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  2. Naval Station Norfolk - Wikipedia

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    Pictured December 20, 2012. /  36.94500°N 76.31306°W  / 36.94500; -76.31306. Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command. The installation occupies about 4 miles (6.4 km) of waterfront space and 11 miles (18 km) of pier and wharf ...

  3. Military budget of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, out of its budget of $3.97 trillion, the US spent $637 billion on the military. In 2016, the US spent 3.29% of its GDP on its military (considering only basic Department of Defense budget spending), more than France's 2.26% and less than Saudi Arabia 's 9.85%. [133]

  4. Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is a cadet-run organization, consisting of over 1,200 members (as of fall 2021), and is modeled on an Army infantry regiment structure. The Corps is supervised by a senior leadership staff who establish cadet regulations and enforce baseline guidance for the running of the Corps.

  5. How much do transgender soldiers really cost the US military?

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    However, an analysis by the Rand Corporation last year found that the costs of allowing transgender people to serve in the military would have a "minimal impact" on the budget, amounting to $2.4 ...

  6. Virginia Military Institute - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Military Institute. / 37.790; -79.440. The Virginia Military Institute ( VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States. In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other ...

  7. Marine Corps Base Quantico - Wikipedia

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    16 June 1999. Reference no. 287-0010. Marine Corps Base Quantico(commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corpsinstallationlocated near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km2) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County.

  8. Virginia lawmakers strike deal to repeal restrictions on ...

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    After weeks of disagreement, Virginia lawmakers have reached a deal to repeal new restrictions on a program that offers free college tuition at state schools for families of military veterans who ...

  9. Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)

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    The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School ( OCS) is a training regiment designed to screen and evaluate potential Marine Corps Officers. Those who successfully complete the period of instruction are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Marines. Unlike the other United States military services, the majority of ...