Welcome to West Point: Inside the US Army's prestigious military academy

As the nation’s first military academy, West Point prepares young men and women to become officers in the U.S. Army.
There's a unique, free university in the US where students graduate not just with degrees but as officers of the US Army.
Instructed by Congress to train 4,400 cadets a year and up there in terms of academic rigour and student success with the likes of Harvard and Yale, West Point produces 1,000 second lieutenants a year.
In exchange for a free education at West Point, graduates are required to serve five years in the US Army and an additional three years in the reserves.
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[@2000_bms]

They really got Cadet "English" to lead the tour for this channel lmao

[@dannyblackwell2426]

That made me chuckle too 😂

[@PhillyKid07]

top tier bants

[@ChikaLoveday]

Hello dear how are you doing

[@Northstander]

Welsh, Scott and Ireland were unavailable!

[@ftjackson93]

Infant🙏

[@Unfiltered-gb8vh]

Going down memory lane… An Army Brat whose father was stationed at West Point; I remember the cadet’s marching. I was fascinated to see how precisely they kept in step. I was very young and this was a long time ago m, however the impression is vivid in my mind to this day! 🇺🇸🦅

[@CannonmangamingYT]

This is actually quite incredible

[@yusuf131000]

Thats how you make a disciplined army, they are smart, physical fit, disciplined, ready to serve and lead

[@Donner906]

They are useless. Iraq and Afghanistan did not go well. Massive cost, bad results.

[@XX89948]

​@@Donner906 Don't blame the soldiers, blame the civilians who oversee the military and make the big decisions

[@alanmcmillan6969]

This is a very good idea. It installs ability and pride. To be an important part, and represent your country.

[@holden5478]

Your country doesn't have military academies? The US has 4 service academies and several more military colleges.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@holden5478 We have five military academys in the UK, but we train different ways.

[@robertisham5279]

@@alanmcmillan6969 What's the difference?

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@robertisham5279 guess

[@richardfioravanti4914]

My uncle was a graduate of west point.class of 1945.all the best to all the cadets from saugus.mass.

[@jameshewitt8828]

Wow I honestly had no idea how incredible West Point actually is.

[@emilynelson3066]

The place is a damn fortress/castle

[@mpersad]

A remarkable institution, responsible for some remarkable men and women.

[@shoktroop]

LMFAO!

[@waltjaeger9273]

You ain't lyin

[@theopinion9452]

And some very annoying LTs.

[@penultimateh766]

"remarkable" meaning "politically connected". You have to know a senator to get in .

[@waltjaeger9273]

@@penultimateh766 You are wrong. Educate yourself in regards to the admission process. Until then, you'd serve yourself better not to say ignorant things in public.

[@ildart8738]

I studied in RMCC (Royal Military College of Canada) in the early 2010-s. We had a mess that served beer and wine to all cadets, regardless of what year you were in. It was a big shock when I went on a 3-day exchange to West Point realizing that there were several different messes segregated by the year in West Point. The other disappointing moment came when my host (3-rd year West Point cadet) said that if you are caught by another cadet drinking while on leave, he must report you. If he does not, you can report him for not obeying his duties. This concept to us, as Canadians seems very wild. None of my squadronmates at RMC reported each other to the CoC, and even if someone did, they would a black sheep for the rest of their career.

[@marcsartain8056]

The country needs more of this!!

[@Donner906]

Need less. These officers do not perform well.

[@markieman64]

I visited a town just across the river from there by train last month. Such a lovely area. Passed West Point at the stop before mines.

[@ppedronogueira]

I'm Brazilian and one of my dreams was to study at West Point if I were us citizen. However, I am studying to enter the Brazilian military school and with my classification there, I can stay at West Point for 1 week.

[@jamesmatthewneeland5707]

WOW! I would love to attend, even for a week.

[@xanderschroeder6853]

Incoming Cadet Candidate heading off to West Point this summer. You can actually pursue an international appointment to West Point. It's a very difficult process but if you hope to attend the Academy you can do it. It may not happen the first try, but the Academy looks very favorably on those who try and try again.

[@ppedronogueira]

@@xanderschroeder6853 Are u seriously? Can you explain more about that Xander? It's one of my dremas and you are saying that it is possible.

[@rosstheboss8633]

@@ppedronogueira There's information online. Tem informacao online

[@xanderschroeder6853]

​@@ppedronogueiraFrom USMA admissions: To apply, international students can contact the US Defense Attaché Office at their country's American Embassy. Each foreign state has 6 cadet slots.

