Many of our graduates ultimately become significant leaders in government and industry. It is fair to say that future Navy, Marine and civic leaders pass through each of our classrooms. The civilian faculty, although enjoying the benefits of the civil service, has it's own salary schedule. In addition, civilian faculty are formally accorded the traditional academic ranks including tenure. They also enjoy considerable freedom in pursuing their academic interests.
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The Academy values research and provides considerable support, both internal and external, to young faculty developing their scholarly life. Our faculty engage in a wide variety of research, e.g. composite structures, flight dynamics, computer graphics, turbine propulsion, flight simulation and space operations. These facilities are used to strongly support course work and faculty research. State of the art machine shop, welding, foundry, sheet metal and model making facilities are maintained to support both course work and research. Additional details are available on line.