United States Army Military Academy-"West Point Military Academy"
The official name of West Point Military Academy is "United States Army Academy". The school is located on the "elbow" triangular rock slope of the Hudson River in the northern suburb of new york. This place is called "West Point" by the local people, so it is also called "West Point Military Academy" customarily. During the American Revolutionary War, West Point was once the headquarters of troops led by the founding President of the United States, Washington. 1802 In March, the US Congress passed a bill and decided to establish a military academy at West Point Military Academy in the northern suburb of new york. On July 4 of the same year, the West Point Military Academy officially opened. Before 10, West Point Military Academy was mainly an apprentice school to train engineers for the army. GB1812 In April, the U.S. Congress passed another bill, which designated military schools as the main places for the U.S. Army to train officers. From 65438 to 0976, women were allowed to study in schools. At present, there are about 4,000 students in West Point Military Academy with a four-year academic system. These subjects include engineering, military, social and natural sciences and humanities. It has been more than 200 years since the establishment of West Point Military Academy, which has trained many military talents for the United States. Among its graduates, 3,700 became generals. In the American Civil War, almost all the famous generals in the north and the south have two things in common: one is to participate in the American invasion of Mexico; Second, I graduated from West Point Military Academy. In this large-scale civil war, the students of West Point Military Academy confronted each other on the battlefield, and the drama and legend of the scene were unprecedented. In the mid-20th century, graduates of West Point Military Academy, along with the global expansion strategy of the United States, also went out of the United States and went to the world. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force sent to Europe in World War I, graduated from West Point Military Academy. In World War II, the names most familiar to readers in China-MacArthur, Eisenhower and Barton-were all graduates of West Point Military Academy. After World War II, the generals of the wars launched by the United States were all from West Point Military Academy, such as schwarzkopf, commander of the U.S. invasion of Vietnam, commander of the Gulf War Central Command, and General Clark, commander of the U.S. military in Kosovo War. While training a large number of military strategists, West Point Military Academy has also trained and brought up many politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists for the United States. Among them, Haig, the 59th Secretary of State, olmsted, the President of the International Bank, Dupont, the arms tycoon, Ge sayles, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal, and Powell, the outgoing Secretary of State, are all famous.
The United States Naval Academy-the Alma Mater of Heroes
Speaking of Nimitz, people all know that he was a hero of the US Navy during World War II. His alma mater, Annapolis Naval Academy, is also famous. 1794, President George Washington persuaded Congress to authorize him to form a new naval force to combat the increasingly rampant pirates. The establishment of the navy has also been put on the agenda. On the USS Truman 1825, President john quincy adams urged Congress to establish a naval school "to train excellent naval officers". This proposal was not passed until 20 years later because of a major event. On September 1842 and 13, the "Summer" training ship set sail from Brooklyn Pier. However, the discipline was lax and there was a rebellion. Finally, Philip Spencer, the rebel leader of the ship, and his two main accomplices, Samuel Cromwell, the boatswain, and Elisha Small, the sailor, were hanged at the horizontal end of the mast. This incident shocked the whole country of the United States and directly led to the establishment of the Naval Academy. 1845 10 June 10, 50 naval cadets and 7 instructors were welcomed to an army barracks in Fort Savimbi, Annapolis, Maryland, covering an area of10 acre, and the United States Naval Military Academy was finally born. 1850, the naval school was officially renamed as "American Naval Academy". With the growth of the US Navy, the scale of the college has been expanding: the original 10 mu of land has been expanded to 338 mu; The student team of 50 people has also become a brigade-level scale of 4000 people; Modern granite buildings have replaced the old wooden buildings in Savinburg. In just a few decades, the US Navy has developed from a fleet of sailboats and steamships to a high-tech fleet with nuclear-powered submarines, surface ships and supersonic aircraft. 1976, the national assembly approved that women can enter all military schools, and the naval academy began to accept the first batch of female students. At present, female students account for 13%- 14% of the freshmen in naval academies, and they receive the same academic and professional training as male students.