A naval academy for the training of officers for Israel’s Navy and merchant fleet will be established here soon on the site of the nautical school maintained by the Israel Maritime League, it was announced today.
The academy will be conducted along semi-military lines and will be governed by a commission comprising representatives of the Ministries of Defense; Education and Communications and the Maritime League. Five hundred students will be accommodated at the academy, which will offer a five-year course. The last year of the course will be counted as a year toward the required period of military service.
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