You may have heard the term, “Military Academy” but may not know what this means. In the United States, a military academy 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 Marine Corps does not have it’s own military academy, but instead recruits are accepted into the US Naval Academy.
The colleges operated by the U.S. Federal Government are referred to as the Federal Service Academies and are:
* United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
* United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
* United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut
* United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York
* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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A collegiate military academy is an institute of higher learning with emphasis on military history and life. The primary educational goal at military academies is to provide a high quality education that includes significant coursework and training in the fields of military tactics and military strategy. The amount of non-military coursework varies by institution and the amount of practical military experience gained varies as well.
All cadets will graduate with a Bachelor of Science and entry into one of the five branches of the United States military. Graduates from national academies are typically commissioned as officers in the US Military. The new officers usually have an obligation to serve with their branch for a certain number of years.
