West Point / An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

by Robert C. Richardson

The requirements of the following tables of physical proportions are minimum for growing youths and are for the guidance of medical officers in connection with the other data of the examination, a consideration of all of which should determine the candidate’s physical eligibility. Mere fulfilment of the requirements of the standard tables does not determine eligibility, while on the other hand no departure below the standard should be allowed unless upon the unanimous recommendation of the medical examining board for excellent reasons clearly stated in each case.

The physical requirements should be those of the age at the birthday nearest the time of the examination. Fractions greater than one-half inch will be considered as an additional inch of height, but candidates 17 years old must be at least 64 inches, and those 18 years and upward at least 65 inches in height.

TABLE FOR PHYSICAL PROPORTION FOR HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND CHEST MEASUREMENT

Age.	Height, inches.	Weight, pounds.,	Chest measurement expiration, inches.	Chest mobility, inches.
17 yrs.	64	110	29	2
	65	112	29¼	2
	66	114	29½	2
	67	116	29¾	2
	68	119	30	2½
	69	122	30¼	2½
	70	125	30½	2½
	71	128	30¾	2½
18 yrs.	65	117	30¼	2
	66	119	30½	2
	67	121	30¾	2
	68	124	31	2½
	69	127	31¼	2½
	70	130	31½	2½
	71	133	31¾	2½
	72	136	32	3
19 yrs.	65	121	30¾	2
	66	123	31	2
	67	125	31¼	2
	68	129	31½	2½
	69	133	31¾	2½
	70	137	32	2½
	71	141	32¼	2½
	72	145	32½	3
	73	149	32¾	3
20 yrs.	65	122	31	2
	66	124	31¼	2
	67	126	31½	2
	68	130	31¾	2½
	69	134	32	2½
	70	138	32¼	2½
	71	142	32½	2½
	72	146	32¾	3
	73	150	33	3
	74	154	33¼	3½
21 yrs.	65	123	31¼	2
	66	125	31½	2
	67	127	31¾	2
	68	132	32	2½
	69	137	32¾	2½
	70	142	32½	2½
	71	147	32¾	2½
	72	152	33	3
	73	157	33¼	3
	74	162	33½	3½
	75	167	33¾	3½
22 yrs.	65	125	31½	2
	66	127	31¾	2
	67	129	32	2
	68	134	32¼	2½
	69	139	32½	2½
	70	144	32¾	2½
	71	149	33	2½
	72	154	33¼	3
	73	159	33½	3
	74	164	33¾	3½
	75	169	34	3½
	76	174	34¼	4

The following is a list of the Army posts at which the examination is usually held:

Fort Banks, Mass.
Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Washington Barracks, D. C.
Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, La.
Fort Shafter, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
Fort Williams, Maine.
Fort St. Michaels, Alaska.
Fort Sill, Okla.
Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.
Fort Dade, Fla.
Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark.
Fort Logan, Colo.
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.
Corozal, Canal Zone.
Fort McPherson, Ga.
Fort Snelling, Minn.
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Fort Wm. H. Seward, Alaska.
Fort Rosecrans, Cal.

MENTAL EXAMINATION

The examination takes place as follows, viz.:

1st Day.—	Blank for personal and school history to be filled out by all who report for examination, 11 a.m. to 12, noon, 1 hour.
	History, 1 to 5 p.m., 4 hours.
2d Day.—	Algebra, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4 hours.
	Geography, 2 to 5 p.m., 3 hours.
3d Day.—	Geometry, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4 hours.
	English Grammar, Composition, and Literature, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., 4 hours.

Every candidate who reports is required to fill out, in the most careful manner, the personal and school history sheet and the autograph and official notification address blanks. The fact that a candidate may be reporting for the physical examination only, does not by any means exempt him from accomplishing these blanks, as the information they contain is vitally necessary for the permanent and statistical records of the Military Academy.