head of state has the authority to grant "amnesty," releasing all cadets with outstanding hours from the remainder of their assigned tours.
=== Sandhurst Military Skills Competition ===
In 1967 the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst presented West Point with a British Army officer's sword for use as a trophy in a military skills competition at West Point. In 2019 the Sandhurst competition spans two days, 12 and 13 April, with teams from USMA, the ROTC programs, the Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force academies. International academies including the UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland have won the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition.
== Education of dependents ==
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) maintains, for children of military personnel, West Point Elementary School and West Point Middle School on the academy grounds.
The academy is physically in the Highland Falls Central School District. USMA sends high school aged students who are dependents of on-base military personnel to James …
