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West Point Cadets Earn Second Lieutenants After Harsh Four-Year Course
One hundred and one Americans and two Chinese completed West Point’s four year course and were commissioned as second lieutenants. The ceremony drew relatives as cadets faced a disciplined daily life with strict schedules, limited personal time, and biannual weekend leaves. The piece contrasts hardships at West Point with Naval Academy conditions and notes the demanding, monastery like environment shaping future officers.
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West Point
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Military Academy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
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