Daine Van de Wall Selected First Captain

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadet Daine Van de Wall of West Friendship, Maryland, has been selected First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy’s Corps of Cadets for the 2019-2020 academic year, achieving the highest position in the cadet chain of command. He assumed his duties on Aug. 12.

Most recently, Van de Wall, a Systems and Decisions Science major, led 1,200 cadets as the Command Sergeant Major of Cadet Field Training II. 

As First Captain he is responsible for the overall performance of the approximately 4,400-member Corps of Cadets. His duties also include implementing a class agenda and acting as a liaison between the Corps and the administration.

“Service means a lot to me, specifically having parents who are immigrants coming over here and just being welcomed into the United States of America,” said Van de Wall. “My parents had the privilege to become naturalized citizens here a few years ago. Now, what it means to me to serve is really just to give back and have the opportunity to thank America for everything it's done for me.”

Van de Wall’s cadetship includes a variety of activities and accomplishments such as being a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the H4 Sandhurst team, successfully graduating from Army Airborne School and the U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, as well as participating in a semester exchange at the U.S. Naval Academy.

See the entire list of Class of 2020 Leadership Positions at https://www.westpoint.edu/news/press-releases/usma-announces-class-2020…

About West Point

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U. S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.