<p>Hi, I'd like to go to Westpoint but my grades in high school aren't very good. </p>
<p>Needless to say, I was thinking of enlisting in the army after high school and after serving for a year, I would apply for Westpoint as a soldier. </p>
<p>Does anybody know if this could work?</p>
<p>I've been talking to army recruiting officers and so far they haven't found out about anything yet. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I've got some advice. Try to negotiate a deal where you serve in the army in exchange for a spot at Westpoint. Impossible? Maybe. However, looking at the situation with the recruiting goals not met, the army right now is desparate for soldiers.</p>
<p>Haha...seems unlikely. I will ask for information though. Thanks!</p>
<p>Highly unlikely, Tex. West Point has no shortage of highly qualified candidates.</p>
<p>some of you may know better than I --but there are positions in each class for prior enlisted --- same for transfer from ROTC programs at colleges; but as has been pointed out WP is very competitive</p>
<p>There are no "college transfers". Everyone starts over at the bottom for the full four year experience of WP no matter what prior college experience or degree one brings.</p>
<p>^nothing like a good eight years earning undergrad degrees.</p>
<p>At R day the firstie in charge of the first detail of cbt (he may have been the First Captain of cadets as well, I didn't hear all of his introduction) already had his BA from another college prior to entering West Point.</p>
<p>Enlistees in the Army still have to go through the same process as others, plus they need to be recommended by their chain of command. They do have an additional nomination avenue through their company commander. (See the West Point website FAQs for Soldiers under the Admissions link.)</p>
<p>I know a local Cadet, currently in the Class of '08, that received nominations from both U.S. Senators from Texas and was admitted about a month prior to R-Day. His stats were not as strong as others but he received good recommendations from his superiors based on his performance in Iraq. He was days away from his second deployment before he received news of his appointment to USMA. He is one of the relatively few chosen to obtain a direct admittance. Most active duty personnel are routed through USMAPS to strengthen their academic skills. Anything is possible but perhaps the best course if you really want to attend West Point is to apply, and if you do not make it enroll in a college and take the math and science classes that are taught at West Point. Providing you do well you will have a better chance of being admitted the second (or third) time around. It all depends on how much you really want it.</p>
<p>There are several enlistees with the class of '09 that have combat experience in Iraq....what an invaluable resource, inspiration, and example for our new cadets!</p>
<p>Yes...I myself had a guy in my company who was highly decorated....had 2 purple hearts, had done 2 tours in Iraq...etc. It is for sure that all the new cadets look up to the prepsters/prior service for guidance in certain things.</p>
<p>prior service kids are almost like unofficial assistant squad leaders during beast. There have been many occasions I have head of where the prior service gives advice to the cow or firstie squad leader. Think about it, most cows or firsties have barely left west point and there is a guy who has done two tours under him.</p>
<p>jq722</p>
<p>"prior service kids are almost like unofficial assistant squad leaders during beast"</p>
<p>From what I'm hearing from D at CBT, it's not quite the way you describe it.</p>
<p>The cadre have even the prior service cadets "well in hand" :)</p>
<p>Well, I know I had a kid in my squad who was prior service...then usmaps...he knew how to tie the knots on our LBE's better than our squad leader did...and he frequently told us to "go ask keller (the prior service NC). However...even he was awarded no special priveleges or exempt from any pushups :)</p>