[@steveohellno]

The architect of this installation is pristine! 🏰✨

[@AndyZhao-gu8gq]

My dream college, I’m freshman right now I’ll update in 4 years 😃

[@POTATOSOOPS]

Good luck! I hope you get in!!

[@josepaz859]

Dont fall in love and get pregnant. Because it over, At you age yall get drunk and have sex with anyone.

[@pauljoseph8940]

Was once there. Now going into my first year. Good Luck!

[@user-kx4fu3uh6q]

@@pauljoseph8940 I guess you won't see this reply for six weeks, but best of luck to you and your classmates. My son is one of them. I'm sure your parents are as proud of you as I am of my son.

[@mirandarights5566]

As general Douglas MacArthur said, when I think of home I think of West point... Besides Tate rink, redoubt number four is my favorite place on this planet

[@johncarolsapienza4540]

Very good video! I am a graduate of the Class of 1975, and my wife is a graduate of Ladycliff College, which used to be right outside the gates in Highland Falls. It is now the US Military Academy Visitors' Center. Beat Navy!!

[@carolkniffin1842]

It is a privilege to go on the grounds. I have visited often and enjoyed my time.

[@user-kx4fu3uh6q]

My son is part of the class that just started today. The West Point application process is no joke.

[@Donner906]

Hopefully he quits

[@user-vq5hb5cp4n]

Nominations can come from a senator or congressman, or through service connections. Not and service connections.

[@PrinceAnt722]

Also, you can get a letter of recommendation from a graduate of the academy.

[@user-vq5hb5cp4n]

@@PrinceAnt722 they can right you a rec letter, but they can't nominate you unless they're your parent and they have enough service time to qualify for a presidential nom. But any member of the military can get a presidential nom for their kid provided they've been in long enough. It's not just academy grads.

[@PrinceAnt722]

@user-vq5hb5cp4n If the graduate is still active, their letter can carry some weight in the selection process. I remember seeing West Point cadets working side by side with my Drill Sargeants when I was in Basic Training. One of the cadets was prior enlisted as an MP before enrolling at the Academy. She received her letter from her battalion commander, also a graduate from the Point.

[@user-vq5hb5cp4n]

@@PrinceAnt722 Your confusing recommendation letters and nominations. Recommendation letters are just references to help the admissions committee get insight into the candidate. A nomination is the legal ability to compete for an appointment. When you receive an appointment, the appointment will be charged under one of your nominations. Other than that, you are correct that a rec letter from an academy grad does carry weight. The prior enlisted MP your referring to was nominated by the battalion commander. He may have also written a rec letter. The nominations from CO's is only available to prior enlisted soldiers. Not just any academy grad can do it. The CO doesn't actually have to be an academy grad. Being an academy grad has nothing to do with it. It has to be a CO of a unit. Further that CO can only nominate their own soldiers.

[@robertisham5279]

@@user-vq5hb5cp4n But if you get nomination from your CO how will that get you into West Point? Doesn't the secretary of the army decide which of these nominated by their co will be able to go to West Point? Isn't that how someone who was prior enlisted and got a nomination from his CO will even be able to go to West Point?

[@JohnnyVillagomez]

Great job, Cadet English! You nailed it.

[@internetperiodista]

After watching the movie "The Long Gray Line", this documentary is just as interesting. Best regards from Chile

[@yurinator6380]

que lindo encontrarme con un compatriota aqui

[@internetperiodista]

@@yurinator6380 weeeeeena ctm 🇨🇱😉👍🇺🇸

[@user-xw1jm3tu7x]

Love from US 🇨🇱🇺🇲

[@rosegombos2120]

Many years ago the high school in our area invited the West Point glee club to perform in concert my family housed a member for an overnight stay they were appreciative & showed their kindness.

[@sampsonamoah7492]

America is great indeed, salute you 🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@Wagner555]

weird yellow flag

[@user-xw1jm3tu7x]

About to go there this summer! Class of '28!

[@clarencejohnson2525]

messhall traditions are similar to a wardroom on ship. Find the highest ranking person and ask for permission to join the mess.

[@ReginaClarkCSP]

Great job Sebastian!

[@martindavis9930]

This young guy could be a movie star.

[@jamesmatthewneeland5707]

He is amazing, both in physical stature, demeanor, attitude and aptitude. The BEST of the best.

[@iainballas]

How can you tell if someone graduated from west point? A: They'll work it into the conversation within the first 30 seconds.

