Dalian Naval Academy is neither 2 1 1 nor 985. According to China Military Network, Dalian Naval Academy is a military school, and its orientation and training objectives are different from those of ordinary universities. 2 1 1, 985 Colleges and universities mainly aim to cultivate innovative and leading talents in disciplines, and pay attention to the evaluation of discipline construction, scientific research level and teaching quality. As a military academy, Dalian Naval Academy aims to train excellent naval officers and noncommissioned officers for the country, and pays attention to military quality, professional ability and teaching quality. Dalian Naval Academy of PLA Navy is a military academy affiliated to PLA Navy. It mainly undertakes the undergraduate education of naval surface ship growth commanding officers, surveying and mapping, marine growth technical officers, and the primary training of surface ship active officers. Its predecessor was the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval School, the first regular naval institution of higher learning in New China approved by President Mao Zedong personally.