U.S. Military Academy established

In 1877, the first African American cadet graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, and in 1976, the first female cadets were admitted. The academy is now under the general direction and supervision of the department of the U.S. Army and has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students.

Well.... not exactly.
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West Point: The unlikely end to a military career that started when I was 17 years old.
US Military Academy at West Point sits on a high bluff over a bend in the Hudson River. Founded in 1802, as an engineering college training army artillery officers, the institution enjoys a world wide mystique - “The long grey line”, the ghosts. the generals, the presidents and my retirement from the Army Reserve on my 60th birthday, the maximum age for Army service. BG John Abizaid was Commandant and presided over my retirement ceremony at the “O” Club. “Would you believe that this old Master Sergeant (MSG) joined the Army in 1956 before most of you were born and look at him. I bet he can do PT better than half of you.” The final 3 years of my service with the 3/304th INF RGT out of Lewiston, Maine, I did my reserve duty at West Point, ending up for two years as the Non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) aka “Top” sharing command with an MSG borrowed from the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Division of Cadet Basic Training better known and feared as “Beast Barracks” by the plebes. Fresh out of high school, the new cadets were a mixed bag of males, females, jocks, class leaders, honor society members, cheerleaders and scouts but they all had one thing in common. They were the cream of the crop of American high school graduates and they represented a range of emotions from enthusiastic to terrified. You have to appreciate the intense environment that these “kids” found themselves in. Used to being the top of everything in and out of high school, they found themselves just another smart “kid” in a mass “herd” of smarts. Under military pressure of TAC NCO’s and Officers, they were stumbling all over each other as the cadre tried to mold them into some semblance of order.
That first summer of 1997, the first day , I was standing by the bleachers watching as the USMA TAC’s were trying to create groups out of the first company of 200 plebes. It was mass confusion. “Like herding cats”, one SGT observed in frustration. Inspired, I stepped into the fray. “SGT! Get the cadets attention !” “Freeze in place!” bellowed the NCO in the command voice we learn at NCO Academy.
“How many Eagle Scouts? Hands up! Girl Scout Gold Awards? “ More hands went up. “You people know about leadership! Get you and your buddies organized into groups of eight! Now!” Zip, zip, zip and they had themselves pretty well organized under their own initiative in a remarkably short time.
“That was amazing” commented the TAC in charge. How did you do that?
I explained that there were lots of scouts at West Point, that Eagle Scouts and Gold Award Girl Scouts got extra points on their admissions application to get in and these top ranked scouts were experienced in peer leadership, Baden Powell, the founder of scouting’s “Patrol Method”.
“That was great, thanks. I’m going to try that with the next bunch”, commented a grateful SGT.