Military academy is a formal educational institution that trains officers, noncommissioned officers and civilian personnel (civilian cadres) at all levels of the army, and implements military education and military education.
According to the type, it is divided into academic institutions and in-service educational institutions. Academic education institutions include comprehensive universities and professional colleges; Vocational education institutions include high, middle and primary command colleges and non-commissioned officer colleges.
According to the services and arms, it can be divided into army academies and schools, naval academies, air force academies and arms academies.
It can be divided into military colleges, political colleges, logistics colleges and equipment colleges according to their professional nature. According to the training objects, it can be divided into military academies and non-commissioned officers' academies.
The main tasks of military academies are to train, select and recommend officers, non-commissioned officers and civilian personnel (civilian cadres) needed by the army, to carry out continuing education for active officers and professional soldiers, and to carry out military scientific research.