Majors

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I’ve looked at the naval academy majors and was wondering USNA has any martial majors? I know west point and the Air Force academy both do, but it would strange if USNA was the only academy to not offer a martial major.
 
I am not familiar with the term "martial major". Can you elaborate?

Stealth_81
 
I am not familiar with the term "martial major". Can you elaborate?

Stealth_81
West Point has national strategy and defense while the Air Force academy has military studies, pretty much a major that is focused on military matters.
 
I’ve looked at the naval academy majors and was wondering USNA has any martial majors? I know west point and the Air Force academy both do, but it would strange if USNA was the only academy to not offer a martial major.

There are different philosophies at work here, not strange at all, just different. The academic majors are designed to create a broad base of undergraduate knowledge and prepare midshipmen for further training post-commission in their Navy or Marine Corps warfare specialties. The USNA Professional Development Department oversees the required ProDev academic credit courses, summer training and ongoing professional training. The just-in-time approach is continued in the Fleet and Corps, with professional schools, training, and advanced education and degrees available, similar to other Services.

Though there may not be a “military studies” major, case studies and pro knowledge are soaked into the Brigade in various forms in both academic and non-academic settings.

I don’t believe USCGA and USMMA offer specific military studies majors either, so three of the five Federal academies do not. I would have been surprised if they had, due to their unique missions. I can see why it would seem odd that one of the three DOD academies did not offer a formal major in that area.

The Navy and Marine Corps are definitely interested in military studies and educating their officers; it’s a different approach.

Have some fun researching the schools below, to get a glimpse of later opportunities:
Naval Postgraduate School
Naval War College
National Defense University
 
By the way, though there is no major, there are several courses available in the history and political science departments that deal with your interest.
 
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