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The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army post and service academy. West Point was first a military post under the command of Benedict Arnold. Established in 1802, it is the oldest military academy in the United States. Students are referred to as cadets. Collectively, graduates are known as "The Long Gray Line" because of the color of cadet uniforms and the unbroken line of West Point graduates. West Point trains more United States Army officers than any other institution, and a high proportion of distinguished American generals have been West Point graduates.
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(Chinese) | 西点军校 |
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(Japanese) | 陸軍士官学校 (アメリカ合衆国) |
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(German) | United States Military Academy |
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(Spanish) | West Point |
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(French) | Académie militaire de West Point |
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(Italian) | West Point |
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