Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
List of Cadets Admitted Into the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Information Relative to the Appointment and Admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Author: United States. War deptPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Admission to the U.S. Military Academy
Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Information Relative to the Appointment and Admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Author: How to Get Into a Military Service Academy
Author: Michael Singer DobsonPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442243155
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The five United States military service academies are some of the most elite schools in the nation, taking the finest high school students and turning them into commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. Over 60,000 students a year begin the arduous process of applying, and about 4,000 get in. At West Point alone, over 15,000 candidates start the applications process. Less than a third of them finish it. Some figure out that they aren’t going to be competitive, some get derailed with specific problems, and some get lost and drop out even though they might have gotten in. From applications to Congressional nominations, from athletics to medical qualifications, the process is unlike any other for getting into college. This book leads students and their families through the process step by step, offering the tools needed for the very best chance of success. Covering special issues and concerns like LGBTQ, women and minorities, criminal records, and more, the author also discusses whether attending a service academy is RIGHT for the prospective student, and what he or she can expect upon acceptance, admission, and attendance. Using his personal experience in helping his son through the applications process, Michael Singer Dobson provides all candidates with the ins and outs of the competition for a spot at one of these prestigious schools.
Information Relative to the Appointment and Admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Information Relative to the Appointment and Admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Author: Military Academy, West PointPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Carved from Granite
Author: Lance BetrosPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603447873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of America’s oldest and most revered institutions. Founded in 1802, its first and only mission is to prepare young men—and, since 1976, young women—to be leaders of character for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army. West Point’s success in accomplishing that mission has secured its reputation as the foremost leadership-development institution in the world. An Academy promotional poster says it this way: “At West Point, much of the history we teach was made by people we taught.” Carved from Granite is the story of how West Point goes about producing military leaders of character. An opening chapter on the Academy’s nineteenth-century history provides context for the topic of each subsequent chapter. As scholar and Academy graduate Lance Betros shows, West Point’s early history is interesting and colorful, but its history since then is far more relevant to the issues—and problems—that face the Academy today. Drawing from oral histories, archival sources, and his own experiences as a cadet and, later, a faculty member, Betros describes and assesses how well West Point has accomplished its mission. And, while West Point is an impressive institution in many ways, Betros does not hesitate to expose problems and challenge long-held assumptions. In a concluding chapter that is both subjective and interpretive, the author offers his prescriptions for improving the institution, focusing particularly on the areas of governance, admissions, and intercollegiate athletics. Photographs, tables, charts, and other graphics aid the clarity of the discussion and lend visual and historical interest. Carved from Granite: West Point since 1902 is the most authoritative history of the modern United States Military Academy written to date. There will be lively debate over some of the observations made in this book, but if they are followed, the author asserts that the Academy will emerge stronger and better able to accomplish its vital mission in the new century and beyond.
Information relative to the appointment and admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy
Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy
Author: Robert M. S. McDonaldPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813922980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Although Jefferson feared the potential power of a standing army, the contributors point out he also contended that "whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace." They take a broad view of Jeffersonian security policy, exploring the ways in which West Point bolstered America's defenses against foreign aggression and domestic threats to the ideals of the American Revolution." "Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy should appeal to scholars and general readers interested in military history and the founding generation."--BOOK JACKET.