PART OF A LARGER SURVEY OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING DIRECT COMMISSIONING OF AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS) AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT AND COLLATERAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS IN EACH OF THE ARMED SERVICES. PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS AND SKILL AREAS, NUMBERS OF ENROLLEES AND GRADUATES, OPERATING COSTS, EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA, AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES ARE INDICATED FOR THE FIVE SERVICE ACADEMIES, TOGETHER WITH DATA ON AVIATION CADET PROGRAMS, RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ACTIVITIES, AND THE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOLS. PROGRAMS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, THE AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER MILITARY AND CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS ARE VIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMMISSIONED OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE. REPRESENTATIVE KINDS OF COLLATERAL (SUPPLEMENTAL AND SUBSPECIALIZED) TRAINING ARE ALSO NOTED. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES NINE TABLES, 47 FOOTNOTES, AND MAJOR CATEGORIES OF OCCUPATIONS FOR ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE OFFICERS. THIS DOCUMENT IS CHAPTER 3 OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, BY JAMES C. SHELBURNE AND KENNETH J. GROVES, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH FOR EDUCATION, INC., NEW YORK. (LY)