Military Academy

Cadet training institution

A military academy is an institution that trains students for service as officers in the armed forces, combining academic education with military discipline and physical training.

The term often refers specifically to prestigious national institutions like West Point (the United States Military Academy) or Sandhurst in Britain.

Students are called cadets: She graduated from the military academy with honors.

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