美国军事学院

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美国军事学院（乌斯马），又称西点，军队，陆军西点，学院或简直的观点，是纽约西点为期四年的联邦服务学院。它最初是坐落在纽约市以北50英里（80公里）的风景秀丽的战略高地的堡垒。这是五个美国服务学院中最古老的，教育学员们委托进入美国陆军。学院成立于1802年，一年后，托马斯杰斐逊总统指导，计划在议案中设立，以在西点建立美国军事学院。整个中央校园是一个国家地标和历史遗址，建筑物和纪念碑的家庭。大多数校园的诺曼式建筑都是由灰色和黑色花岗岩建造的。校园是一个受欢迎的旅游目的地，带着游客中心和美国陆军最古老的博物馆。入学候选人必须直接向学院申请，并收到一名提名，通常来自国会成员。其他提名来源包括总统和副总统。学生是培训人员，被称为“Cadets”或集体作为“美国军队的美国军团”（USCC）。 The Army fully funds tuition for cadets in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation. About 1,300 cadets enter the Academy each July, with about 1,000 cadets graduating. 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. Cadets are required to adhere to the Cadet Honor Code, which states that "a cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." The academy bases a cadet's leadership experience as a development of all four pillars of performance: academics, character, physical, and military. Most graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army. Foreign cadets are commissioned into the armies of their home countries. Since 1959, cadets have also been eligible for an interservice commission in one of the other armed services provided that they meet that service's eligibility standards. A small number of cadets do this. The academy's traditions have influenced other institutions because of its age and unique mission. It was the first American college to have an accredited civil engineering program and the first to have class rings, and its technical curriculum became a model for engineering schools. West Point's student body has a unique rank structure and lexicon. All cadets reside on campus and dine together en masse on weekdays for breakfast and lunch. The academy fields 15 men's and nine women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports teams. Cadets compete in one sport every fall, winter, and spring season at the intramural, club, or intercollegiate level. Its football team was a national power in the early and mid-20th century, winning three national championships. Among the country's public institutions, the academy is the top producer of Marshall and Rhodes scholars. Its alumni and students are collectively referred to as "The Long Gray Line," and its ranks include two U.S. Presidents; the President of the unrecognized breakaway Confederate States of America; presidents of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and the Philippines; numerous famous generals; and 76 Medal of Honor recipients.