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[quote=Anonymous]Are school sports required to enter into a service academy?

Off the top of my head some of the people, both males and females, that went into a service academy from high school did more individual sports like cross country and tennis.  This was more than twenty years ago.

And looking at the web sites:

https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-admission/candidate-fitness-assessment

https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Candidate-Fitness-Assessment.php

The requirements don't look that intensive. The biggest question might be with the pull ups and based off of a quick look it doesn't look like either site lists minimum score.  But a quick google search says the minimum is 4.  But also this fitness requirement is only ten percent of the application.  The shuttle run might be an issue, depending on the requirements.

Going in enlisted (boot camp) the minimum to be able to get into basic training was bare minimum, like 11 push ups or something like that.

But with that being said, there was a notable difference between the people that did team sports and the people that didn't.  And the drill instructors loved the former football players.  Just the way they carried themselves and things like that.  You kind of see it out in the regular world too.  So it's a big reason why I want my kids to have some experience in team sports.[/quote]

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