West Point: America’s Academy
26 June 2006
Why West Point?
“The establishment of a military academy, upon a respectable
and extensive basis, has ever been considered by me to be an
object of the highest national importance.”
George Washington
December 12, 1799
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Serving the Nation
in peace and war…
West Point:
Preparing Cadets for the Profession of “Officership”
USMA Mission
“To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets
so that each graduate is a commissioned
leader of character committed to the values of
Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of
professional excellence and service to the Nation
as an officer in the United States Army.”
The West Point Experience
Developing competence and character
Commissioned Leaders of Character
Moral - Ethical Development
Intellectual
Development
Military
Development
Physical
Development
Class of 2010
Applicants:
Admitted:
Average SAT Score:
African Americans:
10,273
1,315
1283
75 (6%)
Hispanics:
102 (8%)
Women:
180 (14%)
Combat Veterans:
28 (25 men, 3 women)
15 International Cadets in USMA Class of 2010
Belize
Cameroon
Iraq
Malaysia
Maldives
Nicaragua
Palau
Peru
Romania
Rwanda
Thailand
Representing 12 nations
Latvia
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59 International Cadets (34 nations) at USMA
Afghanistan
Albania
Colombia
Costa Rica
Jordan
Malaysia
Belize
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Chad
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guyana
Iraq
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Maldives
Nicaragua
Palau
Peru
Philippines
Romania
34
Rwanda
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
R-Day Academic Overview
26 June 2006
Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan
Dean of the Academic Board
Our orientation…
Scholars
Warriors
“The nation that makes a great distinction between its
scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by
cowards and its fighting done by fools.” - Thucydides
Our strategy for developing Warrior Scholars:
The Academic Curriculum
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Chemistry x 2
Physics x 2
Leadership
Military History x 2
History x 2
Philosophy
International Relations
Law
Math x 2
Math x 2
English
Engineering x 2
Information
Technology
Foreign Language x 2
Foreign Language x 2
Electives in major
Economics
Information Technology
American Politics
Engineering x 1
Geography
Electives in major
English x 2
Psychology
Physical Education
Physical Education
Physical Education
Physical Education
Military Science
Military Science
Military Science
Military Science
Academic Program Goals
Graduates anticipate and respond effectively to the uncertainties of a changing
technological, social, political, and economic world.
As Army Leaders, they:
demonstrate: Creativity
Moral awareness
Commitment to continued intellectual development
Effective listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
understand:
Culture
History
Patterns of Human Behavior
Mathematics and Science
Engineering and Technology
Information Technology
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Sustained Excellence
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
1. Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
2. Harvey Mudd
3. Cooper Union
4. USMA & USNA
6. USAFA
Civil Engineering : USMA ranked 2nd
Mechanical Engineering: USMA ranked 3rd
Academic Majors
44 total to include…
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Arabic, Chinese, and Russian
Art, Philosophy, and Literature
American Legal Studies
Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
History
International Relations
Life Sciences (pre-med)
Management
Military Art and Science
Operations Research (Math)
Physics
Psychology
Systems Engineering
Strengths of our Academic Program
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Small class size
Interaction with faculty
Enrichment opportunities
Technology and wireless environment
Cadet Support Systems
• Additional Instruction (AI)
• Center for Enhanced
Performance (CEP)
• Center for Teaching
Excellence (CTE)
• Cadet Tutor Program
Faculty: A Blend of Excellence
Teaching
Scholarship
Service
Cadet Development
Faculty Development
Rotating Military
60%
Civilian
Faculty
22%
Senior
Military
18%
Faculty Support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Faculty Support of Operation
Enduring Freedom
Enrichment – Class trips
SS464: Homeland Security at a Monday Night Football Game
Enrichment: Extra-curricular trips
The Black and Gold Leadership Forum in San Francisco
Enrichment: Dean’s Teams
Concrete Canoe Team
Concrete Canoe Team
Chess Team
Model UN Team wins 4th World Title in a row!
Model U.N.
at the
Great Wall
of China
Enrichment: Summer Academic Opportunities
300+ developmental programs
for summer ‘06.
• Approximately 60 cultural
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immersion opportunities
(Asia, Africa, South
America, Europe, and
more)
200+ in support of Army
research
30+ with federal agencies
and congressional offices
(White House, CIA,
NASA, Supreme Court,
etc.)
30+ with the Army and
Department of Defense
Various other
opportunities (Boy
Scouts, LAPD, self-made
programs)
Cadet Andy Dietrich (far right) spent the Summer of 2005 working
in the White House alongside students from several other
colleges.
USMA Scholarship Winners
Rhodes, Marshall, Gates & Truman Scholars
Cheikh Mbengue ‘06
Rhodes
Charlie Eadie ’07
Truman
Jessamyn Liu ‘06
Truman & Gates
Jennifer Gonser ’06
Gates
Todd Mainwaring ‘07
Truman
Peter Crawford ‘06
Marshall
Jonathan Bate ’06
Truman
Kent Debenedictis ’06
Marshall
USMA Scholarship Winners
Class of 2006 East-West and Fulbright Scholars
USMA is Top 5 for
Distinguished
Scholarships*
Wei Chou
East-West
Tom Cai
East-West
Allison Pan
East-West
Michael Lee
East-West
• 4th for Rhodes
• 5th for Truman
• 6th Marshall
• 4th Hertz
Jacob Sheehan
Sean Miller
Stephanie Hightower
Fulbright
Fulbright
Fulbright
* Harvard, Princeton,
Stanford, and Yale are our
toughest competitors.
Class of 2010 Computing System
Precision Workstation M65, Intel® Core™ Duo processors (dual-core)
• 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz Front Side Bus, 2.16 GHz CPU
• 15.4” WUXGA Display
• 2GB, 667MHz,DDR2 SDRAM
• 100GB IDE Hard Drive – 7200rpm
• Windows XP Pro SP2
• Dell USB 2-button Optical Mouse w/scroll
• USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard
• 8X DVD+/-RW
Simpletech 250GB External Hard Drive
• Plug
n' Play installation, compact, space-saving design
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 / Firewire
Dell Laser 1110 Printer
• Fast
Up to 17 pages per minute (actual print speed will vary with use)
• Sharp text and graphics at 600 dpi
Simpletech Bonzai 2GB Flash Drive
• USB 2.0 Embedded
• Plug and Play, Hot Swappable
The Outcomes
Commissioned Leaders of Character
Bachelor of Science Degree
Scholar
2LT Austin Luher, Class of 2006,
receives congratulations from his
Tactical Officer on Graduation Day.
Warrior
2LT Lindsay Brent, Class of 2005, with her Blackhawk.
Lindsay, captain of the Army basketball team, will report
to Ft. Hood, Texas and then depart in October for
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
BG Robert L. Caslen, Jr.
Commandant of Cadets
The West Point Experience
1st Class Acad Year
Cadet Officer
Corps Leader
3rd Class Acad Year
Cadet Corporal
Team Leader
2nd Class Acad Year
Cadet Sergeant
NCO Leader
4th Class Acad Year
Cadet Private
Team Member/Follower
Cadet Basic Training 2006
Objectives
• To train, instruct, and inspire
New Cadets in order to
transition them from civilians to
soldiers and to begin to
inculcate the values necessary
to develop leaders of character
strongly committed to military
service.
• To provide a powerful
leadership experience for the
Upper-Class Cadets
CBT 2006
Cadet Cadre
• Assembled great team from ’07 & ’08
• Have completed intensive preparation process
• Ready to train, and inspire, the Class of 2010
• Motivated to lead the Corps
Endstate for CBT 2006 New Cadets
Cadet
KNOW
USMA Heritage
&
Fourth Class
Knowledge
DO
Duties as
Fourth Class
Cadets
BE
Proud
Good Followers
Respectful
Responsive
Principled
Soldier
Army Customs
Select
Traditions
Pre-Commissioning
Basic Knowledge
Tasks
Motivated
Inspired
CBT Training Highlights
Week 1
Week 2
• In-processing
• First Aid
• Equipment issue • Warrior Comp.
