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The United States Army Ordnance Corps, formerly the United States Army Ordnance Department, is a sustainment branch of the United States Army, headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. The broad mission of the Ordnance Corps is to supply Army combat units with weapons and ammunition, including at times their procurement and maintenance.
Beginning in January 1971, [20] the US Army produced eight classes of physician assistants, at 30 students per class, through the Academy of Health Sciences, Brooke Medical Center (academically accredited by Baylor University). In 2017, approximately 68% of physician assistants in the United States were women and approximately 32% were men. [21]
National Defense Academy of Japan (防衛大学校, Bōei Daigakkō), abbreviated NDA (防大, Bōdai) is the national, four-year university-level service academy aimed to educate and train students who will be serving as officers in the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
The Academy’s principal mission is providing the Army with military scientists and leaders by means of military life and multi-faceted military and academic education. For admission to the Academy, a high score in the Panhellenic entrance exams is required. The duration of study is four years. Each academic year is divided into two semesters.
Combat training in elite commando units can last between 15 and 22 months, depending on the unit. [2] [3] The training course for pilots at the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy takes three years to complete, and is followed by a year of operational training. [4]
The United States National Mine Health and Safety Academy is a federal academy responsible for training the mine safety and health inspectors and technical support personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The Academy is located in Beckley, West Virginia, on an 80-acre (320,000 m 2) site near the Raleigh County Airport. The ...
Course 15: computer-based training that is a prerequisite for attending NCO Academy. Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA): This professional military education course prepares NCOs to be professional, war-fighting Airmen who can lead and manage Air Force units in the employment of air and space power.
The École de guerre-Terre (EDG-T) ("Army War College") is a French military academy that trains senior army officers, recruited mainly after succeeding competitive examinations right after the first part of their military career, in which they served as platoon and company commanders in regiments.