, Colwood, British Columbia, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The facility now serves as the campus of Royal Roads University, a ...

(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 British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

. In 2007, the Department of National Defence reopened RMC Saint-Jean as a military academy that offers equivalent schooling as

CEGEP A CEGEP ( or ; ), also written cégep, CÉGEP and cegep, is a publicly funded college providing technical, academic, vocational or a mix of programs; they are exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system. A loanword from French, ...

, 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

Canadian Armed Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...

also operate a number of training centres and schools, including the

Canadian Forces College The Canadian Forces College (CFC) is a military school for senior and general officers of the Canadian Armed Forces. The college provides graduate-level military education courses to enable officers to develop their leadership quality within the ...

, and the

Canadian Forces Language School The Canadian Forces Language School (CFLS) is an institution of the Canadian Forces responsible for providing language education. The CFLS has its headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec, along with its National Capital Region Training Company, and det ...

. The components of the Canadian Armed Forces also maintain training centres and schools. The

Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre The Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre (CADTC) (French: , formerly the Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS), is a formation of the Canadian Army headquartered at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario. CADTC is the organ ...

(CADTC) is a formation in the Army that delivers combat, and doctrinal training. The CADTC includes several training establishments, such as the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, Combat Training Centre, Command and Staff College, and the

Peace Support Training Centre The Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC; french: links=no, Centre de formation pour le soutien de la paix), is located at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and is a subordinate unit of the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Ce ...

. The

2 Canadian Air Division The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environme ...

is the formation responsible for training in the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

(RCAF), and includes establishments like the Royal Canadian Air Force Academy,

2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2CFFTS; french: links=no, 2e École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes) is one of the Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air ...

, 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 Robert Land Academy (RLA) is Canada's only non-university level private military academy. Located in the township of West Lincoln on the north shores of the Welland River five kilometres west of the hamlet of Wellandport, the Academy began to a ...

, in West Lincoln, Ontario. Founded in 1978, it is an all-boys' institute that is fully accredited by Ontario's

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

. The school offers elementary and secondary levels of education, providing schooling for students from Grade 6 to Grade 12.

Colombia

José María Córdova Military School Honor Guard

National Army of Colombia The National Army of Colombia ( es, Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, an ...

: * José María Córdova Military School, in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

. * Colombian Army NCO School

Colombian Air Force , "We are the Force" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Colombian Air Force Hymn , mascot = Capitan Paz , anniversaries = 8 November , ...

: * Marco Fidel Suarez Military Aviation School, in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

Colombian Naval Infantry The Colombian Naval Infantry, also referred to as Colombian Marines ( es, Infantería de Marina Colombiana), is the marine force of the Colombian National Armada. The 53,123-member Colombian Marine Infantry is organized into a single division wit ...

and

Colombian Navy ) , colors= , march= ''"Viva Colombia, soy marinero"'' , mascot= , battles= Battle of Lake Maracaibo Thousand Days War (Civil war) Colombia-Peru War World War II Korean War Colombian Armed Conflict Operation Atalanta , notable_commanders= José ...

: * Admiral Padilla Naval Academy, in

Cartagena de Indias Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link ...

National Police of Colombia The National Police of Colombia (Spanish: ''Policía Nacional de Colombia'') is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military Forces of Colombia (Army, Navy, and Air Force), it ...

: *

General Santander National Police Academy General Santander National Police Academy (or ''Escuela General Santander de la Policia Nacional'' in Spanish) is the main educational center for the Colombian National Police. The academy functions as a university for the formation of its force ...

, 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 *

Kim Il-sung Military University Kim Il-sung Military University (also known as Kim Il-sung Military Academy) is a university located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Founded in 1948 and named after Kim Il-sung, the school is a post-secondary educational ...

Kim Il-sung Military Political University Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese ...

* Kim Jong-suk Naval Academy *

Kim Chaek Air Force Academy Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese ...

Denmark

* Royal Danish Defence College * Royal Danish Military Academy *

Royal Danish Air Force Officers School The Royal Danish Air Force Academy ( da, Flyvevåbnets Officersskole) educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Air Force. The Air Force Officer Academy function was initiated in 1951 by the creation of the Royal Danish Air Force ...

