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Yes, graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point are offered officers' comissions upon graduation.
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West point do you have to be an officer?
This question is not clear. Graduates of West Point become Army officers.
What was west point during the civil war?
Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the united-states-army
Did very many West Point graduates ever join the USMC?
No. Most West Point graduates serve in the United States Army.
How many West Point graduates served the Union during the US Civil War?
The West Point class of 1846 was one of the most distinguished classes in the history of West Point. Among the outstanding graduating cadets were George B. McClellan and Stonewall Jackson. 12 graduates became generals for the Union and 10 became generals for the Confederacy.
Which college ROTC program commissioned the most officers in World War 2?
The Army, because the Army ROTC was at more colleges than the Navy. Texas A&M's ROTC program commissioned 15,000 officers that served in World War 2, more than any other school, including West Point.
What were the names of the Naval Academy graduates killed in the Vietnam War?
Over 6,600 US commissioned military officers were killed in the Viet War; Most were commissioned by ROTC's, OCS, state OCS/Military Academies, direct commissions, etc. The more notable schools lost the following men: 1. US Military Academy (West Point) lost 278 officers. 2. US Naval Academy (Annapolis) lost 130 officers 3. US Air Force Academy lost 205 officers 4. Texas A & M lost 112 officers 5. The Citadel lost 66 officers 6. VMI lost 43 officers 7. Virginia Tech lost 26 officers 8. Norwich lost 19 officers
Are all Four-Star Generals West Point Graduates?
No
Who were the West Point graduates from 1957 to 1961?
jim ellis
What two west point graduates of 1903 were sons of generals?
macarthur and grant
What is the british equivalent of west point for training officers?
Sandhurst
What was an often cited criticism of US Civil War generals who graduated from West Point?
Some critics of the West Point graduates claim the academy created a class of separate elite officers who made sure they protected each other in terms of the wars they fought in.One serious but untrue criticism was that the General in Chief Winfield Scott made sure that the graduates from his home state of Virginia were promoted faster and that he leaned towards the Southern graduates. This was well before the outbreak of the US Civil War.
How were the civil war and the revolutionary war similar?
They both didn't want a war and they both thought the war would be over in a couple of months. Their commonality was that each side's generals were primarily USMA-West Point graduates.
