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Sports Performance Program Builds Champions
Athletics at West Point, as every graduate knows, are a massive endeavor. Currently, the field of athletics at West Point ranges from seven core curriculum physical education classes to 12 company athletic sports, 16 competitive club sports teams, and nearly 30 intercollegiate Division I or II teams. West Point athletes enjoy access to more than 500,000 square feet of fitness facilities, and they’re frequently reminded of the connections among fitness, leadership, and teamwork that directly translate to success in battle.
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Promoting the Brand, Protecting the Brand
The media, as with most things, plays a large role in how the nation and the world view West Point.
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Past in Review: Richard Willis, West Point’s First Teacher of Music
In 1816, a young Irishman set sail across the Atlantic toward the promise of a new job and a better life in America, beginning a journey that would change the course of not only West Point, but the entirety of American music history.
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Past in Review: West Point and the Vietnam War
Spanning the classes of 1941 to 1970, 333 West Point graduates died during the Vietnam War, which lasted from the formation of MAAG Vietnam (Military Assistance Advisory Group) on November 1, 1955 to the withdrawal of the last American combat troops on March 29, 1973.
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Innovation, Technology & The Future of National Defense
While innovation is always a focus here at West Point, we hope that our year-long emphasis will drive ongoing work into a broader light for the betterment of the whole Academy, the Army, the Long Gray Line, and our nation.
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Past in Review: The Pointer
One hundred years ago, on September 15, 1923, the very first issue of The Pointer was published and disseminated to the Corps of Cadets. Today, only half of West Point’s 55,000-plus living graduates read The Pointer as a cadet because its last issue was printed in Academic Year 1996. Before 1923, the Howitzer contained many samples of cadet creativity in both the written word and visual art.
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USMA’s Outdoor Classroom
The West Point garrison and reservation encompass over 16,000 acres of land, from military training ranges to historic trails, and includes access to several bodies of water, including the Hudson River. This diverse landscape allows instructors from all departments and disciplines to expand the limits of their classrooms and use the great outdoors to supplement cadet learning.
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Take a Hike
The mid- to lower-Hudson Valley is one of New York state’s premier hiking areas, with dozens and dozens of trails of varying distances, elevations, and terrain all within a 7.5-mile radius of your Rockbound Highland Home.
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The Outdoor Corps
The Directorate of Cadet Activities’ (DCA) Extracurricular Program offers more than 130 diverse teams and clubs for cadets to join
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Changes to the Physical Development Program
Since the beginning of the Academy, an integrated curriculum of physical education, testing and competitive sports have been core components to cadet physical development at West Point.
