military academy

Example Sentences

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He would then enroll in a military academy to become an officer, and they would start a family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

After graduating from the military academy, he served in the country's air force for a year before South and North Yemen united in 1990.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

An Army captain, he first befriended the late Hugo Chávez on a baseball team during their days in the military academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

It applies to all active-duty members as well as activated National Guard and Reserve members, military academy students and some civilians serving in support of the military during wartime.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

He was a very old man when I knew him, but as a young lieutenant just out of military academy he had been assigned to General Miles and he served in the Chief Joseph campaign.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck