West Point: Americas Academy 26 June 2006

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West Point Americas Academy26 June 2006
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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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West Point - 1780
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2006
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Serving the Nation in peace and war
1802
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West Point Preparing Cadets for the Profession
of Officership
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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.
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The West Point Experience Developing competence
and character
Commissioned Leaders of Character
Intellectual Development
Military Development
Physical Development
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Class of 2010
Applicants Admitted Average SAT
Score African Americans Hispanics Women
Combat Veterans
10,273 1,315 1283 75 (6)
102 (8) 180 (14) 28 (25
men, 3 women)
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15 International Cadets in USMA Class of 2010
Latvia
Cameroon
Belize
Iraq
Malaysia
Maldives
Nicaragua
Palau
Peru
Rwanda
Romania
Thailand
Representing 12 nations
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59 International Cadets (34 nations) at USMA
Cameroon
Afghanistan
Brunei
Chad
Belize
Bulgaria
Albania
Jamaica
Guyana
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Ecuador
Colombia
Iraq
Korea
Lithuania
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Malaysia
Romania
Philippines
Maldives
Nicaragua
Palau
Peru
Tunisia
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Singapore
Rwanda
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R-Day Academic Overview26 June 2006
Brigadier General Patrick FinneganDean of the
Academic Board
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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
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Our strategy for developing Warrior Scholars
The Academic Curriculum
First Year Chemistry x 2 History x 2 Math x
2 Information Technology English x 2 Psychology
Fourth Year Military History x 2 Law Engineering
x 2 Electives in major
Third Year Leadership International
Relations English Foreign Language x
2 Information Technology Engineering x
1 Electives in major
Second Year Physics x 2 Philosophy Math x
2 Foreign Language x 2 Economics American
Politics Geography
Physical Education Military Science
Physical Education Military Science
Physical Education Military Science
Physical Education Military Science
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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

AB95-5.PPT //
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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
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Academic Majors

• 44 total to include
• 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

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Strengths of our Academic Program

• Small class size
• Interaction with faculty
• Enrichment opportunities
• Technology and wireless environment

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Cadet Support Systems

• Additional Instruction (AI)
• Center for Enhanced Performance (CEP)
• Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
• Cadet Tutor Program

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Faculty A Blend of Excellence
Senior Military 18
Rotating Military 60
Civilian Faculty 22
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Faculty Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Faculty Support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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Enrichment Deans Teams
Concrete Canoe Team
Concrete Canoe Team
Chess Team
Model UN Team wins 4th World Title in a row!
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Model U.N. at the Great Wall of China
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Enrichment Summer Academic Opportunities

• 300 developmental programs for summer 06.
• Approximately 60 cultural 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.
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USMA Scholarship WinnersRhodes, Marshall, Gates
Truman Scholars
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USMA Scholarship WinnersClass 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

Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale are our
toughest competitors.
Jacob Sheehan Fulbright
Stephanie Hightower Fulbright
Sean Miller Fulbright
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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

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The OutcomesCommissioned Leaders of Character
Bachelor of Science Degree
Scholar
Warrior
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BG Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Commandant of Cadets
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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
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Cadet Basic Training 2006Objectives

• 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

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CBT 2006Cadet 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

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Endstate for CBT 2006 New Cadets
DO
KNOW
BE
Cadet
Proud Good Followers Respectful Responsive Princip
led
USMA Heritage Fourth Class Knowledge
Duties as Fourth Class Cadets
Soldier
Select Pre-Commissioning Tasks

Army Customs Traditions Basic Knowledge
Motivated Inspired
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CBT Training Highlights
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CBT Training Highlights
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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
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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
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Corps Squad

• Womens Basketball Won Patriot League Regular
  Season and advanced to NCAA Div I tournament!
• Mens Womens Tennis PL Champions!
• Golf Advancing to NCAA Tournament on at-large
  bid!
• Womens Volleyball Finished 2nd in PL!
• Womens Soccer Finished 2nd in PL!
• Mens Womens CC Finished 2nd in PL!
• Football Shutout Akron, Beat AF, 4 in a row!
• Wrestling 4 to NCAA tournament.
• Hockey 5th in Atlantic Hockey Assoc!
• Baseball Team Beat NAVY! Finished with 30 wins.
• 5 Patriot League Coaches of the Year!
• 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!
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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

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Cadet Personal Support Services

• Chain of Command
• Center for Personal Development
• Cadet Counseling Unit
• Chaplains
• Cadet Health Clinic

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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 Americas young men and
  women our mission is to develop them into
  officers and leaders for the worlds greatest
  Army.

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Cadet Basic Training 2006
CDT CPT Jonathan Nielsen
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A Typical Day in Cadet Basic Training

• MORNING
• 0500 WAKE UP
• 0530 REVEILLE FORMATION
• 0530-0655 PHYSICAL TRAINING
• 0655-0725 PERSONAL MAINTENANCE
• 0730-0815 BREAKFAST
• 0830-1245 TRAINING/CLASSES
• AFTERNOON
• 1300-1345 LUNCH
• 1400-1545 TRAINING/CLASSES
• 1600-1730 ORGANIZED ATHLETICS
• 1730-1755 PERSONAL MAINTENANCE
• 1800 RETREAT FORMATION
• 1800-1845 DINNER
• EVENING
• 1900-2100 TRAINING/CLASSES
• 2100-2200 COMMANDERS TIME
• 2200 TAPS

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Contact with your New Cadet
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• 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 [phone]
• New Cadets full name and company

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Oath Ceremony 1800 hours (600 p.m.)
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R-Day 1967