Vietnamese military academies

Vietnam has 22 military academies training officers for all branches, agencies, units belongs to the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). Which has 19 schools enroll high school-level institutions, non-commissioned officers and soldiers. National Defense Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi only enrolls military officers have graduated from the Military Academy in middle level. Dalat Army Academy enrolls officers just graduated from officer school: Tran Quoc Tuan University, Nguyen Hue University,... Political University in Ha Dong only enrolls officers have graduated from the Political Officer School and the Officer Academies and other institutions in the military.

Organizationally, there are 06 main Academies and 02 Army Officer Universities belongs to the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam); other schools made regular members of the General Department, the Branches, the Arms and Border Defense Force command.

Depend on the responsibilities, duties and training officers on the scale and properties of military warfare that the Vietnamese Military Academies are assigned as follows:


 * National Defense Academy is a high-ranking military academy to trains campaign-strategy level officers;


 * The rest are middle-ranking military academy to train officers for the campaign, tactical team-army soldiers;


 * The Officers schools are primary to train officers for tactical team (platoon, company, battalion).

High-ranking

 * National Defense Academy of Vietnam

Middle-ranking

 * Dalat Army Academy
 * Military Political Academy

Other

 * Air Defense - Air Force Academy
 * Border Defense Force Academy
 * College of National Military Industry
 * Le Quy Don Technical University or Military Technical Academy
 * Logistics Academy or Military Academy of Logistics
 * Military Science Academy
 * Nguyen Hue University or 2nd Army Officer School
 * School of Artillery Officer
 * School of Chemistry Officer
 * School of Engineer Officer
 * School of Information Officer
 * School of Sappers Officer
 * School of Tank - Armored Officer
 * Tran Dai Nghia University or School of Military Engineering Officer Vinhempich
 * Tran Quoc Tuan University or 1st Army Officer School
 * University of Military Culture and Arts
 * University of Politics
 * Vietnam Air Force Officer Academy
 * Vietnam Military Medical Academy
 * Vietnam Naval Academy