Egypt

* Egyptian Air Defense Academy *

Egyptian Military Technical College Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

Egyptian Military medical college Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

Egyptian Air Academy The Egyptian Air Academy (Arabic: الكلية الجوية المصرية) is a college in Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, tasked with training officer candidates for the Egyptian Air Force. Established in 1951, the Egyptian Air Academy is ...

Egyptian Military Academy The Egyptian Military Academy ( ar, الكلية الحربية) is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army. However, they may se ...

* Egyptian Naval Academy

El Salvador

Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School (Spanish: ), abbreviated as the EMCGGB, is a military academy in El Salvador. It was established in 1868 and is named after Captain General Gerardo Barrios who served as President of El Salvad ...

Estonia

* Estonian Military Academy *

Baltic Defence College The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in 1999. It serves as a centre of strategic and operational research and provides professional mil ...

, both in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

Finland

Finnish National Defence University The Finnish National Defence University ( fi, Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu, MPKK, sv, Försvarshögskolan) is a military university located in Helsinki. The university trains officers for the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The ...

''(Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu)'', on

Santahamina Santahamina ( sv, Sandhamn) is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. The Finnish National Defence University (NDU) is also located ...

island, Helsinki

France

High schools

Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr The lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (or Coldo) is one of six (formerly 'lycées militaires') of the French Ministry of Defence. Situated at Saint-Cyr-l'École (Yvelines), it occupies a particularly historic building - it succeeds the Maison royale ...

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 between ...

Prytanée National Militaire The Prytanée national militaire is a French military school managed by the French military, offering regular secondary education as well as special preparatory classes, equivalent in level to the first years of university, for students who wi ...

* Lycée militaire d'Aix-en-Provence * Lycée naval de Brest * École des Pupilles de l'Air

Officer academies

(ESM, literally the "Special Military School of St Cyr") is the French Military Academy. It is often referred to as "Saint-Cyr". Founded by

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

in 1802, and initially in

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissemen ...

, it was moved first to

Saint-Cyr-l'École Saint-Cyr-l'École () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which w ...

in 1808, and then to Coëtquidan (

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

) in 1945. *

École militaire interarmes The ''Combined Arms School'' or ''Joint military school'', known as École Militaire Interarmes or EMIA, is a military school of the French Army intended to train officers who have risen from the ranks. It was founded in 1942 and based in a rural ...

(EMIA) * École des commissaires des armées (ECA), founded in 2013 * École de l'air: the French Air Force Academy *

École Navale École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

: the French Naval Academy * École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale (EOGN):

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commissioned officers academy *

École Polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

(X): a French engineering ''

grande école A ''grande école'' () is a specialised university that is separate from, but parallel and often connected to, the main framework of the French public university system. The grandes écoles offer teaching, research and professional training in s ...

'' 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: a French engineering ''

'' of military status. Only 1/4 of its students are actual officers-in-training. * École de Santé des Armées: medical school of French army *

National Military Infrastructure Engineers Academy 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, ...

: 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.

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 The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mari ...

supervises: **

Naval Academy at Mürwik A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...

, 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 Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

* 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 as ...

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 Fürstenfeldbruck (district), district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck h ...

Academic 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 ...

education: * Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces ** Helmut Schmidt University, in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

Bundeswehr University Munich 200px, Entrance to the university Bundeswehr University Munich (german: Universität der Bundeswehr München, UniBw München) is one of two research universities in Germany at federal level that both were founded in 1973 as part of the German Ar ...

, in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr ) , established = 15 May 1957(15 October 1810 as ''Prussian Military Academy'') , type = Staff college and senior military academy of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr , endowment = , staff = , faculty = , president = , provost = , principal ...

, in Hamburg

Greece

The

Hellenic Armed Forces The Hellenic Armed Forces ( el, Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force. The civilian a ...

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 The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is th ...

supervises: **The Evelpidon Military Academy, in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

. **The Corps Officers Military Academy, in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

. **The Nursery Officers Academy, in Athens. *The

Hellenic Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label ...

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 var ...

supervises: ** The Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy, in

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saro ...

. ''Higher Military NCO Academies (ΑΣΣΥ):'' *The

supervises the ''Military Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥ)''. *The

Hellenic Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label ...

supervises the ''Air Force Non-commissioned Officers' Academy (ΣΜΥΑ)''. *The

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 Antisyntagmatarchis ( el, Αντισυνταγματάρχης, abbreviated Ανχης) is used in the Greek language to mean " Lieutenant Colonel". A typical responsibility of an Antisyntagmatarchis is to exercise command of a battalion. Offic ...

