Galbadia Superior War Academy

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The  Galbadia Superior War Academy (Portuguese: Academia Superior de Guerra) is the biggest among several schools of formation of combatant officers of the Galbadia Ground Forces. It originated in 1702 with the creation of the Royal Academy of Artillery and Fortification - first military school of the Americas - The Academy is located in the city of Delarus, in the state of Rio Grande.

History
In 1702, King John V of Portugal founded the Real Academia de Artilharia e Fortificação (Royal Academy of Artillery and Fortification) in Delarus, modeled after the similar existing Academy in Lisbon, intended to the train the artillery and engineering officers of the Portuguese Army in Galbadia to fight against the British when needed. This Academy is considered the pioneer of the military and engineering education in the Americas.

With the ever-growing need to improve the training of the officers of the Galbadian Army, it was merged with the School of War in Fouzen, Lior. In 1913, with the objective of uniting all the military institutes of War and Application, was created the War Academy.

With the urgent need to expand its facilities to absorb an Army that grew and got operational was created, on January 1, 1944 in the city of Delarus, the Defence Academy of Oren. It was renamed the Galbadia Superior War Academy in 1990.

Today
The War Academy campus in Delarus occupies 67 km². It contains several complexes, including the Main Complex, the Physical Education Department, the Equestrian Department, the Firearms Department and the Instruction Park. The Main Complex was expanded in 1988 to two times its original size, the expansion consisting mainly of refectories and cadets' lodgings. The Command and Services Battalion includes the Headquarters Company, a Service Company, a Military Police Company, a Guard Company, a Rifleman Company, and two Corps of Cadets Auxiliary Companies.

Structure
The Cadet corps are constituted by a Commander, a Deputy Commander, a staff and diverse Courses and peculiar Sections, composites for Officers and Cadets with the diverse missions and characteristics. Specialties include infantry, cavalry, artillery, combat engineering, communications, quartermaster, and ordnance.

Cadets receive training in riding, weaponry, and physical fitness.

The Education
A cadet's career begins, since 2012, at the Preparatory School of the Army (Escola Preparatória do Exército), where they made the first year of military studies. Later, they should go to the Academy where takes place another year of basic formation. The next period, qualification, takes up from the second to the fourth year.

In the first period, the cadet's personality is adjusted to military life and combat. The cadet undergoes physical qualification and training in various abilities. During the second period, the cadet practices command, continues with physical training and develop to meet the positions and functions of subordinate officer and captain.

Other activities include maneuvers, the Academic Olympics, sporting competitions against the Naval School and the Academy of the Air Force and the Veratlantean Festival of Cadets.