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National Geographic - Surviving West Point

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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.

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.

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.

As a confused high school senior, I found the documentary to be very informative on whether or not West Point is for me. For anybody in a similar position I highly recommend the series.

For learning about West Point, this DVD is most useful, mainly because it seems to be the only video series about the Military Academy. But the potential viewer should know it has flaws. The predominanting emphasis on women cadets is inappropriate. The amount of time given to rants and whining by cadets is excessive--yeah, we know it's tough, but how many times do we have to hear the same complaints? In one case, I was actually hoping that one young lady would quit her griping and just quit. Good points include the interviews with graduates, especially recent ones who have gone into dangerous situations, where the West Point experience pays off. This is a good series that probably is worth your time.

I bought this for my 15yo son who wants to go to West Point. He really enjoyed it and it was a good source to show him what is going to be required of him. I think anyone considering this path should get this.

Good introduction to plebe life at West Point. Only about 10% is shown on what goes on during Beast Barracks. I was a plebe in 1987.

This is a great thing for people to see before entering the United States Military Academy.

The series was very good, very informative, and gave me a clear vision of what to expect from West Point.

This DVD is an intense review of the first year of a cadet's life at West Point. I would recommend this to anyone who knows of someone interested in attending this school.