The cadets suffered concussions and other injuries when some participants swapped stuffing for solid items meant to inflict pain during an annual pillow fight among West Point freshman.
The pillow fight took place Aug. 20 and left 30 future American soldiers with injuries, West Point confirmed to BuzzFeed News in an email. The injuries included 24 concussions, which West Point described as not severe.
According to The New York Times, one cadet also sustained a broken leg, and others ended up with dislocated shoulders.
Some of the cadets who spoke to the Times said one student was taken away in an ambulance and has not returned to school, though according to West Point, all cadets have returned to duty.
Video footage posted online show a massive fight in one of West Point's courtyards.
West Point said the "chain of command" took "mitigating measures," including requiring everyone to wear a helmet.
While some cadets do appear to be wearing body armor in the videos, few participants appear to be wearing any protective headgear. And according to The Times the helmets were actually used in some cases as weapons after being stuffed into pillow cases.
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