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  2. List of United States military schools and academies

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    Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).

  3. List of defunct military academies in the United States

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    Abingdon Male Academy (VA) Admiral Billard Naval Academy (CT) Admiral Farragut Academy (NJ) Advance Military Academy (AR) Aiken Military Academy (SC) Alabama Military Institute (AL) Alabama Military & Scientific Institute (AL) Alachua Military Institute (FL) Alamo Military Academy (TX) Albany Military Academy (NY) Albemarle Military Institute (VA)

  4. Defensive fighting position - Wikipedia

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    A foxhole is one type of defensive strategic position. It is a "small pit used for cover, usually for one or two personnel, and so constructed that the occupants can effectively fire from it". [1] It is known more commonly within United States Army slang as a "fighting position" or as a "ranger grave".

  5. List of units of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    1.1.5 Naval Surface Group Middle ... Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, Detachment 2 (VRC-40, Det. 2) (NS Norfolk, VA) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11 (HSC-11) ...

  6. United States service academies - Wikipedia

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    The Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy all require an applicant to submit an online file and proceed through pre-candidate qualification before an application is provided. The Merchant Marine Academy requires an applicant to submit part 1 of the 3 part application prior to receiving a nomination.

  7. Francis W. Kelly - Wikipedia

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    Kelly's assignments included Naval Station Rota in Spain and Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. [13] In 1967, he expressed interest in being deployed to Vietnam prior to his retirement. [11] He remained in the service until 1969, also serving as chaplain for the 5th Marine Division and the 4th Naval District. [3]

  8. Virginia Military Institute - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Military Institute was the last public college in Virginia to integrate, first admitting black cadets in 1968, [54] [55] [56] but interracial problems persisted long afterward. [ 56 ] [ 55 ] According to The Washington Post , even in 2020 "Black cadets still endure[d] relentless racism [in an] atmosphere of hostility and cultural ...

  9. Naval Education and Training Command - Wikipedia

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    The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise-level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachments throughout the world, and was established in 1971.