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Military academy

A military academy or service academy (in American English) is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the Army, the Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard or provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country...
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École Polytechnique

The École Polytechnique (often nicknamed X) is the foremost French engineering school. Known for its extremely competitive entrance exam, it produces graduates that occupy outstanding positions in industry and research. Among its alumni are two...

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  • 1794

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Virginia Military Institute

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other state military college in the United States, all VMI...

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  • 1839
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  • Nov 11, 1839

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  • Keydets

Royal Military College of Canada

The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers. Located on Point Frederick, a 41-hectare...

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  • 1876

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United States Coast Guard Academy

Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies. The academy provides education to...

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  • 1876

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  • Scientiæ cedit mare

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École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of St Cyr") is the foremost French military academy. It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to...

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  • May 1, 1802

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Royal Military College, Duntroon

The Royal Military College, Duntroon is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, in the Australian Capital Territory, in 1911. It is situated on picturesque grounds at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake...

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  • Jun 27, 1911

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United States Merchant Marine Academy

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (also known as USMMA or Kings Point) is one of the five United States service academies. It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, or the...

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  • 1943
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  • 1942

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  • Acta non Verba

Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean

Royal Military College (RMC) Saint-Jean is a Canadian military academy located on the site of Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec), originally built 1666, which is now part of the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal, Quebec. It is...

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  • 1952

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Royal Roads Military College

Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) was a Canadian military college (1940 to 1995) located in Hatley Park, Colwood, British Columbia near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The facility is currently being used as the campus for Royal Roads...

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  • 1940

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Norwich University

Norwich University (NU) is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont (USA). There is a Corps of Cadets (NUCC) and a smaller traditional student population. The University was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary,...

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  • 1819

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St. John's College High School

St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., established in 1851, is the second oldest Catholic Christian Brother's school in the United States, and the oldest JROTC school. It was founded by Brother John of Mary, F.S.C., and two other...

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  • 1851

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Officer Candidates School

The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School (OCS) is the entry-level training for Marine officers, equivalent to recruit training for enlisted Marines. Located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, the school trains, screens, and evaluates...

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Philippine Military Academy

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) (Filipino: Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas) (AMP) is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was established as the "Officers' School of the Philippine Constabulary" on...

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  • 1905

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Royal Hospital School

The Royal Hospital School, (usually shortened as "RHS" and historically nicknamed "The Cradle of the Navy"), is a British co-educational independent boarding school with military traditions. It admits pupils from age 11 to 18 (years 7 to 13) through...

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Fork Union Military Academy

Fork Union Military Academy is a Baptist military school in Fork Union, Virginia. The school is more commonly known by its acronym FUMA (pronounced "few-mah" through the 70's and now pronounced "phu-mah"). The school has two academic "sessions", the...

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  • 1898
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  • 1897

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Peekskill Military Academy

Peekskill Military Academy was a military academy for young men, founded in 1833, located in Peekskill, New York, United States. Famous alumni include Sandy Weill. The academy closed in June 1968. A former faculty member founded Eastern Military...

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  • 1833

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Pakistan Air Force Academy

The Pakistan Air Force Academy, located in the remote town Risalpur of Nowshera District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, is the premier cadet training institution of the Pakistan Air Force. Its role is the training of General Duty...

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College of Flying Training

The College of Flying Training (CFT) is located at Risalpur, Nowshera District, NWFP, Pakistan. The College is a constituent unit of the Pakistan Air Force Academy. In the CFT, Aviation Cadets go through Flying / Academic training for 3 years. Over...

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Army Medical College

Army Medical College, Abid Majeed Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan is the medical training institute of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is a unit of the National University of Science and Technology. It was established in 1977; the 1st course of 99 girls &...

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  • 1977

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Marine Military Academy

Marine Military Academy, a private college preparatory academy located in Harlingen, Texas, offers a college preparatory curriculum for boys in grades 8-12 plus one-year of post-graduate study. The school was founded in 1965. Its traditions and...

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  • 1965

Carson Long Military Institute

Carson Long Military Institute is a preparatory boarding school for boys grades 6-12 located in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. Initially named the Bloomfield Academy, a Latin grammar school founded in 1836, the school moved to its present location...

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  • 1836

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National Defense Medical Center

The National Defense Medical Center (Chinese: 國防醫學院; pinyin: Guófáng Yīxuéyuàn; abbreviation NDMC) is a ROC military affiliated medical school in Taipei, Taiwan. The NDMC is responsible for the training of military doctors, nurses and other medical...

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San Marcos Baptist Academy

San Marcos Baptist Academy (also known as San Marcos Academy, SMBA, or simply SMA) is a Baptist coed prep school that is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and...

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  • 1907

National Military Academy of Afghanistan

The National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA) (Persian:اکادمی ملی نظامی افغانستان) is an academic institution of the Afghan military that is located in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a four-year military development institution dedicated to...

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  • Feb 2005

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General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) located at Kandawala, Ratmalana, Colombo, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force are trained before they go for their...

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  • Oct 11, 1980

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Benedictine High School

Benedictine High School is a private, Roman Catholic military high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, and is owned and operated by the Benedictine Society of Virginia. Benedictine High School was...

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  • 1911

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Lyman Ward Military Academy

Lyman Ward Military Academy (LWMA) is a private military school located in Camp Hill, Alabama. The Academy was founded by Dr. Lyman Ward in 1898 as a non-profit, non-denominational, co-educational institution for the rural youth of Alabama. The...

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  • 1898

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Chail Military School

Chail Military School (Rashtriya Military School Chail or King George Royal Indian Military College) is a residential school in Himachal Pradesh, India, established after the First World War in 1922 with a donation of Rs 250,000 from King George V’s...

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  • 1922

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Canadian Forces College

The Canadian Forces College (CFC) is a military school for officers of the Canadian Forces. The college provides military education courses meant to enable officers to effectively provide leadership within the Canadian Forces. The institution was...

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Belgaum Military School

Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum is one of five military schools in India. Entrance tests for the military schools are held each year in December. About 20,000 to 40,000 students attend this test and around 350 students are selected. The selected...

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  • 1945

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Turkish Naval High School

Deniz Lisesi, known in other languages by its English name Turkish Naval High School was known in Turkish as the Muhendishane-i Bahri Humayun (Imperial School of Naval Engineering) and later the Mekteb-i Bahriye-i Sahane (Imperial Naval School)....

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  • 1773

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