Korea Military Academy

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Korea Military Academy

육군사관학교
Former names	National Defense Academy (1946) Chosun Defense Academy (1946–1948)
Motto	지, 인, 용 (Korean)
Motto in English	Wisdom, Integrity, and Courage
Type	Service Academy
Established	May 1, 1946
Superintendent	LTG Kim Jeong Soo
Administrative staff	160 faculty
Location	Nowon-gu, Seoul , South Korea 37°37′28″N 127°05′57″E / 37.624361°N 127.099028°E / 37.624361; 127.099028
Nickname	Hwarangdae (Korean: 화랑대; Hanja: 花郞臺)
Mascot	Hwarang-i
Website	www.kma.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul	육군사관학교
Hanja	陸軍士官學校
Revised Romanization	Yukgun sagwan hakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Yukkun sakwan hakkyo

Korea Military Academy (KMA) is the leading South Korean institution for the education and training of officer cadets for the Republic of Korea Army. Along with the Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon), it produces the largest number of senior officers in the Korean army. Commonly referred to as Hwarangdae (Korean: 화랑대 Hanja: 花郞臺) as a reference to the Hwarang, an elite organization of youth leaders which existed in Korean history, it is located in Nowon-gu, a northeastern district of Seoul, South Korea.