United States Military Academy.
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United States Military Academy. United States Military Academy, public, coeducational military college at West Point, New York, maintained by the United States Department of the Army to train and educate students to be officers in the United States Army. Students of the academy are called cadets. Founded by the Congress of the United States in 1802, the academy was the first school of engineering in the country. Women were admitted beginning in 1976. Each candidate for admission to the United States Military Academy must be between 17 and 22 years of age; a U.S. citizen at the time of enrollment; trustworthy, emotionally stable, and motivated; and unmarried, not pregnant, and free of any legal obligation to support a child or children. Candidates should also have aboveaverage high school or college academic records and strong results on standardized academic tests. Qualified candidates may apply for nomination to the academy with certain nominating officials. Each official is allowed to nominate only a limited number of applicants. The vice president of the United States may nominate any applicant from the United States; U.S. senators may nominate any applicant from their state; and U.S. representatives may nominate applicants from their congressional districts. The governor of Puerto Rico may nominate one native-born Puerto Rican, and the Puerto Rican commissioner may nominate five residents of Puerto Rico. The Washington, D.C., congressional delegate may nominate candidates from that district. Congressional delegates from the Virgin Islands and Guam and the governor of American Samoa nominate applicants from among the sons and daughters of U.S. citizens or nationals residing on their respective islands. An additional number of vacancies are allocated to nominations by the president of the United States, as well as to members of the Army, Army Reserves, and National Guard. Children of deceased or disabled veterans, children of people awarded the Medal of Honor, and children attending select military and naval schools, are also given special consideration. About 4000 students are enrolled in the academy. The federal government provides tuition and board to each cadet, along with a monthly stipend for books, uniforms, and personal expenses. The academy's four-year program includes engineering, military science, the social and natural sciences, and humanities; military training is conducted primarily during the summer. Advanced studies are also offered. Upon graduation, cadets are awarded a bachelor of science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. They must serve a minimum of six years in the Army following graduation. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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