What is Military academy?
[[File:RMC-D_graduation_parade_24_June_2008.jpg|link=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/RMC-D_graduation_parade_24_June_2008.jpg/220px-RMC-D_graduation_parade_24_June_2008.jpg|thumb|A graduation parade of the Royal Military College, Duntroon]] A '''military academy''' or '''service academy''' is an [[institution]] for millitary officers. It prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment depending on the country concerned.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=STEVENS|first1=GWENDOLYN|last2=ROSA|first2=FRED M.|last3=GARDNER|first3=SHELDON|date=1994|title=Military Academies as Instruments of Value Change|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45347012|journal=Armed Forces & Society|volume=20|issue=3|pages=473–484|doi=10.1177/0095327X9402000309 |jstor=45347012 |s2cid=145621728 |issn=0095-327X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dornbusch|first=S. M.|date=1955-05-01|title=The Military Academy as an Assimilating Institution|url=https://doi.org/10.2307/2573000|journal=Social Forces|volume=33|issue=4|pages=316–321|doi=10.2307/2573000|jstor=2573000 |issn=0037-7732}}</ref> There are three types of academy exist: * Pre-collegiate-level institutions awarding academic qualifications * University-level institutions awarding bachelor's-degree-level qualifications * Those preparing Officer Cadets for commissioning into the [[Military|armed services]] of the state. Earlier, the academies were established in the 18th century to provide new officers for technically specialized corps, such as [[Military engineering|military engineers]] and [[artillery]], with scientific training. In the United States, the [[United States Military Academy]] (USMA) is one such institution. It is located at [[West Point, New York]]. It was founded on March 16, 1802. It is one of five service academies in the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=PRIEST|first1=ROBERT F.|last2=BEACH|first2=JOHNSTON|date=1998|title=Value Changes in Four Cohorts at the U.S. Military Academy|url=https://www.jstor.or