Military Academy
What is a Military Academy?
The military academy is a type of school that has was in the United States since 1776 with the purpose of furnishing an education in the military arts. Secondary school military academies are also known as military prep schools. They aim to do students with a secondary military academy or college prep background, but may also have a compulsory physical fitness test as part of their admissions process. Some require that admissions candidates be unmarried.
There are four federally-collected Federal service institutions to prepare officers for the personnel with a four-year B.S. degree. The Army serve academy is the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. The Navy conducts officer training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Graduates experience a commission and have the obligation of at least five years of active duty. Also important to mention is the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, NY, which is not a Federal service academy, but does prepare shipboard officers the US Merchant Marine as well as for the Navy and the Coast Guard.
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August 16th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
CORRECTION: The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy IS A FEDERAL SERVICE ACADEMY. The total number of Federal Service Academies is five, not four.