[@Davinoadam]

That’s not true. I know because I graduated from West Point!

[@MrMillvico]

So that took about 10 seconds to write so it's still basically true

[@eliyahuohiyon7461]

​@@DavinoadamExhibit A lmfao

[@iainballas]

@@Davinoadam lol nice

[@CJCx3_Videos]

Great tour Cadet English. Good work. I wanna know if the producers specifically asked for Cadet English. Haha.

[@ellejay1066]

Wow, what a gorgeous campus.

[@robertmaravelias6150]

English was my beast cadre- totally great guy, funny to watch this video.

[@Downtheplain]

Great tour, and impressive part on Cadet English…Mech and Chinese, that’s a couple tough ones!

[@ThePickleZebra]

Wish I had the idea of going here when I was 18 🤣

[@celestehalack601]

God bless West Point

[@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

What a place.

[@jklsr55]

The best of the best. Not watered down to make room for the weak. As it should be. The whole of the military should conduct themselves this way...

[@erazorDev]

Mess hall looks like Hogwarts.

[@LisaofHopewell]

How cool about the stained glass windows. I'm watching this on the 80th anniversary of D-Day

[@ryanheaton8742]

That’s where Grant and Lee went.

[@juangallardo1582]

it is pretty easy to get accepted here if you are already enlisted. they set aside slots for those already serving and most of them go unfilled due to lack of qualified applicants.

[@ericmares8036]

Awesome!

[@eakaratsarsukh1033]

BEYOND THE STAR ⭐️

[@johndonlin7210]

I was always told the term “Cow” for 2nd class was related to the days when the first leave for a cadet was Xmas of their 2nd class year related to the saying “till the cows come home” for a long time and a yearling for the third class is just a term for a young cow. Otherwise good job by Cadet English.

[@PrinceAnt722]

Plebes are 1st year's. Yucks are 2nd. Cows are 3rd. And Firsties are 4th.

[@johndonlin7210]

@@PrinceAnt722 you’re correct however my post referred to them the way West Point does. Plebes are 4th class cadets (in their first year), yuks = 3rd class, cows = 2nd class, and Firsties = 1st class.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Thank You

[@atylerpearce]

@1:23 Do I see DUST on those Jump Wings?!?! Weekend pass, revoked.

[@eakaratsarsukh1033]

ALWAYS WEST POINT🇺🇸

[@blackace41]

all of them generals are looking at the plain but Patton's looking for the library :p

[@jtfike]

He needed a fifth year because he couldn’t find it!

[@AJJesko]

If you do 8yrs active duty does your reserve obligation fall away?

[@user-lq2zl1ks8x]

Fantastic review

[@sakonaga1]

Things have changed so much. Looks like there's 12 seats per mess hall table now instead of 10. They also have less condiments. It was nice to see the new Davis barracks. x40117

[@tedkeenan3341]

Are you fn kidding me. Its like a five star hotel with everything free (food, living, heath care) Paid for by hardworking taxpayers. F U

[@austinmarx4783]

tut tut someone forgot to update their flags 3:37

[@ethanc.9893]

current west point cadet here: the flags in the mess hall feature all of the flags the united states has ever used in honor of its history.

[@austinmarx4783]

@@ethanc.9893 I see, thanks for the correction

[@dannyblackwell2426]

Its one massive place. I wonder if the UK has similar traditions for their officer training at Sandhurst

[@Mark-lj1dj]

I'm not sure but i think the British Sandhurst doesn't have so many traditions. All this hierarchy of class years and traditions of serving etc doesn't happen as much. Also Sandhurst is only a year and it's nothing to do with getting a degree

[@zoiders]

I hope not. If you were seen cutting about in fascist regalia and un-earned medals you would be laughed at.

[@JM-hl9id]

​@@zoiders The Brit is trying to argue about fascism and un-earned medals?

[@ad_astra5]

@@JM-hl9idtbf fascist Moseley did get beaten down by the public and then MI5. Unless you mean the royals, which is a bit more complicated and not fascist 😅

[@hamzaouamrouche57]

⭐️⭐️West⭐️ Point ⭐️⭐️

[@ChrisRobinson-qy3gt]

it is a dream to study here

[@joycewilbanks7922]

Heartbeat . . . GO ARMY . . .ISAIAH 6:8 KJV . . . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@616CC]

I’m proud to see my English flag, my father’s Scottish flag. And our Union Jack flying there 🇬🇧 ✊ 🇺🇸

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

Almost fell into British hands because of Benedict Arnold

[@Mark-lj1dj]

I'd never heard of him but I just had a look. that's very interesting reading.

