Federal Military Academy
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 Parade grounds of the FMA. | |
| Motto | Fortitudo scientia |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Strength is Knowledge |
| Type | Federal Service Academy |
| Established | 1801 |
| Affiliation |  Meridon Defense Forces |
Officer in charge | Commandant |
Academic staff |
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| Students | 2,400 |
| Location | Newcastle , , |
| Colors | TBD |
| Athletics | Division A-2 |
| Nickname | "The Academy" "Newcastle" |
| Affiliations | Imperial Armed Forces of Belhavia |
| Sports | 20 varsity sports teams |
| Website | www.fma.mgo |
The Federal Military Academy (commonly called FMA or The Academy, or metonymically as Newcastle) is a four-year federal service academy in southern Alexandria Territory near Newcastle in Meridon. It employs 410 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students.
Freeport Military Academy is the seniormost and most prestigious of the Defense Academy Group's service colleges in terms of precedence and enrollment for the Army. It is the second seniormost federal service academy behind the Federal Naval Academy, and is one of 4 of the Defense Service Academies- those schools funded entirely by the Defense Department
Admission is extremely selective, with the FMA accepting only about 4% of qualified applicants each year for admission. While collegiate education is not a requirement for commissioning to officer ranks, it is required to advance beyond the pay grade of OF3 and is required for certain job fields, which means that many seeking to make a career in the Meridon Defense Forces pursue enrollment at a service academy. Applicants must possess outstanding academic, athletic, and extracurricular accolades to be competitive for acceptance. Students are considered officer candidates through the four-year program and are referred to as cadets. All expenses are paid for by the Meridonian Defense Forces, in exchange for an obligation of active-duty service for a varying term, usually from 4 to 8 years post-graduation.
The Federal Military Academy is a fully-accredited academic institution
The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades cadets' performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics. Cadets are required to adhere to the school's honor code. The academy bases a cadet's leadership experience as a development of all three pillars of performance: academics, physical, and military.
Most graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army, Air Force, Home Guard, ISOF, or Marine Corps and as ensigns in the Navy. The top 2% of each class are commissioned as first lieutenants. Foreign cadets are commissioned into the armies of their home countries. Since 1946, cadets have also been eligible to "cross-commission", or request a commission in one of the other armed services, provided they meet that service's eligibility standards. Every year, a very small number of cadets do this, usually in a one-for-one "trade" with a similarly-inclined cadet or midshipman at one of the other military academies.
In early 1981, the academy served as a backdrop for President Julian Settas's famous speech that articulated his new Cold War doctrine to the military cadets.
Notable alumni
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