West Point Graduation Ceremony

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2021 will graduate close to 1,000 cadets at its commencement ceremony tomorrow.

This marks West Point’s 223rd graduating class and these graduates stand strong and ready to take their place in the ranks of the U.S. Army in defense of our nation.

Class of 2021 highlights include:

• Cadets graduating from all 50 states
• 70 percent of the class branched combat arms
• 122 women will be commissioned into combat arms branches
• 38 cadets were national scholarship recipients
• 13 international cadets will graduate
• 65 cadets earned certification as Master Fitness Trainers

Secretary of Defense Gen. (Ret.) Lloyd J. Austin III will serve as the commencement speaker. This marks his first visit to West Point as Secretary of Defense and his first time as our graduation speaker.

To view the graduation ceremony, please visit:  https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/26186 

About West Point

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U. S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.