Friend is going into West Point.?

Question

And He's gonna become a Computer tech for the army, how long will he be in West Point before he's trained as a Marine?

yeah he's going to college at west point, then being trained somewhere else.

Answer 1

West Point is a US Army military academy.

So most likely he's going to be in the Army, not the Marines.

The term at West Point is 4 years. You either finish in 4 years or you're booted.

Answer 2

Only Army cadets go to West point....what is the reference about being trained as a Marine about? Marines go to Annapolis the Naval Academy. Military academies BTW are designed as 4 year schools.

Answer 3

Marines go to the Naval Academy I think, soldiers go to West Point. The term is four years. Then they are awarded a commission and must serve I think five years in the army at least. But he will be out of West Point in four years max.

Answer 4

He will never be trained as a Marine at West Point.

Answer 5

Wow...the USMC has changed considerably since I first enlisted in the USMC....I was appointed to USNA (US Naval Academy/US Marine Academy) ) for officer training!
Just razing you a bit....Marines are trained at Annapolis Md. not West Point, they are Army!

Answer 6

Umm...I wasn't aware Marines would go to West Point. The last time I checked we went to Annapolis Naval Academy. Call me crazy.

Answer 7

Like everyone else said, he won't be a marine, he'll be a soldier. He'll get trained after he graduates in four years. He'll have the opportunity to go to any special schools after he graduates, like air borne, air assault, ect. But after that he'll go directly to his tech training.