1. Golden Rule
   Cadet Honor Code
2. Harvard Admissions Standards

West Point has a strick Cadet Honor Code, which indicates that cadets can’t steal, lie or cheat ... and just as important, that they refuse to cover for people who do.

1. “Semper Fidelis"
   “Duty - Honor - Country"
2. “Privilege and Wealth"

West Point’s instructors hope to instill the virtues of "Duty - Honor - Courage" in their students. West Point graduates often find themselves at the highest rungs of the military.

1. true
2. false

For generations, West Point was a male-only academy. But the first women actually graduated decades ago — the first females finished their training in 1980.

1. Sons of Congressmen had nothing better to do with their time.
   Sons of Congressmen had nothing better to do with their time.
2. There was a war going on.

In 1942, the U.S. was at war with both Japan and the rest of the Axis. Congress ballooned the size of West Point classes to more than 2,400 — and accelerated graduation rates — to provide more officers for the war effort.

1. stipend
   shower
2. beating

Cadets aren’t exactly floating in cash, but they do receive a monthly stipend of more than $1,000 to help them with the costs of daily living.

1. class brigade training
   cadaver bludgeoning training
2. cadet basic training

Cadets aren’t just students, they are officers-in-training, and as such, they undergo CBT, or cadet basic training. Many cadets struggle with the physical demands of CBT.

1. 6 months
   4 years
2. 8 years

West Point, on the surface, has the same setup as many secondary-education systems. It is a four-year program.

1. ritzy apartments
   barracks
2. boxes

Many college students love off-campus apartments. That doesn’t happen at West Point — here, all cadets live in barracks for the duration of their stay.

1. typical college subjects
   nothing but battlefield tactics
2. mostly stabbing and slashing

At West Point, cadets study many typical college courses, from the arts to sciences. Most of the classes are taught by military officers.

1. North Point
   West Point
2. East Point

The United States Military Academy is known as West Point. Of the four U.S. military academies, it is the best known.

1. field exercises
   push-ups
2. endurance running

At CFT, or cadet field training, young officers learn military skills that are applicable on a battlefield. In a time of war, these skills are critical.

1. about 90
   about 1,300
2. about 13,000

Every year, about 1,300 hopeful cadets begin their schooling at West Point. About 300 of them won’t make it to graduation.

1. pupils
   argonauts
2. cadets

West Point students are Army officers-in-training. They are "cadets," and the learning they do here is critical to advancement in the military.

1. colonels
   second lieutenants
2. privates

West Point means that cadets become officers right after graduation. They skip right up to the rank of second lieutenant.

1. They must repeat an academic year.
   They are mercilessly hazed.
2. They have to run 5 more miles.

When cadets struggle (or rebel), they face dire consequence like being "turned back." It means you have to repeat an academic year.

1. New York
   Oregon
2. Iowa

West Point is located in, appropriately, West Point, New York. It is about 50 miles from New York City.

1. 19
   23
2. 42

The admissions ages standards are skewed heavily toward youth. You must be between 17 and 23 to apply.

1. a group of graduates who became astronomers
   the class of 1915
2. a West Point class that was killed by a shooting star

The class of 1915 is often regarded as West Point’s high-water mark. That year, 164 young men graduated, and more than one-third of them went on to become generals, more than any other class in West Point’s long history.%0D-

1. sandals
   boots
2. a hat

Hats are a fixture at West Point. They’re never to be worn indoors, but cadets strolling around the campus must wear their official hats

1. true
2. false

Some tattoos are OK ... unless they are of a rebellious nature. So if you have any ink deriding "The Man," you’re unlikely to be allowed into West Point.

1. John Tyler
   Thomas Jefferson
2. John Kennedy

Thomas Jefferson ordered the organization of West Point in 1802. The school was then formed in 1802.

1. true
2. false

It’s true. West Point isn’t for Americans only, and each year the academy admits dozens of international exchange students.

1. true
2. false

Unlike normal college students who can drink beer all day, cadets must participate in sports. Because if you’re not in shape, how will you escape your Communist captors?

1. It determines GPA and that’s it.
   It determines assignment and military branch.
2. It really has no long-term meaning.

Cadets who struggle academically will see the results after graduation. GPA determines where graduates are stationed and what sort of jobs they’ll do.

1. about 2%
   about 15%
2. about 60%

Only about 15% of applicants are accepted to West Point. Every applicant needs a solid letter of recommendation in order to receive admission.

1. Jazzercise
   survival floating
2. boxing

Cadets are expected to be soldiers. They learn combat skills and they might take classes like boxing, rock climbing or survival swimming.

1. a despised drill sergeant
   a monster that eats cadets who are slow runners
2. barracks for new cadets

New cadets are forced to sleep in barracks for basic training. These despised "Beast Barracks," or just "Beast," are the place where many cadets realize they are in over their heads.

1. freshman
   junior
2. senior

West Point doesn’t use terms like freshman and sophomore, opting instead for fourth-, third-, second-, and first-class. First-class cadets are seniors.

1. 4 minutes
   6 minutes
2. 8 minutes

You have to be in good shape to pass the demanding fitness test. Women have to run 1 mile in 6 minutes or less.

1. true
2. false

False. You must be single to receive admission, and notably, you can’t be paying child support, either.