| The United States Military Preparatory School | | | | will attend other establishments. |
| (USMAPS) is just what the name implies - it's a | | | | West Point Applications: |
| preparation school for candidates that want to go to | | | | There is no separate application for USMAPS, only |
| a united-states military school. | | | | the West Point application. The 10 month training |
| It's also called the WestPoint Prep sometimes, as | | | | program at USMAPS is offered to candidates to |
| most of the graduates of this prep school will attend | | | | West Point who lack the grades or skills necessary |
| the West Point army academy after they graduate. | | | | for West Point. During the Prep school year, the CC's |
| A few will attend other military schools in the US. | | | | must file a new application to West Point. It should |
| The USMAPS was established in 1946, and it's current | | | | be noted that almost all of the CC's who finish the |
| location is on the Fort Monmouth Army base, in | | | | prep school are granted to attend West Point. |
| Eatontown, New Jersey. The official mission of the | | | | Athletics Activity: |
| establishment is: "to provide academic, military and | | | | The USMAPS also have an extensive athletic |
| physical instruction in a moral-ethical military | | | | program including football, women's volleyball, |
| environment to prepare and motivate candidates for | | | | cross-country, track, men and women's basketball, |
| success at the United States Military Academy" | | | | soccer, lacrosse, swimming, and wrestling. The |
| The students of the USMAPS are defined as "Cadet | | | | USMAPS primarily competes against the other prep |
| Candidates" (CC's), and enjoy free tuition and board. | | | | school's teams, especially their rival the Naval |
| The program lasts for 10 months and it's aim is to | | | | Academy Preparatory School. |
| prepare the students to the rigorous academic and | | | | Location Change: |
| military demands they will meet when the finish the | | | | The USMAPS has gone through a few location |
| Prep stage, and attend West Point academy. | | | | changes since it's establishment. |
| The Program: | | | | It was founded in June 1946 at Stewart Army Air |
| The Cadet candidates start the 1 moth program in | | | | Field, Newburgh, New York - just a few miles away |
| early July, when they arrive at the facility. They start | | | | from West Point. |
| with a four week intensive basic training that puts | | | | In 1957, it moved to Fort Belvoir, Virginia. |
| them into shape. This part of the program is called | | | | And finally, moved to Fort Monmouth in 1975 |
| CCBT - Cadet Candidate Basic Training. Immediately | | | | Shutting Down: |
| after the CCBT, The classes start and they end in | | | | Due to the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005, Fort |
| mid-May. The curriculum includes English, mathematics, | | | | Monmouth is currently in the process of being shut |
| physics, military history and military training. Most of | | | | down. USMAPS will continue, however, to operate at |
| the CC's will go to West Point academy, but some | | | | the Fort Monmouth campus for several more years. |