Editing Military academy (section)

==Canada==
[[File:Royal Military College of Canada band piper and bugler, Remembrance Day.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Military College of Canada]] band piper and bugler. Established in 1876, the College is Canada's only post-secondary military college with degree-granting powers.]]

Two [[tertiary education|post-secondary]] military academies are operated under the [[Canadian Military Colleges]] system, the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] (RMCC) in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], Ontario; and [[Royal Military College Saint-Jean]] (RMC Saint-Jean) in [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]], Quebec. RMCC was established in 1876, while RMC Saint-Jean was established in 1954.<ref name=histo>H16511 Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.</ref> The two institutions provided military education to officer cadets of all three elements in the [[Canadian Forces]]; the navy, army and air force; with RMC granted the authority to confer academic degrees in arts, science and engineering by the 1960s.<ref>4237 Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.</ref> From 1940 to 1995, the Department of National Defence operated a third military college in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia, known as [[Royal Roads Military College]] (RRMC).<ref name=histo/>

Graduates of the colleges are widely acknowledged to have had a disproportionate impact in the Canadian services and society, thanks to the solid foundations provided by their [[military education]].<ref>H16511 Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968</ref> Military discipline and training, as well as a focus on [[physical fitness]] and fluency in both of Canada's two official languages, English and French, provided cadets with ample challenges and a very fulfilling experience.<ref>H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876–1918. Volume II: 1919–1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984</ref> In 1995 the Department of National Defence was forced to close RRMC and RMC Saint-Jean due to budget considerations, but RMCC continues to operate.<ref>"To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College since the Second World War", Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 1991.</ref> (In the fall of 1995, the campus reopened as a civilian institution, [[Royal Roads University]].) In 2007, the Department of National Defence reopened RMC Saint-Jean as a military academy that offers equivalent schooling as [[CEGEP]], a level of post-secondary education in [[Education in Quebec|Quebec's education system]]. In 2021 RMC Saint-Jean was returned to university status and had officer cadets graduate and received their commission for the first time since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=First Bachelor degrees granted at Royal Military College Saint-Jean since 1995|url=https://www.miragenews.com/first-bachelor-degrees-granted-at-royal-560554/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Mirage News|language=en-AU}}</ref>

In addition to Canadian Military Colleges, the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] also operate a number of training centres and schools, including the [[Canadian Forces College]], and the [[Canadian Forces Language School]]. The components of the Canadian Armed Forces also maintain training centres and schools. The [[Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre]] (CADTC) is a formation in the Army that delivers combat, and doctrinal training. The CADTC includes several training establishments, such as the [[Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre]], [[Combat Training Centre]], [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]], and the [[Peace Support Training Centre]]. The [[Royal Canadian Air Force#2 Canadian Air Division|2 Canadian Air Division]] is the formation responsible for training in the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF), and includes establishments like the Royal Canadian Air Force Academy, [[2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School]], and [[3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School]]. The RCAF also maintains the [[Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training]].

In addition to publicly operated institutions, Canada is also home to one private military boarding school, [[Robert Land Academy]], in [[West Lincoln, Ontario]]. Founded in 1978, it is an all-boys' institute that is fully accredited by Ontario's [[Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Ministry of Education]]. The school offers elementary and secondary levels of education, providing schooling for students from Grade 6 to Grade 12.