[navyblue]

What exactly are the entrance requirements and qualifications to enter West Point?

Most federal academy cadets are appointed by your congress critters.

For me at least, this is reason to turn out the turncoat representatives.

[hegemony]

That's a portion of it. Proven leadership experience in high school, involvement in extracurricular activities, high scores on the PFT, several interviews, a vigorous academic course selection, high GPA, high SAT scores and high class ranking. Letter of recommendation can come from your Congressman or Senator, some slots for enlisted, ROTC, children of career military, children of KIA, MIA, POW or extremely disabled, and the Vice-President (usually one or two per year.)

This is not an easy application process at all. Anyone who seriously applies will be run through the mill, and by the end of a four year stint, WP will weed out those who would not make extremely professional officers by virtue of the rigorous program of academics and training. Weak cadets will quit in the first summer during BEAST either because they cannot take it psychologically or they cannot deal with the physical requirements.