FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: United States Military Academy West Point, New York ~ 01 SEPT 2026

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: United States Military Academy West Point, New York

The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River with a scenic view, 50 miles north of New York City. It is the oldest of the five American service academies and educates cadets for commissioning into the United States Army.

The academy was founded in 1802, one year after President Thomas Jefferson directed that plans be set in motion to establish it. The entire central campus is a national landmark and home to scores of historic sites, buildings, and monuments. The majority of the campus's Norman-style buildings are constructed from gray and black granite. The campus is a popular tourist destination, with a visitor center and the oldest museum in the United States Army.

Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Other nomination sources include the president and vice president. Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as "cadets" or collectively as the "United States Corps of Cadets" (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.

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.

Candidates may have previous college experience, but they may not transfer, meaning that regardless of previous college credit, they enter the academy as a fourth class cadet and undergo the entire four-year program. If a candidate is considered academically disqualified and not selected, he or she may receive an offer to attend to the United States Military Academy Preparatory School. Upon graduation from USMAPS, these candidates are appointed to the academy if they receive the recommendation of the USMAPS Commandant and meet medical admission requirements.

Learn More About West Point HERE!!

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[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: United States Military Academy
West Point, New York ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you PROCON!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy luvie!

*HUGS*

[luvie]

Hi there, lauren! Are ya still in the Texas furnace this week? We sure are. 🔥

[decal]

West Point is also the nation’s platinum depository.

[laurenmarlowe]

Oh good golly, yes. It looks like for two more weeks. I have an outdoor event on Sunday September 13 and it’s supposed to be 96. Yeck.

Stay inside and stay cool! Hopefully this will get out of here soon.

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Thanks decal, had no idea West Point has a mint!

https://www.usmint.gov/about/tours-and-locations/west-point

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Hope your AC’s behaving and keeping you nice and cool. Don’t need it conking out like mine did a couple of months ago! Not fun waiting for the repairman.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Back on track with your sleep schedule? LOL

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

I’m staying in as much as possible, but I hate that you’ll have to be outside for HOURS for that event. Is that the last one for the season?

Bet you are more than ready for that vacation!

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I am just about back to normal...or what passes for “normal” in my world. LOL!

I noticed y’all have some 90s in your world. That sux, big time. It was about 95 here. Still too hot for the last of August, IMO.

[radu]

Normal is boring. LOL Being a little off keeps life more interesting.

Yeah, it’s another toasty week or more ahead. We should be in the low to mid 80s this time of year. I saw 93 on my thermometer and it could have gone up another degree afterwards. One look was all I wanted to do.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren! The pics do so much to bolster morale.

[Theophilus]

My brothers told me about the "Black Hole of Calcutta", which led me to read about the real, unbelievable story

[luvie]

I know huh. I’ve gotten to where I don’t care how hot it is. I just know that it IS. That’s enough to keep me inside.

I’m guessing it was too hot to drag Champ out of his nice shady garage. LOL!

[radu]

I never heard of the Black Hole of Calcutta before. A very interesting article, and sad. India would like to erase that part of their history but people aren’t letting them do it.