Korea Military Academy

[1] In 1951, Ridgway's successor General James Van Fleet finally listened to Rhee's request.[1] In October 1951, the ROK Army Chief of Staff proposed an academy with a four-year course modeled after West Point.They created a temporary site for this school at Jinhae-gu, and appointed three West Point graduates to oversee the program.[4] As of 2020[update], the campus had three monuments to honor 1948, 1949, and 1950 graduates of West Point who died in the Korean War.The Corps of Cadets KMA wear a dark blue full dress uniform with a shako on parades - a mix of the United States tradition infused in the early years combined with the Korean traditional uniform used by the army in the Imperial period.