The United States Military Academy (USMA),also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army,is a United States service academy in West Point,New York. It was originally established as a fort,since it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City. It is the oldest of the five American service academies and educates cadets for commissioning into the United States Army.
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington,Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States. In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other senior military college in the United States,VMI enrolls cadets only and awards bachelor's degrees exclusively. VMI offers its cadets strict military discipline combined with a physically and academically demanding environment. The institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering,science,and the liberal arts.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a United States service academy in Kings Point,New York. It trains its midshipmen to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine,branches of the United States Armed Forces and the transportation industry. Midshipmen are trained in different fields such as marine engineering,navigation,ship's administration,maritime law,personnel management,international law,customs,and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship.
Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) is a coeducational military school for grades 5 through 12 and one academic postgraduate year,located in Woodstock,Virginia,United States.
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.
The Citadel,The Military College of South Carolina,commonly known simply as The Citadel,is a public senior military college in Charleston,South Carolina. Established in 1842,it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. It has 18 academic departments divided into five schools offering 31 majors and 57 minors. The military program is made up of cadets pursuing bachelor's degrees who live on campus. The non-military programs offer 12 undergraduate degrees,26 graduate degrees,as well as evening and online programs with seven online graduate degrees,three online undergraduate degrees,and three certificate programs.
Valley Forge Military Academy and College (VFMAC) is a private boarding school and military junior college in Wayne,Pennsylvania. It follows in the traditional military school format with army traditions. Though military in tradition and form,the high school portion of VFMAC,Valley Forge Military Academy,is a college-preparatory boarding institution specializing in student leadership. VFMAC's administration is composed almost entirely of current or retired military and the board of trustees is almost entirely alumni. Some graduates pursue careers in the armed services and VFMAC has graduated one Rhodes Scholarship recipient.
Staunton Military Academy was a private all-male military school located in Staunton,Virginia. Founded in 1884,the academy closed in 1976. The school was highly regarded for its academic and military programs,and many notable American political and military leaders are graduates,including Sen. Barry Goldwater,the 1964 Republican presidential candidate,and his son,Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr.,1960's folk singer Phil Ochs,and John Dean,a White House Counsel who was a central figure in the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s.
Hargrave Military Academy (HMA) is a private,all-male,military boarding school located in the town of Chatham,Virginia. Hargrave is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia emphasizing Christian values that focuses on a college and military preparatory program. The school serves boys from around the world for grade 7 through post-graduate (PG). Hargrave was named a National School of Character in 2016. Hargrave is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and nationally by AdvancEd,and is a member of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States and the National Association of Independent Schools. The school's campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer was an engineer and university professor who served as the fifth president of Georgia Institute of Technology from 1944 until his death in 1956.
Hugh Smith Thompson was the 81st governor of South Carolina,from 1882 to 1886.
Army and Navy Academy is an elite private college-preparatory military boarding school for boys in Carlsbad,California. Founded in 1910,the academy admits boys in grades 7 through 12.
The Turkish Air Force Academy (TAFA) is a co-educational military academy located in the city of Istanbul,Turkey. It is part of the National Defence University. It is the main human resource for the Turkish Air Force Command.
Richard Woodward Colcock was the second Superintendent of the South Carolina Military Academy from 1844 through 1852.
Robert Louis Caslen Jr. is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 59th superintendent of West Point from 2013 until 2018 and as the 29th president of the University of South Carolina from July 2019 until May 2021. Between January and May 2019,Caslen was senior counsel to the president and interim chief financial officer at the University of Central Florida. On July 19,2019,the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina elected him as the school's 29th president,a position he assumed on August 1,2019. Caslen also served as HigherEchelon's Special Advisor on Executive Leadership and Character Development. He resigned as President at South Carolina on May 12,2021.
Robert Kennedy "Bob" Knight began serving as the president of Clark College in Vancouver,Washington,in August 2007. Knight previously served as interim president from September 2006 after serving as acting president of the college from July to September 2006. Knight,who joined Clark College in 2004 as vice president of Administrative Services,received his undergraduate degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1980 and earned an executive MBA at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He has done postgraduate work in organizational effectiveness at Chapman University in Fort Lewis,Washington. Born in England,Knight served more than 21 years in the United States Army as an infantry officer and airborne Army Ranger before retiring as a lieutenant colonel. His last duty in the army was as commander of Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver,Washington. Knight retired from Clark College in 2019.
William Charles Van Buskirk was the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark,New Jersey from Oct 1998 to June 2004,and he retired in December 2011 as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and was the Foundation Professor of Biomechanical Engineering at NJIT.
Glenn Jeffrey Lesniak is a retired major general who served as deputy commanding general for support of the United States Army Reserve.
The History of The Citadel began in the early 1820s with the formation of a militia and state arsenal in response to an alleged slave revolt in 1822. By 1842 the arsenal grew into an academy,with the Legislature establishing it as the South Carolina Military Academy. Cadets played a key role in the Civil War,by firing upon a federal ship three months before the war began. Many Confederate officers attended the school. Renamed in 1910 as The Citadel,the school's academic reputation grew. After moving the campus near Hampton Park in 1922,the college has grown substantially. Sixteen years after legal segregation ended in public schools,the Citadel saw the graduation of its first Black student,Charles D. Foster. After an equally rocky journey forward,the Citadel graduated its first female Cadet in 1999. The school has produced many military officers,business,and political leaders throughout its history.
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