/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 The Military Academy ( id, Akademi Militer or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Army, part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy (). Founded on the early stages of the Indonesian Revolutionary War and located in the city of Mage ...

was founded in

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

, October 13, 1945, by the order of General Staff Chief of Indonesia Army Lieutenant General

Urip Sumohardjo General Oerip Soemohardjo (; 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 received several awards from the I ...

as the Militaire Academie (MA)

. 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: *

(''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 Yogyakart ...

, is under the supervision of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, operated since 1946. *

Indonesian Naval Academy The Indonesian Naval Academy ( id, Akademi Angkatan Laut or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Navy, the naval component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System or the . Its campus is located in Surabaya, East Java and tr ...

(''Akademi Angkatan Laut''; AAL), in

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern border of Java island, on the M ...

East Java East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and ...

, 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 '' ("Glorious on the Land and Sea") , colors = , colors_label = Beret color , march = Mars Korps Marinir , mascot = , equipment = ...

. In existence since 1951. *

Indonesian Air Force Academy The Indonesian Air Force Academy ( id, Akademi Angkatan Udara or ) sometimes shortened as IDAFA, is a service academy of the Indonesian Air Force, the air force component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System or the . Its campus ...

(''Akademi Angkatan Udara''; AAU), in

, 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 unt ...

Ensign An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...

)) 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

Indonesian National Police '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...

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 ...

(

), and is supervised under the supervision of the

Chief of the Indonesian National Police The Chief of the Indonesian National Police, commonly known as the National Police Chief, is the official who heads the Indonesian National Police (Polri). Since it was first formed, this position has experienced several changes in hierarchy and ...

(''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 An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...

: 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 Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, Iran. *

Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University The Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Engineering or Air University, is Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force's military academy. It was established in 1988 by the IRIAF general Mansour Sattari in Tehran, Iran, due to the necessity of provi ...

( 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 ( 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 ( Persian: دانشگاه پدافند هوایی خاتم‌الانبیاء آجا) is the military academy of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force, in Tehran, Iran. *

Imam Hossein University The Imam Hossein Comprehensive University (also referred to as IHU or Imam Hossein University, fa, دانشگاه امام حسین, ''Dāneshgāh-e Emām Hosein'') is a public university located in Tehran, Iran. The university was opened in ...

( Persian: دانشگاه امام حسین‎;

: IHU) is the military academy of the

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

, in Tehran, Iran. * Amir Al-Momenin University of Military Sciences and Technology

Israel

* Israeli Naval Academy

Italy

High school level institutions (only for classical and scientific liceum, starting from grade 10): * Scuola Militare Nunziatella, founded during the Bourbon Period in 1787, in Italian Army, Naples * Scuola Militare Teulié, founded during the Napoleonic period in 1802, Italian Army, Milan * Scuola Militare Navale Morosini, Italian Navy, Venice * Scuola Militare Aeronautica Douhet, Italian Air Force, Florence 2009–2010 school year was the first school year with girls attending. Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) schools: * Army: Scuola sottufficiali dell'Esercito Italiano, Viterbo * Navy: Scuola sottufficiali della Marina Militare, Taranto and Law Maddalena * Air Force: Scuola marescialli dell'Aeronautica Militare, Viterbo * Carabinieri: Scuola marescialli e brigadieri dei carabinieri, Firenze * Guardia di Finanza: Scuola ispettori e sovrintendenti della Guardia di Finanza, L'Aquila University level institutions: * Military Academy of Modena * Scuola di Applicazione,

Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...

* 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 ...

, Pozzuoli * Scuola Ufficiali Carabinieri, 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 Com ...

Japan

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, c ...

(university level) * National Defense Medical College (university level medical school) *

Japan Coast Guard Academy The (JCGA) is a university-level service academy established within the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the purpose of training students to become Coast guard officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture ...

(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 , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJ ...

(JMSDF).

Kazakhstan

National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As ...

Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces The Sagadat Nurmagambetov Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces ( kk, Qurlyq áskerleriniń áskerı ınstıtýty / Құрлық әскерлерінің әскери институты), formerly known as the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arm ...

(formerly the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School) *

Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces The Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces (, ''Keńes Odaǵynyń eki márte Batyry T.IA.Bigeldınov atyndaǵy Áýe qorǵanys kushteriniń Áskerı ınstıtýty''; ) is a specialized military academy which helps train fut ...

