Students who graduate from this military school will receive a bachelor of science degree, and the rank after graduation will be second lieutenant. Graduates must serve in the army for at least 5 years, and serve as reserves for 3 years.
The American football team in the military academy has always been called "Hudson Black Knight" in history, but now it is simply called "Black Knight". The American media sometimes refer to the American football team of West Point Military Academy as "Army", which has become a formal title.
The motto of West Point Military Academy is "Responsibility, Honor and Country", and it is one of the oldest military academies in the United States. It was once called the "Four Military Academies" in the world together with the Royal Sandhurst Military Academy in Britain, the Vorontz Military Academy in Russia and the Whampoa Military Academy in China.
George Washington chose West Point as the construction site of the fort because it is a strategic location that is very important to the whole United States. West Point is at the "S" bend of the Hudson River, and the occupier can control all the river transportation. 1778, Thaddeus Kosciuszko designed the shape of this fortress. After the independence of the United States, Washington wanted to establish a national military academy here, but his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, thought that the Constitution did not give the President the right to establish a military academy. After Jefferson became president, he signed a law on March 1802 to establish the American Military Academy, and the West Point Military Academy opened on July 4 of the same year.
1817 ——1833, with Colonel Sylvanus Thayer as the principal. He made civil engineering the main course of his school, and the graduates of this period built most of the original railway lines, bridges, ports and highways in the United States. After the Civil War, the United States began to establish other engineering colleges, and the courses of West Point Military Academy began to expand to areas other than civil engineering.
After World War I, President douglas macarthur further increased academic courses. According to the requirements of modern war for physical fitness, he promoted physical fitness and sports. "Every cadet is an athlete" has become an important goal. At the same time, the traditional honor system of military students has become the official regulation of the school.
1964, President lyndon johnson signed a law to increase the number of students from 2,529 to 44 17 (now it has dropped to 4,000).
1976, West Point Military Academy enrolled female students for the first time.
18 10 and 18 16, there are no graduates in West Point Military Academy; 186 1, 19 15,19, 19 18, 1922.
In the mid-20th century, the curriculum structure of West Point Military Academy was constantly expanding and changing. Now students can choose courses in more than a dozen fields, except engineering, various sciences and liberal arts.
Famous alumni
General:
Eisenhower
Ulysses Simpson Grant
William Ticomps Sherman
Robert Edward Lee
Douglas MacArthur
Stonewall Jackson
George Smith Patton