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Service Academies - Number of Students
I think that all 3 United States Military Academies have a legal limit of number of students - established by Congress. Is that true? Are all 3 United States Military Academies the same authorized strength. Can anyone confirm? Wfoj3 (talk) 00:28, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, there is a maximum number of cadets that West Point can have at a time per class. I'm not sure of the exact number, but it should be somewhere in the laws about West Point (something ~1200 per class year) OhTheBlasphemy (talk) 00:32, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
I'm seeing many image sandwiches in this article. This will need to be resolved, as this is a FA. {{u|Sdkb}} talk 07:07, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
Cullum numbers
The article says that Cullum numbers are assigned, "Beginning with the Class of 1978, graduates were listed alphabetically, and then by date of graduation." I see that the source says that, but it should be the opposite way around. That is, for each graduation date, the numbers are assigned to the graduates in alphabetical order, then continuing with the next number at the next graduation. Otherwise, "Aaron Aardvark", Class of 2022, would have to be listed far ahead of "Zachary Zymurgy," Class of 1978. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 22:27, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Length of lead
I see nothing wrong with the length of the lead, given the scope the of the article. Absent specific concerns raised on the talk page, I am removing the tag about the long lead. –Zfish118⋉talk –Zfish118⋉talk 21:03, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- It came back, so I've removed it again. BilCat (talk) 02:06, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
- @GuardianH: You added back the second time, so would you like to explain your specific concerns? Thanks. BilCat (talk) 02:12, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
- Sorry, lede looks good. I did some trimming previously and I think I might have left the tag there. GuardianH (talk) 13:14, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
Photograph
The first photo is lame. Get a better one. First of all of the 3 POLITICIANS pictured, only one "served" in the Army (arguably - Hobson served in the National Guard, I can't speculate whether is was to avoid the Draft or not...) They are totally irrelevant and yet are the main focus of the picture. Of the actual military, only the Commandant is named - none of the cadets are identified - neither by rank nor name.Surely, there are plenty of public domain photographs that better depict the undergraduates at West Point. (Hint: it's not just some posers in Dress Uniform).40.142.183.146 (talk) 20:16, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
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