Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the <a href="/facts/Officer_(armed_forces)/FDFw2Bpd">officer corps</a>. 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 <a href="/facts/Officer_cadet/6AnHW5Up">officer cadets</a> for <a href="/facts/Commissioned_officer/FDFw2Bpd">commissioning</a> into the <a href="/facts/Armed_services/kgNmLUnN">armed services</a> of the state.
A <a href="/facts/Naval_academy/KhTpm311">naval academy</a> is either a type of military academy (in the broad <a href="/facts/Word_sense/9IR1286V">sense</a> of that term) or is distinguished from one (in the narrow sense). In U.S. <a href="/facts/Usage/arBgNK1u">usage</a>, the Military, Merchant Marine, Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of <a href="/facts/United_States_service_academies/mQ6rGEP0">service academies</a> in that country.

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