* Military Engineering Institute of Radio Electronics and Communications

Kyrgyzstan

Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic The Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic ( ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрүнүн Аскердик институтунун, russian: Военная институт Воор ...

* Center for Advanced Training of Officers

Malaysia

Secondary level institutions: *

Royal Military College (Malaysia) Royal Military College ( ms, Maktab Tentera DiRaja; abbreviated RMC) is an all-boys military school established to train young Malaysians for service in the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF). RMC is an elite and prestigious College in Malaysia. It i ...

(Maktab Tentera Diraja) University level: *

National Defence University of Malaysia The National Defence University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, abbreviated as NDUM or UPNM) is a military university located in Sungai Besi Camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The university is Malaysia's first cateri ...

(''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

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 An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...

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 p ...

Mexico

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

Moldova

* Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy

Mongolia

Military Music College of Mongolia The Military Music College of Mongolia is a military music institution in the Mongolian National Defense University. It is designed to prepare cadets to become professional musicians for art organizations in the Armed Forces of Mongolia, such as ...

Myanmar

* Defence Services Academy *

Defence Services Technological Academy The Defence Services Technological Academy (DSTA) ( my, တပ်မတော် နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်, ), located in Pyin-Oo-Lwin, Myanmar, is the premier technological university of the Myanmar Armed Forces. One of ...

* Defence Services Medical Academy * Officer Training School (Myanmar) (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

Netherlands

Koninklijke Militaire Academie The Royal Military Academy ( nl, Koninklijke Militaire Academie or ''KMA'') is the service academy for the Dutch Army, the Dutch Air Force and the Royal Marechaussee. Located in Breda, Southern Netherlands, the KMA has trained future officers s ...

* Royal Naval College (Netherlands)

New Zealand

Tier One – initial officer training * New Zealand Commissioning Course, Waiouru (

NZ Army , image = New Zealand Army Logo.png , image_size = 175px , caption = , start_date = , country = , branch = ...

) * Initial Officer Training, Woodbourne (

RNZAF The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeal ...

) * Officer Training School,

Devonport Naval Base Devonport Naval Base is the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport, New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore. It is currently the only base of the navy that operates ships, and has been in use as a navy base since 1841. The ba ...

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 prov ...

Tier Three – senior officer education * NZDF Staff Course,

Nigeria

High school training

* Nigerian Military School,

Zaria Zaria is a metropolitan city in Nigeria which at the present time lies within four (4) local government areas in Kaduna state; it happens to be the capital city to the Zazzau Emirate Council, and one of the original seven Hausa city-states ...

–

Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formation The Nigerian ...

military school for boys * Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria, 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 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is one of the largest in Africa, consisting of about 15,000 personnel and aircraft including eight Chinese ...

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 State Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe ...

–

Nigerian Navy The Nigerian Navy (NN) is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is among the largest navies on the African continent, consisting of several thousand personnel, including those of the Coast Guard. History The Nigerian Navy owes its origin t ...

military School for boys

Undergraduate officer training

Nigerian Defence Academy The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration of ...

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern Nige ...

– Nigerian Armed Forces university school

Postgraduate officer training

Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji is a training facility for the Nigerian Armed Forces, including the army, air force and navy. It is near the village of Jaji, Nigeria, about northeast of Kaduna in the Igabi Local Government Area ...

, at Jaji,

– 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 Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...

– school for training middle career

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 Plan ...

– school for training senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and also some members of the civil service * Army War College Nigeria *

Naval War College Nigeria A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It inc ...

* Air War College Nigeria

Norway

Undergraduate officer training

, Linderud/Oslo (Norwegian Army) *

Norwegian Naval Academy The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA, ''Sjøkrigsskolen'' in Norwegian) is located at Laksevåg in Bergen. It was formally established 27 October 1817 in Frederiksvern. The institution educates officers for the Royal Norwegian Navy The Ro ...

, Laksevåg/Bergen (Royal Norwegian Navy) *

Norwegian Air Force Academy The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy (RNoAFA) is the Norwegian Air Force's college which conducts officer training for the RNoAF and the Norwegian Armed Forces. The school was established in 1949 and is one of the Armed Forces´ three military ...