[@sgu02nsc66]

Ben was a real patriot 😉

[@MikeMiasuki-vy3xx]

AF academy grads can be either very good or really a pain but I never worked for a WP grad who I could respect. I know there are a lot of great folks out there, I just never worked for or with any of them.

[@TriPham-j3b]

We need obstable course and electronic simulation field

[@djzrobzombie2813]

Do they know to to perform a L shaped firing line ?

[@russefrance4869]

A bigger Sandhurst (UK) but strange, isn't it? The Taliban have nothing like this yet still managed to kick the British and US out of Afghanistan.

[@bluestorm9977]

The US, UK, and company cooked the Taliban in every engagement.

[@FERNANDOAMENDIVIL]

“USED TO BE PRESTIGIOUS TO “THE ONES WHO MADE IT SO.” NOW, IT’S JUST A MILITARY SCHOOL.” ~ SO WHAT. ~

[@gingoology3702]

Hi Shane

[@azexnewmai3607]

I wonder if it was some inside joke that they sent a cadet name English to show around an English Channel

[@gonzo529]

While West Point is the only US Army service academy, there are other "colleges" with an Army focus, the most famous and well-known being, The Citadel in Charleston, NC, other famous ones include Virginia Military Institute (or VMI) and Texas A&M, just to name a couple off my head.

[@writemyselfaletter]

"west point" (lower case because the school is no longer worthy of the name

[@user-ge9rj2zd4b]

@@writemyselfaletter why is that?

[@ad_astra5]

@@user-ge9rj2zd4bI too am curious, and shall reply so I get notified

[@xthinker88]

@@writemyselfaletterWest Point is not actually the name of the school. It’s the geographic location. And has been an army base continuously since the Revolutionary War. The school is the United States Military Academy. So your snarkiness would work better if you actually knew basic facts such as these.

[@jtfike]

Those are state institutions, not federal. They aren’t affiliated with the army directly but many graduates do transition into the army. And while I can’t remember the rules for each of them, many charge a hefty tuition.

[@veronicabennett4359]

What is the medal ribbon Cadet English wears?

[@jscotty349]

national defense service ribbon - basically a free-lunch award because everyone that joins the army or navy or any u.s. military branch automatically gets one, as long as he joins during a time of war - which is why he has one, since he said he is in year two which means he joined about 2 years ago, when they were still showering these things out, as anyone that joined after 2001 (9/11) was considered serving during the "war on terrorism", which lasted until the u.s. pulled out of afghanistan in 2021, and given how slow things go in the pentagon at times, they finally decided they would stop awarding these starting in 2023, therefore this had been the first ribbon for anyone who signed up over the past 20 years or so, and he was among the last to get it (until the u.s. gets into another active war, that is) the interesting thing is he also has the parachutist badge on top of that ribbon, which is arguably much more meaningful - in the usual army it would be the other way around, you need to first prove yourself by earning tons of awards (ribbons) and demonstrate that you are the pride of the unit, before your unit would even consider sending you to airborne school to get that parachutist badge, because every training you go to the unit has to fight for the slot and budget and navigate all that hassles in the bureaucratic machine, so they generally only send the most decorated and best deserving ones to trainings like airborne, air assaults, etc. unless of course there are mission requirements, such as the unit being an airborne unit like the 82nd, then they would just send you no matter what. but normally a guy with a lone ribbon that everybody else has would hardly be looked at to go to any specialty trainings at all. I suppose just getting accepted to west point is considered an achievement, plus west point has all the budgets in the world, so they could just send their students to whatever trainings they wanted.

[@user-me1gc6gc2k]

@@jscotty349 you don't know about free lunch. You haven't served a day in my army kid.

[@jscotty349]

@@user-me1gc6gc2k praise be to allah, he who shall conquer your army of heretics

[@evengraintech1397]

​@@jscotty349I think "top-performers" in their unit, or group, have the choice to go to air assault/airborne school, same for ROTC

[@anthonylagunas6737]

​​​@@jscotty349The National Defense was given out before 9-11. Not just during war. You can enlist or reenlist for jump school. You have no idea what you are talking about. Cadets can go to schools during the summer, airborne, Air Assault or Ranger.

[@user-br9ko6dm7k]

U.S.AIR FORCES are the BEST

[@westlivemangbem3244]

Wish I was born in us😢

[@user-gg8we2ot4b]

Interesting School!

