Forget about military academies. A more basic issue is that the U.S. should not even have a standing army of any consequential size.
A Republic like no other.....
End the queer, woman and diversity tokenism....100% blind merit metrics vs a job based performance standard.
Do not even track race/sex/whatever anymore.....everybody...everybody is blue or green.
A 2.5 war vs peers Navy.
Big expeditionary naval air arm also in charge of space and strategic bombing and nuclear strike forces.....Space and AF rolled into Navy....
Current sized Marine Corps for overseas garrisons.
Small cadre professional army to enable a conscription levee en masse of pre-trained men/women for North American defense only.
High school ROTC/RNCOTC programs mandatory for graduation.
100% Conscription into National Guard for 2 years full time public projects and Border Patrol/FEMA/Peace Corps use....ie replace lots of career Federal workers.
Two days a month, two weeks a year service until 45yoa. Lots of tax breaks and exemptions.
At age 45, transfer to State Defense Forces on a volunteer basis until 65 w/o reserve pay, but a 100% tax exemption for providing own equipment.
Disarm all Federal agents except Marshals and protective detail Secret Service....must use state armed LEO’s
Fed agents or active duty DoD under arms....prima facia treason, shoot on sight for a bounty.
End the Empire.....control the seas for a mandatory assessed fee.....
The US would be the largest pool of militarized manpower in history.....a great foreign exchange generator as overseas privateers sent their money home.
A warrior nation of warrior tribes.
No better path to security of a Free State.
A standing army the bane of liberty.
But, what do I know?