• Diagnostic
• Military Customs
Fitness Test
• Medical in• Academic
processing
Validations
• 3-mile march
• Drill & Ceremony
Week 3
• Close Quarters
Combat
• 6-mile march
• Land Navigation
• Uniform Issue
• Regimental Day
CBT Training Highlights
Week 4
Week 5
• Mountaineering • Basic Rifle
• Ice Cream Social Marksmanship
(Sunday, 16 July)
• Hand Grenades
• 10-mile march
• Indiv Movement
Skills
• Nuc/Bio/Chem
Warfare Training
• Gen Military Subj
• Record Physical
Fitness Test
Encampment
• 8-mile march
• Operation Warrior
Forge
• Squad Comps
• Bayonet Assault
Course
• Land Navgn Test
• 12-mile march
Physical Program
Cadet Basic Training
• Daily Physical Training, 0530-0700
• Cardio-respiratory training
• Muscular Strength & Endurance
• Grass Drills / Guerrilla Drills / Rifle PT
• Special Populations PT
• Diagnostic Physical Fitness Test on
29-30 Jun
• Combatives instruction
• 6 foot marches, 40 miles
• Mass athletics in afternoons
• CBT Final Physical Fitness Test on
28-29 Jul
Arvin CPDC, August 2004
Physical Program
Plebe Year Courses
• Military Movement
• Aquatics
• Combatives (Boxing/Self-Defense)
Testing
• Army Physical Fitness Test
– Once per semester
• Indoor Obstacle Course Test
– Once per year
Competitive Sports
• Company Athletics
• Club Squad Athletics
• Corps Squad Athletics
Arvin CPDC, August 2004
Corps Squad
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Women’s Basketball: Won Patriot League Regular
Season and advanced to NCAA Div I tournament!
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Men’s & Women’s Tennis: PL Champions!
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Golf: Advancing to NCAA Tournament on at-large bid!
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Women’s Volleyball: Finished 2nd in PL!
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Women’s Soccer: Finished 2nd in PL!
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Men’s & Women’s CC: Finished 2nd in PL!
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Football: Shutout Akron, Beat AF, 4 in a row!
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Wrestling: 4 to NCAA tournament.
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Hockey: 5th in Atlantic Hockey Assoc!
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5 Patriot League Coaches of the Year!
Baseball Team Beat NAVY! Finished with 30 wins.
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Fall & Winter seasons were over 500 back to back for
first time since 93/94!
Men's’ Outdoor Track = Patriot League Champions
for the 15th consecutive year!
Safety First!
• Committed to safe, secure
training environment
• Daily sick call
• Clinic in cadet area
• Fully-staffed hospital
• 82nd Airborne Div combat
medic in each company
• Close watch on weather
Cadet Personal Support Services
• Chain of Command
• Center for Personal Development
• Cadet Counseling Unit
• Chaplains
• Cadet Health Clinic
Bottom Line…
• The West Point Experience is tough, challenging and
standards-based.
• Our practices are focused on current and future
Army requirements and missions.
• You send us the best of America’s young men and
women – our mission is to develop them into officers
and leaders for the world’s greatest Army.
Cadet Basic Training 2006
CDT CPT Jonathan Nielsen
A Typical Day in Cadet Basic Training
• MORNING
– 0500
– 0530
– 0530-0655
– 0655-0725
– 0730-0815
– 0830-1245
• AFTERNOON
– 1300-1345
– 1400-1545
– 1600-1730
– 1730-1755
– 1800
– 1800-1845
• EVENING
– 1900-2100
– 2100-2200
– 2200
WAKE UP
REVEILLE FORMATION
PHYSICAL TRAINING
PERSONAL MAINTENANCE
BREAKFAST
TRAINING/CLASSES
LUNCH
TRAINING/CLASSES
ORGANIZED ATHLETICS
PERSONAL MAINTENANCE
RETREAT FORMATION
DINNER
TRAINING/CLASSES
COMMANDER’S TIME
TAPS
Contact with your New Cadet
• Write letters
– No food in packages
• New cadets get 3 phone
calls during CBT
– 30 Jun - 2 Jul
– 16 July, 1330-1700
– 27-29 Jul
• No visitors
• Emergency: call Central
Guard Room (845) 9383030
– New Cadet’s full name and
company
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Oath Ceremony – 1800 hours (6:00 p.m.)
VIP SEATING
PRESS AREA
PUBLIC AREA
Color
Guard
H Co
G Co
F Co
E Co
D Co
PUBLIC AREA
C Co
B Co
A Co
TELEVISION STANDS
MAJOR GENERAL
JOHN SEDGWICK
MONUMENT
After the ceremony,
units march to Cadet
Mess Hall
R-Day 1967