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APRIL 2003

Military Education:
Alternative Learning and Living Experiences

Compiled by Michelle Accorso

Do military schools really better prepare the leaders of tomorrow to be well-rounded respectable citizens or are they simply training kids to “straighten up and fly right,” speaking when spoken to, taking directions and orders with a “yes. sir” response and ultimately joining the branches of the military? Although stereotypical views about military schools abound, many offer a high quality of education. The following is a partial list of schools and colleges in the United States.

Howe Military School

For more than 100 years, Howe Military has combined a rigorous residential academic experience with high expectations of personal responsibility for students, grades 5 through 12. 100 percent of the graduates are accepted to college.Howe Military School, P.O. Box 240, Howe, Indiana 46746, admission@howemilitary.com, www.howemilitary.com

Valley Forge Military Academy And College

Founded in 1928, Valley Forge features an all-male college-preparatory boarding school and a two-year transfer college located in Wayne, Pennsylvania—just 15 miles west of Philadelphia.

Valley Forge provides students with an educational experience rooted in quality academic programs and supported by leadership responsibilities. Valley Forge Military Academy and College, 1001 Eagle Road Wayne, PA 19087-3695, 1-800-234-8362, www.vfmac.edu, admissions@vfmac.edu

United States Naval Academy

The Naval Academy gives young men and women the up-to-date academic and professional training needed to be effective naval and marine officers in their assignments after graduation.Every day, as the undergraduate college of the naval service, the United States Naval Academy strives to accomplish its mission to develop midshipmen “morally, mentally, and physically.”United States Naval Academy, 121 Blake Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5000, www.usna.edu

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point

This Academy teaches students how to succeed in the maritime and transportation industries or the Armed Forces, while it prepares them to receive a bachelor of science degree, a merchant marine license, and an appointment as a commissioned officer on reserve or active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. admissions@usmma.edu, www.usmma.edu

United States Air Force Academy

Recognized as the premier developer of aerospace officers,. leaders prepared and motivated to lead our Air Force and nation. admissions.usafa.af.mil, www.usafa.af.mil/-flash.cfm

Virginia Tech of Cadets

Naval ROTC was established in 1983. The cadet regiment expanded to a three-battalion structure in 1998. Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is one of only 6 senior military colleges outside the 5 federal military academies.

 

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