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One of two methods to becoming a line officer in the Royal Naval
Service is graduation from the Royal Naval Academy. The RNA is located
in Ynos and all students live in residences on the campus for the
duration of their four-year programmes. RNA graduates are granted
degrees in their chosen fields.
There are no tuition costs for the RNA -- in exchange, the Royal
Naval Service demands a minimum of six years of service in the fleet
following graduation. Although most RNA graduates end up as career
officers, many leave after this six-year period to put their education
to use elsewhere.
Most Marine officers graduate from a two-year training programme
also offered at the Royal Naval Academy. However, some Marine officers
take the full four-year programme at the Royal Naval Academy with
a specialization in the skills necessary to becoming a Marine officer.
There are two academic terms in every year during the Fall and
Winter. Cadets spend summers on different training assignments depending
on their year. Cadets are granted 14 days of leave during the summer
and leave during certain other periods of the year, such as the
winter holidays.
Following is a typical course of academic study for a cadet at
the Royal Naval Academy.
First Year
- MLTY 1011.03: RNS Military Doctrine
- MLTY 1021.03: Military Leadership
- HIST 1001.03: History of Sivad
- POLI 1020.03: Sivadian Civics and Society
- MATH 1050.06: Basic Navigation
- Three full-year electives
- Drill
Summer between First and Second Year
- Ground training including hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship
and marksmanship as well as survival training.
Second Year
- PSYC 2023.03: Specialist Psychology
- ENGI 2001.06: Spaceship Design and Operation
- MLTY 2300.03: Tactics
- HIST 2045.03: Sivadian Military History
- A full credit in a foreign language
- Four full-year electives
- Drill
Summer between Second and Third Year
- Spaceship operational training (piloting, gunnery, engineering,
signals)
Third Year
- ENGI 3020.06: Spaceship Engineering
- Five full-year electives
- Drill
Summer between Third and Fourth Year
- Training cruise aboard Royal Naval Academy training ships
Fourth Year
- Six full-year electives
- Drill
Summer following Fourth Year
- Training placement aboard ship-of-the-line
Graduation
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