what is the purpose of the cullum number?
It is a reference and identification number assigned to each graduate.
United States Military Academy
The Cullum number is a reference and identification number assigned to each graduate. 
if you graduate from west point what rank are you Second lieutenant. where is the 'united states military academy' located? West Point, New York. when was it founded? 1801. by whom? Thomas Jefferson . what do you need to gain admission? Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Other nomination sources include the president and vice president. what type of trainings does one receive here? Moral and ethical trainings. what kind of activities are performed here? Various extracurricular activities including 113 athletic and non-sport clubs are available . which sports are played? Football, ice hockey, lacrosse and basketball. name a tradition that they follow UNANSWERABLE
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United States Military Academy [SEP] Cullum number
The Cullum number is a reference and identification number assigned to each graduate. It was created by brevet Major General George W. Cullum (USMA Class of 1833) who, in 1850, began the monumental work of chronicling the biographies of every graduate. He assigned number one to the first West Point graduate, Joseph Gardner Swift, and then numbered all successive graduates in sequence. Before his death in 1892, General Cullum completed the first three volumes of a work that eventually comprised 10 volumes, titled "General Cullum's Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, and covering USMA classes from 1802 through 1850".