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'''Fork Union Military Academy''' is a [[Baptist]] [[military school]] in Fork Union, VA[[Virginia]]. The school is more commonly known by its acronym FUMA (pronounced few-mah through the 70's and now pronounced phu-mah). The school has two academic "sessions", the summer session, and regular school session.

== Mission ==

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The mission of Fork Union Military Academy is to provide young men a [[college preparatory]] education in a residential, [[Christian]] environment. Using the best aspects of the military system, the Academy teaches its cadets responsibility, leadership, discipline, and pride by providing an atmosphere in which spiritual, mental, and physical growth can flourish.

== History ==

The school has been operating since [[1898]] in central Virginia since it was founded by Dr. William E. Hatcher. Over the years it has become the nationally [[accredited]] respectable military school that it is today, and it still provides discipline and education to students in grades 6th6 to post graduate.

The school has historically had many benefactors that have helped keep it up and running, and evidence of this can be seen in the names of its buildings. For example, the Guy E. Beatty Library, the Estes Dining Center, Hatcher Hall, and the Wicker Science Center. FUMA is also a non-profit organization that is managed by a board of trustees.

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== External links ==

*[http://www.forkunion.com/ Official webpage]

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