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The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a state-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia, the oldest such institution in the United States. Unlike any other senior military college in the United States, and in keeping with its founding principles, VMI enrolls only military cadets and awards baccalaureate degrees exclusively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Norwich University )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Military Focus )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virginia Military Institute )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Error )〕 VMI offers cadets strict military discipline combined with a spartan, physically and academically demanding environment. The Institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering, the sciences, and the liberal arts. While VMI has been called the "West Point of the South", it differs from the federal service academies in several respects. For example, the living conditions at VMI are far more austere than at the service academies. Also, while all cadets must participate in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), they are afforded the flexibility of pursuing civilian endeavors or accepting a commission in any of the active or reserve components of any of the U.S. military branches upon graduation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vmi.edu/Content.aspx?id=1322 )〕 ==Governance== The Board of Visitors is the supervisory board〔Va. Code (§ 2.2-2100 )〕 of the Virginia Military Institute.〔Va. Code (§ 23-92 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=January 2014 )〕 Although the Governor is ''ex officio'' the commander-in-chief of the Institute, and no one may be declared a graduate without his signature, he delegates to the Board the responsibility for developing the Institute's policy.〔 The Board appoints the Superintendent and approves appointment of members of the faculty and staff on the recommendation of the Superintendent.〔 The Board may make (bylaws ) and (regulations ) for their own government and the management of the affairs of the Institute,〔Va. Code (§ 23-99 )〕 and while the Institute is exempt from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with Va. Code (§ 2.2-4002(A)(6) ) (which exempts educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth),〔(VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3076 ) (19 December 2011)〕 some of its regulations are codified at 8VAC (100 ). The Executive Committee conducts the business of the Board during recesses.〔〔Board of Visitors By-Laws § 6(8)〕 The Board has 17 members, including ''ex officio'' the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Virginia.〔 Regular members are appointed by the Governor for a four-year term and may be reappointed once.〔 Of the sixteen appointed members, twelve must be alumni of the Institute, eight of whom must be residents of Virginia and four must be non-residents; and the remaining four members must be non-alumni Virginia residents.〔 The Executive Committee consists of the Board's President, three Vice Presidents, and one non-alumnus at large, and is appointed by the Board at each annual meeting.〔 Under the militia bill (the Virginia Code of 1860) officers of the Institute were recognized as part of the military establishment of the state, and the Governor had authority to issue commissions to them in accordance with Institute regulations.〔 Current law makes provision for officers of the Virginia Militia to be subject to orders of the Governor.〔 The cadets are a military corps (the Corps of Cadets) under the command of the Superintendent and under the administration of the Commandant of Cadets, and constitute the guard of the Institute.〔〔Va. Code (§ 23-109 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Military Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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