Which Military School is This?

There are 66 outstanding military schools in the United States. Most of these are for high school-aged kids. The colleges are the most prestigious.

The USMA is the United States Military Academy. It's located in West Point, NY, and is one of the most prestigious in the world.

The United States Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It educates officers for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

The Royal Air Force College Cranwell is located in Sleaford, United Kingdom. It was established during WWI as a naval aviation training center.

The Special Military School of Saint-Cyr is located in Coetquidan, France. The Academy was founded in 1803 by Napoleon.

The Hellenic Military Academy goes back centuries. The school accepts students from anywhere in the world.

Valley Forge caters to all branches of the military. It has a small student body of only 600.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is located in Kings Point, New York. It only has 900 undergraduate students.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, CT. It is the smallest of the five federal service academies.

The Citadel is known as the Military College of South Carolina. It is located in Charleston, and was established in 1842.

Norwich University is credited with the birth of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. It was established in 1819.

The U.S. Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the youngest of the five federal service academies.

Most people don't realize it, but Texas A&M us a military college! It's located in College Station, Texas.

The U.S. Military Academy, otherwise known as West Point, has the motto. It was established in 1802.

50 astronauts have graduated from Annapolis. So have numerous scholars and fine soldiers.

Famous U.S. Gen. George Patton went to West Point. So did Dwight D. Eisenhower!

Military schools are all about discipline. They are meant to instill knowledge, leadership, and pedigree.

Military schools are unique in that they focus on both academics and military training. The goal is to develop a well-rounded individual who can serve his/her country.

The USMA, or West Point, is the oldest military service academy in the country. It was founded in 1802.

Not all military schools are private, although most are. Today, there are some public military schools that are co-educational.

Entrance into West Point isn't taken lightly. It requires a nomination from a U.S. congressman.

74 graduates of West Point have received the Medal of Honor. It also boasts of a number of famous generals.

Annapolis is situated on the former grounds of Fort Severn. The school's campus is a national landmark.

73 Medal of Honor recipients went to Annapolis. That is 10 less than West Point!

Beijing is home to China's answer to West Point. It is called PLA National Defense University.

The General Staff Academy is Russia's greatest military school. It requires previous experience in the military before attending.

Japan's great military school is called The National Defense Academy of Japan. It is located in Yokosuka, Japan.

The U.S. military indeed has its own medical school. It's called the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and it does not charge tuition.

You can become an officer if you graduate from a U.S. military service academy. All of them are quite prestigious. To be fair, the other two options aren't out of reach, either!

There are 5 U.S. military service academies. There is one for each major branch of the military.

You are required to serve after attending a service academy. That being said, tuition is free!

You must have a nomination from one of the above. They can be difficult to get!

NFL player Larry Fitzgerald went to Valley Forge Military Academy and College. It's a very select school with a keen focus on academics.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's motto is "deeds not words". We can all learn a lesson from that!

It's the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's motto that the "sea yields knowledge." We hope that it does, because these brave men and women sure spend a lot of time there.