History of West Point Military Academy

The United States Military Academy at West Point is usually called the Military Academy at West Point. West Point Military Academy is the first military academy in the United States. It is located at West Point, new york (on the west bank of the Hudson River), about 80 kilometers away from new york. The school covers an area of 16000 mu (about 6500 hectares). The motto of West Point Military Academy is "Responsibility, Honor and Country", and it is one of the oldest military academies in the United States. It has been called the "Four Military Academies" in the world together with Sandhurst, Vorontz and St Cyril.

George Washington chose West Point as the fortress construction site, West Point Military Academy.

Because this is a strategic position that is very important to the whole United States. West Point is at the "S" bend of the Hudson River, and the occupier can control all the river transportation. 1778, Thaddeus Kosciuszko designed the shape of this fortress. After the independence of the United States, Washington wanted to establish a national military academy here, but his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, thought that the Constitution did not give the President the right to establish a military academy. After Jefferson became president, he signed a law on March 1802 to establish the West Point Federal Military Academy, which opened on July 4 of the same year. 1817 ——1833, with Colonel Sylvanus Thayer as the principal. He made civil engineering the main course of his school, and the graduates of this period built most of the original railway lines, bridges, ports and expressway in the United States. After the Civil War, the United States began to establish other engineering colleges, and the courses of West Point Military Academy began to expand to areas other than civil engineering. After World War I, the school took part in Douglas MacArthur's further academic courses. According to the requirements of modern war for physical fitness, he promoted physical fitness and sports. "Every cadet is an athlete" has become an important goal. At the same time, the traditional honor system of military students has become the official regulation of the school. 1964, President lyndon johnson signed a law to increase the number of students from 2,529 to 44 17 (now it has dropped to 4,000). 1976, West Point Military Academy enrolled female students for the first time. 18 10 and 18 16, there are no graduates in West Point Military Academy; 186 1, 19 15,19, 19 18, 1922. In the mid-20th century, the curriculum structure of West Point Military Academy was constantly expanding and changing. Now students can choose courses in more than a dozen fields, except engineering, various sciences and liberal arts.