Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
• Run Time: 347 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008V2X2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,112 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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SURVIVING WEST POINT - DVD Movie

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This DVD is a must!, June 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: National Geographic - Surviving West Point (DVD)

For anyone who wants to attend West Point, this DVD series is an absolute necessity. It follows cadets through thier incredibly difficult plebe year. The DVD gives amazing insight to life at the United States Military Academy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly informative for the non-millitary individual, August 25, 2005

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WP Mom "WPMom" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Surviving West Point (DVD)

I was thrilled to follow this series on West Point as I have a son in his "plebe" year and I was not from a millitary background. It was excellent to move through the 4 years at WP and know the challenges he will be up against.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knowing what to expect, April 18, 2009

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K. DeSplinter (Sugar Land, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic - Surviving West Point (DVD)

Our son is entering West Point this Summer. As parents we are curious about what to expect, what will it be like? This video series answers many questions. It is a few years old (2001), but based on discussions with current cadets very accurate. So many little questions about what to expect on R day and A day are answered, not only about what will happen with the 'new cadets' (pronounced by everyone in the video as one word "nuca-det"), but you can see what other parents chose to wear for clothing. That may seem silly but it is a question the parent of an entering freshman has.

The video covers a full year and shows athletics, scholastics and the military training required. Because the filming happened to be during the 2001/2002 school year there is a full episode about September 11.

I highly recommend this DVD to the familiy of anyone entering or considering the USMA. In fact I recommend it for grandparents too.