Editing Military academy (section)

==Philippines==
[[File:Pma cadets.JPG|thumb|Graduating cadets of [[Philippine Military Academy]] at a homecoming]]
[[File:National Defense College of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.png|thumb|The [[National Defense College of the Philippines]] is a graduate-level military college established in 1963.]]

The Philippines patterned all its service academies after the [[United States Military Academy]] (West Point) and the [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]] (King's Point).

These higher education institutions are operated by the [[Philippine Government]] and grant different baccalaureate degrees.

*[[Philippine Military Academy]] (Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas), [[City of Baguio]] – It is the primary training school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for would be regular commissioned officers of the [[Philippine Army]], [[Philippine Navy]], [[Philippine Marine Corps]] and the [[Philippine Air Force]]. It is under the control of the [[Department of National Defense (Philippines)|Department of National Defense]]. Its former name was the Philippine Constabulary Academy. During the American colonial rule era, U.S. Army cavalry officers established the school for the professionalization of the enlisted personnel of the defunct [[Philippine Constabulary]]. It was renamed the Philippine Military Academy before the 1930s.  In 1992, PMA stopped providing graduates to the Philippine Constabulary after the passage of Republic Act 6975 which resulted in the merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police. The merged institutions was named the Philippine National Police. Beginning in 1993, PMA became a co-educational school.
*[[Philippine Merchant Marine Academy]], [[Zambales]] – It is a school for students who shall serve in different private shipping companies, foreign or local. Its graduates may serve in the [[Philippine Coast Guard]] and the [[Philippine Navy]] as an ensign after graduation depending upon their choice. All PMMA graduates are also automatically appointed by the president of the Philippines as ensigns (2nd lieutenants) in the Philippine Navy Reserve. This is the oldest of the Philippine service academies having been established in 1820 during the long period of Spanish colonial rule in the country, and was first situated in Manila for many years.

Aside from the PMA and the PMMA, all three branches of the AFP have their own Officer Candidate Course Programs for both men and women, patterned after their US counterparts.

The nation's higher military colleges are:
* [[Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College]], [[Quezon City]] – educates officers of the AFP not exceeding the ranks of Colonel or Navy Captain
* [[National Defense College of the Philippines]], Quezon City&nbsp;– is a school for senior AFP officers for military/naval planning and to ready them in holding the ranks of Brigadier General/Commodore. Notable civilians may enroll and be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander in the AFP Reserve upon graduation.