Naval War
College
Naval War College's mission is to enhance the professional capabilities of its students
to make sound decisions in command, staff, and management
positions in naval, joint, and combined environments; to provide them with a sound understanding of military
strategy and operational art; to instill in them joint attitudes and
perspectives and to serve as a center for research and gaming that will
develop advanced strategic, warfighting and campaign
concepts for future employment of maritime, joint, and
combined forces.
The Foreign Area Officer
(FAO) Program is designed to train and develop commissioned
officers to meet worldwide Navy requirements for officers
possessing foreign area expertise. It ensures selected
officers develop the skills required to manage and analyze
politico-military activities with an in-depth understanding of
underlying economic, social, cultural, psychological and
political factors.
Academies
Established in 1845, the Naval Academy is
the undergraduate college for the Navy that prepares young men
and women to become professional officers in the U.S. Navy
and
Marine Corps.
Mission: To serve and support the United States, the
Naval Service and The Naval Academy:
By furthering the highest standards at the
Naval Academy;
By seeking out, informing, encouraging and
assisting outstanding, qualified young men and women to pursue
careers as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps through the
Naval Academy; and
By initiating and sponsoring activities which
will perpetuate the history, traditions, memories and growth of
the Naval Academy and bind alumni together in support of the
highest ideals of command, citizenship and government.
To provide an educational foundation in technical and
leadership professionalism to support pipeline training and
fleet requirements.
NROTC
The NROTC Program was
established to educate and train qualified young men and women
for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line
Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. As largest single
source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC
Scholarship Program fills a vital need in preparing mature
young men and women for leadership and management positions in
an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.
The NROTC Program offers
different types of scholarships based on an annual competitive
selection process that considers such factors as high school
class standing, college entrance test scores, extra-curricular
activities and leadership qualities. Academic accomplishments
in rigorous, technically demanding courses are especially
noteworthy.
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