[@SBPepperminion]

0:05: Clickbait..? There's 4 military academies. 5 if you count the U.S. Merchant Marines.

[@jtfike]

The person said “us army’s only…”. There are indeed 5 but only one with the us army. Merchant marine as you stated Air Force Navy Coast guard

[@emmanuelrajah9688]

Medal Free

[@angels6192]

That looks like Hogwarts castle 😅

[@TriPham-j3b]

Corp of engieers of u.s. Army is the best around the world

[@jamesmatthewneeland5707]

Truly, the BEST of the best . . .

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

LOL, not anymore.

[@PepperSprayed-bc5de]

@@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine Yeah . . . Sure. You bet, pal.

[@JeffGamez-pd9vh]

free education comes at the cost of a wealth-based draft. Good job America

[@alrast95]

Has anyone tried this before?

[@saintsrown]

You can see his not getting enough sleep.

[@DonovanNgele-dk8pj]

How much does a cadet earn at Westpoint per month??

[@jtfike]

1/3 of a 2LT

[@KorenVeerz]

U can get a recommendation from a congressman not just a senator

[@DanishAhmad.1299]

I'm from Pakistan 🇵🇰 can I get admission in this university????

[@herbertjohnston4608]

Wow 🇬🇧 ❤️ 🙏

[@DariaAmato-wz2xg]

Ok it is the USMA united states military academy AT west point ny. The academy is not west point

[@StealthisOptional714]

There are other military academies as well.

[@TheGrinch384]

They were saying that it was the only one for the army, not the other branches

[@Lordnumptynous]

Twas a 5 year stint in the 1850s

[@wecanwatersports4151]

TANKERS LEAD THE WAY 👊😎

[@PrinceAnt722]

Gotta love those FUDATs.

[@atylerpearce]

0:20 she looks like she sounds. Loved the "leftenants". I know. It's how the brits pronounce it.

[@rafman016]

Thank you Cadet ENGLISH 😂

[@WasLostButNowAmFound]

Get an American surnamed English to perform the tour just to rub salt into the wounds.😂

[@synchc]

They were probably doing it to be nice and show a common bond.

[@622PSS]

At least his surname is not KING. 😂

[@frank-ko6de]

​@@synchcexactly. If they're so salty, they can always build something more than Sandhurst. You could probably fit 50 Sandhursts into that installation. That's literally a City.

[@markhottman2652]

Family ARMY 🫡🇺🇸

[@hugojosealtamiranofalkenst9447]

Necesito traducción al español.

[@johnhall6907]

As a British English speaker I have never heard a pleb called a pleeeb. Just me.

[@frank-ko6de]

Probably because you don't speak Latin regularly?

[@johnhall6907]

@@frank-ko6de of course I do, I speak same language the person in the video speaks. Its just about how we use that language out loud. That can differ from region to region. There is no "queens latin". If you google it you will hear answers mostly differing from the Gentleman in the video. Interesting is all. We use pleb as an gentle insult. Pleb.

[@guglielmotranchina249]

It's spelt plebe in the West Point class system, hence the different pronunciation

[@frank-ko6de]

@@johnhall6907 I hear the man speaking Standard American English, which is very different from King's English.

[@johnhall6907]

@@guglielmotranchina249 that's interesting to know. We spell it differently I suppose. Based on the same etymology.

[@user-jz6bj3ge9g]

Well military training others in military training there women that should not happen watch out for every position in Irish military forever. The military is respect keeping real🔥.

[@alexleitchbscopen3905]

The whole bunch won't last 20 seconds from future tech up in the air.

[@politicsuncensored5617]

One of my favorite friends of all time son is a graduate of West Point. I love both men, but GO NAVY~! Shalom

[@clarencejohnson2525]

Only service academy?

[@lachlanchester8142]

Of the US army

[@ad_astra5]

There’s a few “military colleges” like Texas A&M, The Citadel, one in Vermont iirc, but they aren’t officially military nor do they have service obligations. They’re usually private too.

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

Only 15 minutes to eat a meal. Wow terrible

[@ad_astra5]

Yeah that doesn’t sound fun. Or doable if it’s too busy

[@hisandherscoaching]

They graduate as "leftenant", ha ha! (Definitely a British reporter =)

[@user-ji8gx6sr8b]

How do Chinese gets in US army 😮

[@ItsJustPreVR]

GO BLUES AIR FORCE

[@u.s.militia7682]

I always hoped one of my children would attend here and follow my lead but most kids today don’t seem to give a damn.