United States Corps of Cadets

12/28/2016

21-17 WINS! The streak is over! !

Sound off here to tell the West Point - The U.S. Military Academy Black Knights how you feel about their HUGE win, and how great they played!

07/28/2016

The Class of 2016 is missing a huge part of our team today, and for every day to come.

Rest easy, 2nd Lieutenant Michael Parros. Until we meet again.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/07/28/soldier-dies-falling-ill-first-day-ranger-school.html

04/22/2016

A record has been broken! Read about it here:
http://www.pointerview.com/2016/04/21/cadet-breaks-ioct-record-aims-for-more/

04/22/2016

“I remember being set on leaving West Point after my plebe year. I had already applied to other schools, but I was able to fall back on my family who encouraged me to keep moving forward. My friends and family are really the only reason I will be graduating in a month. When I was accepted to West Point my grandfather told me that he was still hanging on so he could see me walk across the stage at graduation. That has been an incredible motivator, to make him proud, and I am incredibly grateful for my best friends who have helped me on the way. I could speak volumes about everyone who has stuck through this experience with me. I cannot tell you how much it has meant.

In February, a really good friend of mine passed away two days before his twenty-second birthday. Since then I have really been thinking about the importance of reflection, not just on our failures and successes, but also on the positive impact of our small, daily moments. Last night, I made a list of life tips, tips to stay positive. Even when life is stressful you can only worry about what you have control over. Too much stress is unhealthy, but a little bit of stress will keep you on your toes, while keeping a positive attitude will keep that stress off your shoulders.”

04/13/2016

Vice President Joe Biden will be the graduation speaker for the Class of 2016!

Visit http://go.usa.gov/cteBY for details.

(U.S. Army photo by: Tommy Gilligan/ USMA Public Affairs)

04/07/2016

“Family is very important to me. I am one of six, and I have two brothers here at West Point with me now - Micah, who is my twin, and Canaan, who is a Firstie. My dad and his three brothers were all in the Air Force, so service was largely emphasized growing up. Not many people know about West Point back in my hometown, but I found out about it through Canaan when I was in high school, and me and my brother Micah sort of followed him here. We knew we wanted to go to school together, and though he originally wanted to go to Navy, we luckily talked him out of it.

One of my favorite funny stories about my family is from when I was a New Cadet. My twin brother was absolutely terrible during Beast, the first one in our class with hours. He was always getting in trouble or people were yelling at him. So, a couple of times I would be walking somewhere with my squad when a cadet would grab me and start yelling at me, asking why I was so jacked up, marching with the wrong company. All I could say is “I don’t know who you are, and I am not who you are looking for!.” That probably happened five or six times, but I will always appreciate the memory of us getting confused.”

03/30/2016

"I don't consider myself a great historian, but, if I can inspire some of my cadets to become great historians, I will have been successful. I want to inspire my students to go out and study, write something fabulous, get a PhD, and write their own books. You never know where that inspiration is going to come from each day. You never know who is going to be the next big whatever, but if you can be the one to inspire them to be great, that is an excellent contribution. I see myself as a front-line historian in that sense."

You can check out LTC Siry's project, the West Point Center for Oral History, at the following url: http://www.westpointcoh.org/ , as well as on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/wpcoh

03/07/2016

“I would consider myself a quiet leader. I’m not a loud person. I am going to get my job done and do it the best way possible, but I am not going to attract a lot of attention. That “quiet professional” mindset has stuck with me my entire life. I believe that personality has helped me stay focused on what I am trying to achieve. My mom has a ton of energy, but my dad is more like me, and they balance each other out. They raised me to be quiet, humble and down to earth. It’s funny, because when things are going really bad I don’t get too upset, and when things are going really well I don’t become too excited. I just try to remember where I came from, and where I want to go. Get the job done and move on.”

Cadet Kelsey Minato is currently a candidate for the NCAA Senior Class Award for Women's Basketball. Please consider voting for her at the following address: http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/womens_basketball_2015-16/

03/04/2016

“I spent time growing up in Uganda as a refugee from Rwanda. All the other kids used to make fun of us Rwandans, and it was really my mom who stepped in and instilled a prominent self-worth in me and my siblings. I think that belief, that you are worth what you are doing, has helped me the most in life.

The only TV show from America I watched growing up was “Friends,” so my impression of Americans was “Friends” – goofy people living in the moment. When I came here and we started doing PT I realized things were very different! Most Africans assume Americans are happy or well off and definitely don’t have things to worry about, but you realize most all of us having the same worries about life. Probably the biggest thing I have learned at West Point about life is that you have to work hard to be where you want to be!”

02/26/2016

“My mom has worked for the YMCA for thirty years. They have an afternoon school program called Head Start, and she bought one of their vans that they were not using anymore for really cheap and gave it to me. It’s a white minivan that says 'Caution Children.' Besides the paint job, it runs well and is a great car – it is what is on the inside that counts.

I used to assume people were one way when I met them; that I would immediately be able to tell whether I liked somebody or not based on one impression. I have found first impressions are not always true, that people are more than one thing. For instance, my roommate and I weren’t very close plebe year, but we have been living together now six semesters.

Myself, I have run five marathons and five 50-milers, and people I have never met know me as 'the girl who runs ultra-marathons.' I don’t want that to be something that defines me for the rest of my life. I really want to be a poet. I am a sister and an aunt. Those are the top things that define me.”

02/23/2016

The Commandant of Cadets now has her very own Instagram page! Check it out!

https://www.instagram.com/commandant.usmilitaryacademy/

76th Commandant of Cadets

02/23/2016

C-4 squad leader, C/LT John Barnes, jumping over water cans during the physical challenge of Sandhurst Warrior Challenge 20FEB2016