美国军事学院,被称为西点军校,军官的培训机构美国陆军。成立于1802年在西点军校堡,纽约,it is one of the oldest service academies in the world. It was established as an apprentice school for military engineers and was, in effect, the first U.S. school of engineering. It was reorganized in 1812, and in 1866 its educational program was expanded considerably. Women were first admitted in 1976. The four-year course of college-level education and training leads to a bachelor of science degree and a commission as second lieutenant in the Army. West Point has trained such leaders as尤利西斯·s·格兰特,威廉。谢尔曼,罗伯特·e·李,“石墙”杰克逊,杰斐逊。戴维斯,约翰·珀欣,艾森豪威尔,道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟将军奥马尔·布拉德利,乔治。巴顿。