, Trondheim (Royal Norwegian Air Force)

Postgraduate training

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

Pakistan

Pakistan Military Academy Pakistan Military Academy ( ur, ), also referred to by its acronym PMA. PMA is an officers training school located near Kakul village in the city and district of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established in 1947. It is the sole service 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 Army Burn Hall College (; commonly referred to as Burn Hall and abbreviated as ABHC) is a highly selective, Pakistan Army-administered day and boarding school and college in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 1943 by members of Saint J ...

, 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 *

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 Bhutt ...

, Razmak North Waziristan Agency * Cadet College Kohat * Cadet College Wana * 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: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Qur'an, 3:173'') , type ...

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 Cadet College Skardu is a military high school located at Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most po ...

Paraguay

Francisco López Military Academy The Francisco López Military Academy (officially, the ''Marshal Francisco Solano López Military Academy''; Spanish: ''Academia Militar Mariscal Francisco Solano López'') is a service academy in Capiatá, Paraguay. History The school was estab ...

, 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 San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint La ...

, Paraguay

People's Republic of China

PLA National Defense University The People's Liberation Army National Defence University () is a Beijing-based national military university administered by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and funded by the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest milita ...

National University of Defense Technology The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; ) is a national public research university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering, the institution is directly affilia ...

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 The Army Command College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army () is an educational institution administered by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, based in the city of Nanjing. It serves as a command academy that trai ...

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 (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

(West Point) and the

United States Merchant Marine Academy The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) to serve as officers in the United States Merchant ...

(King's Point). These higher education institutions are operated by the

Philippine Government The Government of the Philippines ( fil, Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and d ...

and grant different baccalaureate degrees. *

Philippine Military Academy The Philippine Military Academy ( fil, Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas / es, Academia Militar de Filipinas) also referred to by its acronym PMA is the premier military academy for Filipinos aspiring for a commission as a military officer of ...

(Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas),

City of Baguio Baguio ( , ), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines" ...

– It is the primary training school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for would be regular commissioned officers of the

Philippine Army The Philippine Army (PA) (Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of 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 ...

Philippine Marine Corps The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) ( fil, Hukbong Kawal Pandagat ng Pilipinas) is the marine corps of the Philippines, a naval infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy. The PMC conducts amphibious, expeditionary, and special op ...

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 Fo ...

. 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 The Philippine Constabulary (PC; tl, Hukbóng Pamayapà ng Pilipinas, ''HPP''; es, Policía de Filipinas, ''PF'') was a gendarmerie-type police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991, and the predecessor to the Philippine National Po ...

. 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 The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy ( fil, Akademiya sa Bapor Pangkalakalan ng Pilipinas) also referred to by its acronym PMMA) is a maritime higher education institution operated by the Philippine government in San Narciso, Zambales. Studen ...

Zambales Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales ( fil, Lalawigan ng Zambales; ilo, Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales''; xsb, Probinsya nin Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon re ...

– 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 The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ( fil, Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is recognized as the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within P ...

and the

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 Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

– 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 (Akade ...

* Jarosław Dąbrowski Military University of Technology 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 ...

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

* Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin * Heroes of Westerplatte Naval Academy in

Gdynia Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in th ...

*Faculty of Military Medicine of the

Medical University A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of ca ...

Portugal

Pre-university level institution

Colégio Militar ''Colégio Militar'' ( Portuguese for "Military College") is a military secondary school in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded by Marechal António Teixeira Rebello in 1803. History Its initial location was S. Julião da Barra Fort, in Oeiras. It ...

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

Undergraduate officer training

* Academia Militar, Lisbon and

Amadora Amadora () is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km² (9.2 sq mi). It is the most densely populated mun ...

–

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 it ...

and Republican National Guard university school *

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population in 2011 was 174,030, in ...

–

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Port ...

university school * Academia da Força Aérea,

Sintra Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populate ...

