A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.
The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is one of the nine Major Commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force. It was established 1 July 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University.
Russia has a number of military academies of different specialties. This article primarily lists institutions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation rather than those of the Soviet Armed Forces.
The Indian Defence services have established numerous academies and staff colleges across India for the purpose of training professional soldiers in military sciences, warfare command and strategy, and associated technologies.
Air University is a professional military education university system of the United States Air Force. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees.
There existed an evolved system of military education in the Soviet Union that covered a wide range of ages. The Soviet Armed Forces had many tri-service educational opportunities as well as educational institutions for the Soviet Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Navy. The Soviet Border Troops, the KGB and the Internal Troops also maintained service academies.
The Estonian Military Academy is an institution of applied higher education for national defence in Tartu, Estonia.
The Military Academy of the University of Defence is a college devoted to military education and career development located in Belgrade, Serbia. The academy forms part of the Serbian higher education system, offering accredited graduate and postgraduate curriculum. It contains a undergraduate military college as well as postgraduate studies.
The 2008 Russian military reform, often referred to as the Serdyukov reform after its originator, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, was a major structural reorganisation of the Russian Armed Forces that began in 2009.
The Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy is a Russian military institution of higher education run by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The full name is Russian Air Force Military Educational and Scientific Center Air Force Academy Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Major Y.A. Gagarin based in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast in southern Russia.
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
The Admiral Nakhimov Higher Naval School is a higher naval education institution of Ukraine which prepares future officers for the Ukrainian Navy. It was created in the basis of both the Black Sea Red Banner Higher Naval Institute "Admiral Pavel Nakhimov" and the Higher Naval Engineer Institute of Sevastopol.
Turkish War Academies was an educational branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It trained staff officers for Turkish Armed Forces.
The Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force is a state university administered by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is located in the city of Kharkiv. The university is named in honor of the Soviet and Ukrainian military pilot Ivan Kozhedub.
National Defense University is a military university established in 2016 and primarily located in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The university education and training started with the ceremony held on 12 February 2017 at the Air Force Academy. It is a continuation of the Turkish War Academies.
Russian military-focused secondary schools are usual secondary schools conducting secondary general education programme (level 3 according International Standard Classification of Education. They provide their pupils with training in additional military-focused subjects. These schools don't prepare military personnel, and their graduates can choose either military or civilian way of life. These schools include: the Suvorov Military Schools, the Nakhimov Naval Schools and the Presidential Cadet Schools.
Warrant officer schools of the Russian Armed Forces conduct warrant officer training programmes. Education acquired at such schools is vocational military education. The duration of studies is 2 years and 6–10 months.
Krasnodar Higher Military School named for Army General S.M. Shtemenko is Russian military academy conducting warrant officer programmes, commissioned officer programmes (specialitet), advance training career commissioned officer programmes (magistratura), and adjunctura programmes. It is located in Krasnodar.
Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.K. Serov is Russian higher military school conducting commissioned officer programmes (specialitet). It is located in Krasnodar.
Yaroslavl Higher Military School of Anti-Aircraft Warfare is Russian higher military school conducting commissioned officer programmes (specialitet) and adjunctura programmes. It is located in Yaroslavl.
