United States Military Academy Preparatory School
Federal military academy prep school | |
Established | 1947 |
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Commandant | COL Richard B. Johnson |
Administrative staff | ~100 faculty |
Students | ~240 |
Location | , New York , United States |
Campus | United States Military Academy |
Athletics | 15 varsity teams, called "Black Knights" |
Colors | Black █, gray █, and gold █ |
Website | United States Military Academy Prep School |
The United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) is a
History
Between the two world wars, the U.S. was divided into nine
The USMAPS official mission is "to provide academic, military and physical instruction in a moral-ethical military environment to prepare and motivate candidates for success at the United States Military Academy."[2]
Admissions
There are two categories of prep school students: Prior Service (PSs) and Invitational Reservists (IRs).
Prior Service
Prior Service cadet candidates are current or prior service U.S. Army enlisted soldiers aged 17 to 22 who have been admitted to the U.S. Military Academy but choose to take an additional year at the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School to review high school academic skills.
Invitational Reservists
Invitational Reservists are persons who have no prior military experience but have been contingently admitted to the U.S. Military Academy — usually due either to being an intercollegiate athlete or having been nominated by a dignitary — conditioned on their ability to improve their academic performance or physical fitness through a period of enrollment at the preparatory school.[3]
Invitational Reservists are admitted solely for the purpose of attending the prep school and have no deployment obligations beyond the confines of campus.[3] Unlike U.S. Military Academy cadets, they are permitted to unilaterally terminate their military enlistment at their leisure and without incurring any financial obligations or future service commitment.[3][4] Invitational Reservists are not considered veterans until they matriculate to West Point, enter active duty service, and then subsequently leave active duty service.[5][a] Time spent as USMAPs by Invitational Reservists is considered training, not active duty service.[5]
Criticism of Invitational Reservist program
The Invitational Reservist program has been criticized as a "scam".[6] Writing in the New York Times, Joe Nocera opined that the military prep schools of the various service branches were a way of recruiting academically unqualified student athletes for intercollegiate play.[5][6]
Notable alumni
Notes
References
- ^ "About". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "USMAPS Home Page". USMAPS. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Ph.D. thesis). Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Thompson, Mark (27 June 2013). "Service-Connected Dissembling". Time. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
External links
- The USMAPS official website
- USMAPS Parent Listserver A website for parents of CCs.
- West-Point.org Website with various information pertaining to USMAPS.