Editing Military academy (section)

==Germany==
[[File:Rote Schloss, MSM zur Wasserseite (Flensburg-Mürwik 2006).jpg|thumb|The main complex of the [[Naval Academy Mürwik]] of the [[German Navy]]]]
[[File:Bundeswehr university main library.JPG|thumb|Library of [[Bundeswehr University Munich]], which provides post-secondary education to military personnel and civilians]]

The standard education in military leadership is the task of the ''Offizierschulen'' (officers' schools) run by the three branches. The contents differ from branch to branch. According to the doctrine "leading by task", in the army all prospective platoon leaders are trained down to the level of a commander of a mixed combat battalion. There they also have to pass an officer exam to become commissioned later on.

Moreover, there exist so called ''Waffenschulen'' (schools of weapons) like infantry school or artillery school. There the officers learn to deal with the typical tasks of their respective corps.

A specialty of the German concept of officer formation is the academic education. Germany runs two ''[[University of the German Federal Armed Forces|Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces]]'' where almost every future officer has to pass non-military studies and achieve a bachelor's or master's degree. During their studies (after at least three years of service) the candidates become commissioned ''Leutnant'' (second lieutenant).

The three officer's schools are:

* The [[German Navy]] supervises:
** [[Naval Academy at Mürwik]], in [[Flensburg]]-[[Mürwik]]
* The [[German Army]] supervises:
** ''Offizierschule des Heeres'',  in [[Dresden]]
* The [[German Air Force]] supervises:
** ''Offizierschule der Luftwaffe'',  in [[Fürstenfeldbruck]]

Academic and [[Staff (military)|staff]] education:

* [[University of the German Federal Armed Forces|Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces]]
** [[Helmut Schmidt University]], in [[Hamburg]]
** [[Bundeswehr University Munich]], in [[Munich]]
* [[Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr]], in Hamburg