[wagglebee]

He was a brilliant, scholarly, black kid from inner city Detroit and in JROTC, and he met Westmoreland. I’ve no doubt that the general would have offered help for him to get into West Point. Westmoreland was a graduate himself.

Keep in mind that Carson DID get a full scholarship to Yale, so he was certainly qualified for West Point.

General Westmoreland was not only a West Point graduate, he was Chief of Staff at the Army when he met Carson. If Westmoreland wanted to get someone an appointment, I would imagine that there was a near 100% probability of an appointment.

I've met Carson and I think very highly of him, I just don't think he would make a good president. But these attacks on him are pathetic.

[xzins]

Congressional appointments are not the only way to get into west point, so people need to stop with that.

Other ways include:

USMAPS — the US Military Academy Prep School, I think it’s still at Ft Monmouth, NJ, but I’m not sure of that.

Child of a Medal of Honor winner.

Athletic

US Military Academy Superintendent appointment.

Highly Qualified List not via Appointment on order of merit

[WayneS]

Keep in mind that Carson DID get a full scholarship to Yale, so he was certainly qualified for West Point.

Okay, now THAT is complete BS.

[peyton randolph]

Keep in mind that Carson DID get a full scholarship to Yale, so he was certainly qualified for West Point.

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Bullshit. There are many who go Yale who would never qualify for West Point for lots of reasons, including criminal records, lack of physical fitness, medical condition/disability, failure to obtain a Congressional nomination from a Representative or Senator, etc.