–

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, Lisbon – joint command and staff college

Republic of China (Taiwan)

*Republic of China Military Academy, R.O.C. Military Academy *Republic of China Naval Academy, R.O.C. Naval Academy *Republic of China Air Force Academy, R.O.C. Air Force Academy *R.O.C. Air Force Institute of Technology *Army Academy R.O.C. *National Defense University (Republic of China), 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 (Ireland), Naval College * Air Corps College (Ireland), Air Corps College

Republic of Korea

The three main military academies: * Korea Military Academy (Republic of Korea Army, Army) * Korea Naval Academy * Korea Air Force Academy Other military academies: * Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon, formerly Korea Third Military Academy * Armed Forces Nursing Academy

Romania

* Carol I National Defence University (''Universitatea Națională de Apărare Carol I''), Bucharest * Technical Military Academy of Bucharest, Technical Military Academy (''Academia Tehnică Militară''), Bucharest * Romanian Land Forces, Land Forces: **Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy, Sibiu * Romanian Air Forces, Air Forces: **Academia Forțelor Aeriene (Air Forces Academy), Braṣov * Romanian Naval Forces, Naval Forces: **Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy, Constanța, Constanṭa

Russia

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

First stage of training

* The Cadet Corps (Russia), Cadet Corps is an admissions-based military middle school for young boys that was founded in the Russian Empire in 1732, soon becoming widespread throughout the country. :*Omsk Cadet Corps :*Karelia Cadet Corps :*Krasnoyarsk Cadet Corps :*Magnitogorsk Cadet Corps :*Georgy Zhukov Moscow Cadet Corps :* Moscow Cossacks Cadet Corps :* Moscow Cadet Corps of Military Music :* Moscow Cadet Corps of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia), Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia :* Moscow Diplomatic Cadet Corps :* Moscow Cadet Corps "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" :*St.Petersburg Russian Space Forces, Space Forces Cadet Corps :*St.Petersburg Strategic Rocket Forces Cadet Corps :*St.Petersburg Artillery Cadet Corps :*The 1st St. Petersburg Border guard Cadet Corps of the Federal Security Service (Russia), FSB :*Tambov Cadet Corps :*Toliatti Cadet Corps :*Ufa Cadet Corps * The Sea Cadet Corps (Russia), Sea Cadet Corps :* Kronstadt 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 Schools are a type of boarding school in modern Russia for boys aged 14–18. Education in such these schools focuses on military related subjects. :* Irkutsk S.M.S. :* Kazan Suvorov Military School, Kazan S.M.S. :* Moscow Suvorov Military School, Moscow S.M.S. :* Moscow Military Music College :* North Caucasus S.M.S. :* Orenburg S.M.S. :* Perm, Russia, Perm S.M.S. :* St. Petersburg Russian Space Forces, Space Forces S.M.S. :* Tula, Russia, Tula S.M.S. (reopening 2016 after 56 years of closure) :* Tver S.M.S. :* Ulyanovsk S.M.S. :* Ussuriysk S.M.S. :* Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School, 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 Nakhimov Naval School, Murmansk N.N.S. :* Kaliningrad N.N.S :* Sevastopol N.N.S. :* Vladivostok N.N.S.

Post-secondary education

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* 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 * Military academies in Russia#S.O. Makarov Pacific Naval Institute, Pacific Naval Institute * Moscow Peter the Great Strategic Rocket Forces Academy * Moscow Higher Military Command School * Baltic Naval Institute * Sevastopol Black Sea Higher Naval Institute * Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation * Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School * Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps * Yekaterinburg Force Command School of Artillery * Air General Staff Center of Missile and Air Defense Excellence * Khabarovsk Military Commanders Training Academy * Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia), Ministry of Emergency Situations * Sergey Kirov Military Communications Academy * S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy * St. Petersburg Military College of Physical Fitness and Sports * Marshal Aleksander Vasilevsky Military Academy of the Armed Forces Air Defense Branch * Moscow Border Guards Superior College * Military University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Staff college

* General Staff Academy (Russia), General staff Academy * N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy

Serbia

* Military Academy Belgrade * Military Medical Academy (Serbia)

Singapore

* SAFTI Military Institute ** Officer Cadet School (Singapore), Officer Cadet School (OCS): trains officers ** SAFTI Military Institute#SAF Advanced Schools, SAF Advanced Schools: conducts specialised training for officers ** SAFTI Military Institute#Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College: trains senior officers to take up command and staff appointments * Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute (SWI) ** Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute#SAFWOS Leadership School, SAFWOS Leadership School: trains Warrant officer#Singapore Armed Forces, warrant officers and Singapore Armed Forces ranks#Military experts, military experts ** Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute#Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School, Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School: conducts advanced courses for warrant officers, military experts and Specialist (Singapore), specialists (NCOs) ** Specialist Cadet School: trains specialists (NCOs)

