Larisa Tudor (in picture), the first Romanian woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy West Point, recently said she has received an offer to become an instructor within the American Academy and eventually become an officer, according to local news agency Agerpres. She added that this is a great honor for her and that she will take it in consideration.

“I received an offer to be an instructor at the Academy, as a Romanian officer. There is still this possibility, for me to go and represent Romania once again there. At the moment, I need to prepare myself in the Romanian Army. I have to do an MSc. I would like to enroll in master’s courses in programming and computer science, software engineer or network security. It would be a possibility to go to represent Romania there, and then come back to the country as an officer. I don’t know yet where I will go,” said Larisa Tudor, quoted by Agerpres.

The Romanian Minister of National Defense, Mircea Dusa, recently met Larisa Tudor at the Ministry’s headquarters, saying he would like her to stay and work in the Romanian military system.

Larisa Tudor studied at West Point from 2009, for four years. Founded in 1802, West Point provides a 47-month leader-development program steeped in academic rigor, military discipline, and physical challenges. The 4,400 members of the Corps of Cadets represent every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries. About 1,300 new Cadets enter the Academy on Reception Day in the beginning of July each year.

To be considered for admission to West Point, a candidate must be at least 17 but not yet 23 years of age on July 1st of the year of admission and be unmarried and have no legal obligation to support children. Candidates must be qualified academically, medically, and physically, and must receive a nomination from an approved source, such as a member of Congress.​

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

(photo source: Ministry of Defense's Facebook page)