Did you know that 3 recent graduates of Webster now attend the hardest-to-get-into higher education facility in the US? And that another one is going there next year? See the Forces that made Our Country Great! This mini course will give you an in-depth study of the United States' Military Academies:  The US Military Academy at West Point; The US Naval Academy at Annapolis; and, the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; the Coast Guard Academy at New London; and the Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point. How did these great institutions come to be? Why did they come to be? And what do they stand for today? You will learn about each individual academy's triumphs and controversies.  But most importantly what their particular role was in defense of our country, and how they fulfill their missions today. From actual graduates, from presentations, films and research you will learn about the daily lives of present day Army Cadets, Navy and Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Midshipman, and Air Force Cadets.  You might some day be a candidate for one of these great institutions. Come find out how! Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine:  Be The Best That You Can Be!