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  1. A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.

  2. The United States Military Academy (USMA) (West Point or Army) is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.

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    O Exército Continental foi o primeiro a ocupar West Point, em 27 de Janeiro de 1778; tornando-se a mais antiga guarnição militar em atividade contínua dos Estados Unidos. Entre 1778 e 1780, engenheiros poloneses e o herói militar Tadeusz Kosciuszko supervisionaram a construção do forte. A Grande Cadeia do Rio Hudson e o estreito em curva de "s" do rio possibilitaram ao Exército Continental prevenção contra navios da Marinha Britânica. Como comandante das fortificações de West Point,...

    No futebol americano universitário, o time representante da academia é o Army Black Knights football, o time começou a jogar em 1890 quando foi desafiado pelo Navy Midshipmen football da Academia Naval dos Estados Unidos, na época ainda considerado um esporte novo. O confronto Army vs Navy é considerado uma das maiores rivalidades do futebol americ...

    Formandos da classe de 2008.
    Basil L. Plumley na USMA, em 10 de maio de 2010.
    Monumento Thayer.
    West Point, from Phillipstown, por W. J. Bennett.
  3. Service academies can be used to refer to all of the academies collectively. While they are often referred to as military academies, only the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy are operated by the Department of Defense.

  4. The history of the United States Military Academy can be traced to fortifications constructed on the West Point of the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War in 1778. Following the war, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy (USMA) on the site in 1802.

  5. 25 de mai. de 2024 · United States Military Academy, institution of higher education for the training of commissioned officers for the United States Army. It was originally founded as a school for the U.S. Corps of Engineers with a class of 5 officers and 10 cadets on March 16, 1802. It is one of the oldest service academies in the world.

  6. The United States Military Academy's mission is to educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army.