<p>Class of 2011 to enter USMA</p>
<p>West Point Approximately 1,310 cadet candidates are expected to report to the US Military Academy at West Point on July 2, Reception Day for the Class of 2011.</p>
<p>The class includes more than 310 minority candidates, 10 international candidates and 20 combat veterans who served in Afghanistan, Iraq or both.</p>
<p>The incoming class was selected from more than 10,800 applicants. There are 225 women, who comprise 17 percent of the class. Minority enrollment includes 363 minority students, with 81 African-Americans, 104 Asian-Americans, 124 Hispanic-Americans and 10 Native Americans.</p>
<p>These young patriots are coming here to devote themselves to becoming guardians of Duty, Honor, Country and our United States Constitution, said West Point Admissions Director Col. Michael Jones.</p>
<p>Members of the Class of 2011 include cadets from every state and 10 international cadets representing Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Kenya, Korea, Paraguay, and Tonga.</p>
<p>During R-Day, the new cadets begin the process of becoming USMA cadets and future US Army officers.
They undergo administrative processing, are fitted with their initial issue of military clothing; receive haircuts, medical and physical evaluations; and begin their first lessons in marching, military courtesy and discipline.</p>