| Unit Name: | Central Defence Academy |
| Country: | Spain |
| Allegiance: | Spain |
| Branch: | Common Corps of the Spanish Armed Forces
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| Type: | Training |
| Role: | Training of the future officers and NCOs of the Common Corps, Foreign Language Training, Educational Training |
The Central Defence Academy is a military training center of the Common Corps of the Spanish Armed Forces located in the city of Carabanchel, Madrid. The center is responsible for providing specialization training to officers and non-commissioned officers in the Spanish Armed Forces and its service branches. The ACD consists of affiliate schools which specialize in areas of speciality in the Spanish Army (such as Legal, Audit, Health and Military Music) It was created in response to the provisions of the Royal Decree of King Felipe VI on 20 June 2014. It is regulated by the Order of the Ministry of Defense (MINISDEF) on 9 September 2015.[1] The ACD reports directly to the General Directorate of Recruitment and Military Education of the Ministry of Defense. The director of the academy is an officer with the rank of general officer who also serves as the assistant director general of the Military Education Service[2]
The Central Defense Academy has the following structure: