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The
Heroica Escuela Naval Militar
is the
officer training academy
of the
Mexican Navy
.
It began operations on 1 June 1897 with a group of cadets from the
Mexican Army
's
Colegio Militar
who had expressed an interest in training as naval officers. It was originally located on the premises of the military garrison in
Veracruz
. Its original staff comprised one commandant (Captain Juan Antonio Bernal of the Navy), two officers and six teachers, with 26 cadets.
It was given the appellation
Heroica
("Heroic") for its efforts in defending the port during the 1914
United States occupation of Veracruz
.
On 11 November 1952, the Academy moved to new premises in
Anton Lizardo
,
Veracruz
Before graduating, final year cadets take an instructional journey on the
ARM
Cuauhtemoc
. Since 2008, the school has accepted female cadets of the service branches.
Currently,
[
when?
]
all graduates earn a
Bachelor of Science
degree with a major in engineering. There are six available concentrations: naval systems (general corps), Hydraulic engineering (marine infantry), naval mechanical engineering, engineering in electronics and naval communications, aeronaval engineering and logistics engineering.
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