Naval Academy Mürwik
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| Location | Mürwik Flensburg, Germany |
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| Affiliations | German Navy |
The Naval Academy Mürwik (German: Marineschule Mürwik) is the main training establishment for all German Navy officers and replaced the German Imperial Naval Academy in Kiel.
It is located at Mürwik which is a part of Germany's most northern city, Flensburg. Built on a small hill directly by the coast, it overlooks the Flensburg Fjord. The main building of the academy is known for its beautiful architecture and location, and is often named the "Red Castle".
As most naval officer cadets join the German Navy after passing their A-levels at school, signing up for thirteen years of service (can be extended to a "lifetime" of around 35 years), the standard education consists of three parts:
1) The basic education at the Naval Academy lasts at least one year.
2) It is usually followed (exceptions to be made) by university studies at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces which last around four years.
3) Given their degree of Bachelor or Master the young officers then return to the Naval Academy and other naval schools for advanced training. The advanced training lasts up to two years, depending on the officers' choice of an operational or engineering career and on the type of vessel, they are going to serve on. Those heading for a land-based post, also get the basic parts of the advanced training.
On completion of their education the young officers are ready to take their first post in the fleet or on land.
The Naval Academy at Muerwik carries out both, the basic education of the young officer cadets as well as parts of the advanced training for officers.
(still to be edited) The one-year lasting basic education of all German Navy cadets basically consists of four parts: Being new in the German Navy, all cadets first perform six weeks of collective basic training at Mürwik. After this they are divided in three groups which will consecutively take part in three sections of training: A sailing trip with German Navy's training ship Gorch Fock, a mission-preparing part at the "NCO's school" (Marineunteroffizierschule/MUS) in Plön and the officer's training again at Mürwik. Cadets who will serve at the German forces' medical service only take part in the first trip with Gorch Fock and the six weeks basic training.
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