西点军校是美国第一所军事学校，建立于1802年7月4日。它位于纽约州西点（哈德逊河西岸），距离纽约市约80公里。西点军校的校训是"责任、荣誉、国家"。该校是美国历史最悠久的军事学院之一。它曾与英国桑赫斯特皇家军事学院、俄罗斯伏龙芝军事学院以及法国圣西尔军校并称世界"四大军校"。(Founded in July 4 of 1802, the West Point is the first military school in the United States, which locates in the West Point of New York (west bank of Hudson River), about 80 kilometers away from the New York city. The school motto of the West Point is "duty, honor and country". This school is one of the oldest military academies in the United States. The West Point, the British Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Russian Frunze Military Academy and the French Saint-Cyr Military Academy were once called the "four military academies" of the world.)