Freeport Military Academy
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| Motto | גאָט, מלך, דוטי, כבוד |
|---|---|
Motto in English | God • King • Duty • Honor |
| Type | Imperial military academy |
| Established | 1773 |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
Officer in charge | Commandant (Col.) Benjamin J. Zeldin |
| President | Dovid Goldenberg |
| Dean | Dr. Ilan Bar-Halevi |
Academic staff | 568 |
| Students | 4,453 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban 338 acres (136.8 ha) |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | Division A-2 |
| Nickname | "The Academy" "The Square" |
| Affiliations | Imperial Armed Forces of Belhavia |
| Sports | 20 varsity sports teams |
Freeport Military Academy (commonly called FMA or The Academy) is a four-year single-sex educational men-only Imperial military academy and war college in northern Belhavia in Freeport City, Freeport. It employs 568 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 4,453 full-time students.
Freeport Military Academy is regarded as the most prestigious, exclusive, and elite war college in Belhavia.
Candidates for admission must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Imperial Senate. Other nomination sources include the President and Vice-President. Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as "cadets". Tuition for cadets is fully funded by the six military service branches in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation. Approximately 4,600 cadets enter the Academy each July, with about 4,400 cadets graduating.
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.