Cadet Corps

Notable cadet-corps schools were created by the "Great Elector" Frederick William I of Brandenburg, in Kolberg, Berlin, and Magdeburg.

Based at the newly erected Kadettenhaus, it became the main education centre of Prussian Army officers under "Soldier King" Frederick William I.

In the Austrian Empire, Cadeten-Institute were established in Hainburg, Eisenstadt, Marburg, and Rijeka, where officer candidates prepared for military academy attendance.

The Corps of Cadets was established at Warsaw for Lithuanian and Polish nobles in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski.

In the United States there are several types of institutions which have a cadet corps these include The colleges operated by the U.S. Federal Government, referred to as federal service academies, are: These schools do not force students to pay tuition but require students to fulfill a mandatory service requirements.

US Air Force Academy cadets
Cadets marching at Virginia Military Institute (VMI)