West Point Research Paper

West Point, New York, a beautiful campus that embodies the American Spirit and values. The campus embodies the true pride of The United States and it’s military. From the view of the Potomac River where George Washington crossed during the Revolutionary War the history and heritage of The United States and its struggles is apparent. The Campus alone is breath taking, the library that spans with walls and walls of books and historical treasures to the sprawling limestone buildings. West Point is an extremely historical school many decorated leaders and generals have come out of the traditions of West Point such as Robert E. Lee and Dwight D. Eisenhower. As we began to plan for the 52nd Scoutmaster’s Invitation West Point Camporee we had to confirm that we would have a cadet to sponsor us as well as a mode of transportation. The reason that we needed a cadet to sponsor was because only so many troops are allowed to come due to facilities and the campsites and how many they can hold. In order to get to West Point we had to have transportation of course so we arranged to borrow a large van from a scout parent in our troop. Since we were driving to West Point we had to calculate our gas usage and our route as well as
For We had to do 50 pushups in six inch deep mud and run around a course that was determined by our cadet. When we finished PT we started activities, such as a “zodiac” race and relays. After we finished the zodiac race we were given a challenge by a cadet to recite the Phonetic Alphabet. One of the other scouts in our crew knew the entire Phonetic Alphabet and was awarded a piece of West Point “Brass”. When our group finished with the cadet’s challenge we started a stretcher relay through the woods. When I was up to go through the relay I was going through the relay and I tripped on a stick and hit my head on a rock when I