Somalia

* Camp TURKSOM 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, Spain, San Javier *Naval Military Academy, Marín, Pontevedra, Marín * Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas * Academia Central de la Defensa * Academia de Artillería * Academia de Infantería de Toledo, Academia de Infantería * Academia de Caballería de Valladolid, Academia de Caballería * Academia de Ingenieros de Hoyo de Manzanares, Academia de Ingenieros * Academia de Logística * Academia General Básica de Suboficiales * Navy NCO School * Academia Básica del Aire * Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales

Sri Lanka

University

*General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo

Officer training

*Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa *Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee *Air Force Academy, China Bay, 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, specialist officers (NCO) and reserve officers

Postgraduate training

*Swedish Defence University

Tanzania

*Tanzania Military Academy

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 (university level) *Royal Thai Air Force Academy (university level) * Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy ; Medicine, University level * Phramongkutklao College of Medicine * Royal Thai Army Nursing College * Royal Thai Navy Nursing College * Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College * Royal Thai Police Nursing College

Turkey

Cadets from the Turkish Military Academy

*National Defense University (Turkey), National Defense University * Turkish Military Academy * Turkish Naval Academy * Turkish Air Force Academy

Turkmenistan

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* 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, Turkmenistan, 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 Region, Uganda, Western Uganda * Kalama Warfare Training School – at Kabamba, Mubende District * National Leadership Institute (NALI) – at Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi District * Oliver Tambo School of Leadership – at Kaweweta, Nakaseke District * Uganda Air Defence and Artillery School – 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, Jinja * Uganda Military Academy – at Kabamba, Mubende District * Uganda Senior Command and Staff College – at Kimaka, Jinja, Uganda, 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; however, the primary Ukrainian military academies are the following: * Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy, Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi Military Academy, Lviv * Admiral Pavel Nakhimov Naval Academy, Odessa * Ivan Kozhedub Air Force University, Kharkiv

Staff colleges

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

Officer training

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There are now four military academies in the United Kingdom. Although the curriculum at each varies due to the differing nature of the service a man or woman is joining, it is a combination of military and academic study that is designed to turn young civilians into comprehensively trained military officers. *Britannia Royal Naval College, HMS ''Dartmouth'' *Commando Training Centre Royal Marines *Royal Military Academy Sandhurst *Royal Air Force College Cranwell Officer Training for the Reserve Forces (e.g. Army Reserve (United Kingdom), 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 :*Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre :*Advanced Research and Assessment Group :*Conflict Studies Research Centre The first RAF Staff College course at Andover

The first RAF Staff College course at Andover

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 Military high school, secondary-school-level military institutions. *The term military academy commonly refers to a pre-collegiate, collegiate, and post-collegiate institution, especially the U.S. military-run academies. * The term US military staff colleges refers to separate graduate schools catering to officers on active duty . Most U.S. state, state-level military academies maintain both a civilian student body and a traditional Cadet Corps, corps of cadets. The only exception is the

, which remains all-military.

Federal service academies

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

, West Point, New York *United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland *United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado *United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut *

, 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

(VMI), Lexington, Virginia 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, Norwich University Corps of Cadets. Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont is a private university in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private military college in the United States. The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six senior military colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the "Birthplace of ROTC" *Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas *The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina *Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Along with VMI, these institutions are known as the United States senior military college, senior military colleges of the US. Today four institutions are considered military junior colleges (MJC). These four military schools participate in the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program, an Army ROTC program where qualified students can earn a commission as a

after only two years of college. The four military Junior colleges are as follows: *Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia *Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama *New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico *Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Merchant Marine Academies that have military academy-style operations

TS State of Michigan on Grand Traverse Bay

There are six state-operated Merchant Marine academies: * Massachusetts Maritime Academy * Maine Maritime Academy * State University of New York Maritime College (part of the State University of New York, State University of New York (SUNY) system) * Texas A&M University at Galveston, 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 (United States), Air University in Maxwell AFB, Alabama, includes: ** Squadron Officer College and Squadron Officer School ** Air Command and Staff College ** USAF Air War College

Staff colleges of the United States Army

* United States Army Command and General Staff College * United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies * United States Army War College

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

* Naval War College * Naval Postgraduate School * Marine Corps University

Joint Service staff colleges

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

Uzbekistan

Tashkent Higher Tank Command School postwar

* 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 (Tashkent), 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 *Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam

Zimbabwe

* Zimbabwe National Defence University

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References

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