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An institute of higher learning and training facility for [[Starfleet]] officer candidates,<ref name="TOS01"/> Starfleet Academy was founded in [[2161]] with the motto, ''"Ex astris, scientia,"'' a Latin phrase that translates as "From the stars, knowledge."<ref name="TNG219"/> Modeled after military academies from throughout [[Earth]]'s history, the Academy, located at [[The Presidio]]<ref name="TNG219" /> in [[San Francisco]],<ref name="ST02"/> classified its cadets<ref name="TNG219" />&mdash; or midshipmen, in naval parlance<ref name="ST02" />&mdash; with rankings based on class seniority.<ref name="ST02" /> Although admission to the Academy was open to non-[[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] citizens, they required a letter of recommendation from a senior Starfleet officer, such as when [[Nog]], a [[Ferengi]], wished to apply in [[2371]].<ref name="DS9460" />

In [[2368]], when [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-D]] was asked to deliver the commencement address for the year's graduating class, the occasion was marred by the loss of Cadet [[Joshua Albert]] in a training accident shortly before commencement was to occur.<ref name="TNG219" />

===Red Squad===
Starfleet Academy cadets in the 24th century were typically organized into squads of approximately a half-dozen cadets.<ref name="SFA01"/> Although each squad was officially equal, the cadets in Red Squad were generally held to be the Academy's elite students. Members of Red Squad received their own dormitory, as well as other privileges, in addition to special training.<ref name="DS9483" /> Because of this elite status, many cadets, including Nog<ref name="DS9484" /> and his fellow Omega Squad cadet [[Decker, Matt|Matt Decker]],<ref name="SFA02" /> aspired to become part of Red Squad.

In [[2372]], however, Red Squad became an unwitting tool in [[Starfleet Admiral|Admiral]] [[Leyton]]'s attempted coup of [[United Earth Republic|Earth's government]]. Under orders from Leyton, Red Squad, commanded at the time by Cadet [[Riley Shepard]], sabotaged Earth's global power grid, which Leyton then blamed upon a [[Dominion]] attack.<ref name="DS9483" /><ref name="DS9484" />
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<ref name="TNG219">[[The First Duty (Episode)|"The First Duty"]]. ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]],'' Episode 219. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 30 March 1992.</ref>
<ref name="DS9460">[[Heart of Stone (Episode)|"Heart of Stone"]]. ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]],'' Episode 460. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 6 February 1995.</ref>
<ref name="DS9483">[[Homefront (Episode)|"Homefront"]]. ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]],'' Episode 483. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1 January 1996.</ref>
<ref name="DS9484">[[Paradise Lost (Episode)|"Paradise Lost"]]. ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]],'' Episode 484. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 8 January 1996.</ref>
<ref name="SFA01">[[Prime Directives (Comic)|"Prime Directives"]]. ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy]],'' Issue 1. Comic Book. Marvel Comics, December 1996.</ref>
<ref name="SFA02">[[Liberty (Comic)|Liberty]]. ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy]],'' Issue 2. Comic Book. Marvel Comics, January 1997.</ref>
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