service academy
Military training college
A service academy is a military college that trains officers for a branch of the armed forces.
In the United States, the term typically refers to federal institutions like West Point (Army), Annapolis (Navy), and the Air Force Academy: She received an appointment to a service academy.
Admission is highly competitive and usually requires a congressional nomination.
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- cadetMilitary academy student
- West PointU.S. Army academy
- AnnapolisMaryland's seat of government
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
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- military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, presidential nomination, nomination process
- military trainingfield manual, drill instructor, training manual, combat drills, drilling
service academyliberal arts college
School prioritizing broad education
private college · state university · community college · vocational school · trade school
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