The United States Military Academy, the first military school in the United States, is located at West Point, New York, often referred to as the West Point Military Academy, and is one of the oldest military academies in the United States. It formed a patriot coalition with 12 other elite institutions, including MIT, Lehigh University, and the U.S. Naval Academy, which commonly featured small size and high elitism. Image source: High-quality image
West Point is best known for the "Beast" program, and 1/5 of the students admitted to West Point each year choose to quit halfway, and a large part of them opt out at the end of their freshman year, because in this year they have to go through the most famous "Beast" program at West Point - a series of physical, psychological, social and other cruel tests. Image source: High-quality image
From 1889 onwards, West Point began to admit foreign students, and the admission conditions and examination subjects were almost the same as those in the United States, but the recommender became a government official in the invited country. By the 21st century, 306 foreign trainees had graduated from West Point, including former Philippine President Ramos, who graduated in 1950. Image source: High-quality image
Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, graduated from The United States military academy at West Point in 1915 and was a five-star general in the Army. Eisenhower later relinquished the five-star rank of general in order to run for president of the United States, because the U.S. Constitution prohibits active-duty military personnel from running for president. Image source: High-quality image
Ulysses Simpson Grant, a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point in 1843, fought in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. In 1864 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army. After the end of the Civil War, he became the first general in the history of the U.S. Military, with a higher rank than Washington, and served two terms as President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Image source: High-quality image
Henry Halle Arnold, the father of the United States Air Force, graduated from West Point in 1907. A famous American general, one of the ten five-star generals, during World War II, he successively served as the commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Corps, the deputy chief of staff in charge of aviation affairs, the commander of the Army Air Corps, and the five-star general of the Air Force, known as the "father of the modern Air Force of the United States". Image source: High-quality image
World War II Allied Commander Douglas MacArthur graduated from West Point in 1903 with the first place in his class, with a graduation score of 98.43 points, a record that has not been broken. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his performance in the Philippine Campaign, and his father, Arthur MacArthur, was the first father and son in history to receive a medal of honor at the same time. Image source: High-quality image
Thomas Jackson, nicknamed "Stonewall" Jackson, was a famous Confederate general during the American Civil War, and some historians believe that Thomas Jackson was the only hero of the American Civil War if compared by record. Image source: High-quality image
Robert Edward Lee, commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army, graduated from West Point in 1829 and became president of the West Point Military Academy in 1852. During the American Civil War, he was the commander-in-chief of the Confederacy, earning him a lasting reputation for winning more with fewer victories than eventually defeating the masses. General Lee maintains the image of a symbol of the Representative of the Confederacy and an important educator to this day. Image source: High-quality image