The 50 Year Affiliation Book Available NOW. [97] Though the entire military reservation encompasses 15,974 acres (65 km2), the academic area of the campus, known as "central area" or "the cadet area", is entirely accessible to cadets or visitors by foot. At West Point, there were 1,221 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2015. [218] The 2005–06 women's basketball team went 20–11 and won the Patriot League tournament. [82] One graduate was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and ninety graduates have died during operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the ongoing Global War on Terror. [89] By March 2015, Spectrum had two faculty and 40 cadet members, a mixture of gay, straight, bi, and undecided. [57] In 1935, the academy's authorized strength increased to 1,960 cadets. [56], Moral and ethical development occurs throughout the entirety of the cadet experience by living under the honor code and through formal leadership programs available at the academy. [127] Of these foreign cadets the Code of Federal Regulations specifically permits one Filipino cadet designated by the President of the Philippines. [175] Starting on the first day of a cadet's second class year, non-graduates after that point are expected to fulfill their obligations in enlisted service. [74] In 1979, Cadet, later General, Vincent K. Brooks became the first African American to lead the Corp of Cadets. The academic program grants a Bachelor of Science degree with a curriculum that grades cadets' performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics. [114] Some of the most notable items on display at the museum are George Washington's pistols, Napoleon's sword, a dagger carried by Hermann Göring when he was captured, a revolver that belonged to Göring, and a silver-plated party book, signed by Charles Lindbergh, Herbert Hoover and Mussolini, among others. [102], The academy grounds are home to numerous monuments and statues. The West Point Museum is directly adjacent to the visitor's center, in the renovated Olmsted Hall on the grounds of the former Ladycliff College. [236], From the earliest days of the academy, one form of punishment for cadets who commit regulatory infractions has been a process officially known as punishment tours. [181] The cadet fitness center, Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center (usually just called "Arvin" by cadets and faculty), which was rebuilt in 2004, houses extensive physical fitness facilities and equipment for student use. [171], Because of the academy's congressional nomination process, students come from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands. Fourth class cadets participate in Plebe Parent Weekend during the first weekend of spring break. [48], The demand for junior officers during the Spanish–American War caused the class of 1899 to graduate early, and the Philippine–American War did the same for the class of 1901. [64][65][66] The first woman joined the faculty of the all-male institution amidst controversy in 1968. [167][168] Some of the origins of the class names are known, some are not. The Campus Guide: West Point US Military Academy. 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Class Valedictorians: 72: Class Salutatorians: 34: National Merit Scholarship Recognition: 525: National Honor Society: 698 [227] One side of the ring bears the academy crest, while the other side bears the class crest and the center stone ring bears the words West Point and the class year. 24. 1204 Stony Lonesome Rd. Donations of class rings are melted and merged. If they are found guilty by a jury of their peers, they face severe consequences ranging from being "turned back" (repeating an academic year) to separation from the academy. [154] Within DMI there is a representative from each of the Army's branches. Given annually by the academy since 1958, the award honors an outstanding citizen whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplify the academy's motto, "Duty, Honor, Country. [165] In 2020, more than 70 cadets were also accused of cheating on exams. [210] Army's football team reached its pinnacle of success under coach Earl Blaik when Army won consecutive national championships in 1944, 1945 and 1946, and produced three Heisman trophy winners: Doc Blanchard (1945), Glenn Davis (1946) and Pete Dawkins (1958). Among the country's public institutions, the academy is the top producer of Marshall and Rhodes scholars. [34][36][37], Immediately following the Civil War, the academy enjoyed unprecedented fame as a result of the role its graduates had played. [27][28][29] The academy was the only engineering school in the country until the founding of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1824. Love it! Freshmen have no leadership responsibilities, but have a host of duties to perform as they learn how to follow orders and operate in an environment of rigid rank structure, while seniors have significant leadership responsibilities and significantly more privileges that correspond to their rank. More than half of the Army leadership during the war was composed of West Point graduates. [174] Cadets attend the United States Military Academy free of charge, with all tuition and board paid for by the Army in return for a service commitment of five years of active duty and three years of reserve status upon graduation. In 2008 gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point's "Alma Mater" and "The Corps" – replacing lines like "The men of the Corps" with "The ranks of the Corps. West Point, NY 10996 United States. [143], As all cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants upon graduation, military and leadership education is nested with academic instruction. Before 1917, cadets could design much of the ring individually, but now only the center stone can be individualized. [67] The Army granted its first honorable discharge in 1971 to a West Point cadet, Cary E. Donham, of Illinois, who applied for conscientious objector status in 1970. [39][40] Smith endured harsh treatment and was eventually dismissed for academic deficiency under controversial circumstances in 1874. During the Civil War, graduates included John Bell Hood, Stonewall Jackson, U. S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, George McClellan, Simon Bolivar Buckner, James Longstreet, George G. Meade, Phillip Sheridan, William Tecumseh Sherman, J.E.B.