West Point graduate
Commissioned military academy
A West Point graduate is someone who completed the four-year program at the United States Military Academy in New York, earning a commission as an Army officer.
The term carries connotations of discipline, leadership training, and elite military education: Several West Point graduates have become presidents.
The phrase sometimes appears in contexts emphasizing someone's credentials or rigid bearing.
- academyInstitution of learning
- army officerMilitary leadership position
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- cadetMilitary academy student
- traditionCustom passed through generations
curriculum · discipline · class rings · duty · military science · Eisenhower · legacy · honor code · MacArthur · integrity · patriotism · sacrifice · commissioning · second lieutenant · alumni network · general · military history · public servant
West Point graduateenlisted soldier
Non-officer in armed forces
enlisted man · non-commissioned officer · private · grunt · enlisted personnel
West Point graduatecivilian
Non-military person
conscientious objector · draft dodger · pacifist · non-combatant · private citizen
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