West Point Class of 2020 begins Cadet Basic Training (16 images)

Nearly 1,300 cadet candidates reported to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Monday morning to begin six weeks of training to prepare them for the rigors of military life. Roughly 22 percent of the class is female, while a third of the cadets are minorities.

Future Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., study their Cadet Basic Training Smart Books during R-day, June 27, 2016. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/U.S. Army/UPI

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A future Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., gets his first Military haircut on R-day, June 27, 2016. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/U.S. Army/UPI

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Cadet Ariana McConneauchey lectures a future Cadet on the importance of not leaving his personal items lying around in front of Thayer Hall at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., June 27, 2016. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/U.S. Army/UPI

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A new Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., marches off the plain in the pouring rain after having recited his oath of enlistment during the oath ceremony on R-day, June 27, 2016. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/U.S. Army/UPI

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