Lebanese Army Naval Academy
| Lebanese Army Naval Academy | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1972 - Present |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Type | Military Naval School |
| Part of | Lebanese Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | Jounieh Naval Base, Jounieh |
| Motto(s) | "Lighthouse & Goal" |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Toni Haddad (active 2009) |
The Lebanese Army Naval Academy (Arabic: مدرسة القوات البحرية Madrasat al-Kouwat al-Bahriya) is part of the Lebanese Navy. The academy is located at Jounieh Naval Base, Jounieh, in the Keserwan District, and is responsible for the fundamental basic education of the officers and non-commissioned officers students in the fields of naval, military, scientific, and general culture studies.
The naval academy was founded in 1972 and its mission was to organize the several educational offices dedicated to the naval expertise. Since early 1990s, the academy's programs have developed and increased in size, thus leading to several training courses given such as the naval rescue course, a training course for naval officers, diving and ciphering courses, in addition to a naval navigation course, a languages course, a training course on the radar and other.
Prior to 2003, all naval students used to take their courses abroad; however, since then the school started receiving students to follow the courses domestically. Nevertheless, some students are sent aboard for further education.
The academy is organized as follows:
Volunteering students naval officers follow one year in the Military Academy where they learn the different military sciences, later they move back to the Naval Academy to follow a two years naval specialization. After that, the students graduate from the Military Academy.
The system for the non-commissioned officers is similar, as a NCO follows one year in the Teaching Institute, then moves back to the Naval Academy for two year of naval specialization. After the first year, students are divided onto different specializations:
The academy accepts 10 students per year only, as the school's capacity is 150, and as of 2007, 21 officers and 10 non-commissioned officers have only graduated.
The admission follows the same admissions criteria of the Military Academy & the Teaching Institute, as student have to follow the first year in those academies according to their rank.
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