West Point announces change to mission statement, school’s official ‘Duty Honor Country’ motto has been eliminated

American Thinker ^ | March 13, 2024 | Olivia Murray

[E. Pluribus Unum]

On Sunday, the Armed Forces Press reported that West Point brass had made a recent decision to “update” the academy’s Mission Statement, which until that point, read as such:

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 United States Army.

With the approved revisions, West Point’s official mission now reads:

To build, educate, train, and inspire the Corp of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character committed to the Army Values and ready for a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation.

As you can see, the sacred and “hallowed” words, recognized as the official motto of the school since before even Douglas MacArthur graduated in 1903, have been jettisoned—into the Memory Hole “Duty Honor Country” goes!

John A. Lucas is a former special operations military member with more than 45 years experience as an attorney who now runs the Bravo Blue blog; and yesterday, Lucas reported that an officer to whom he spoke “emphasized that the change was the result of a regular review … to see if any changes were needed to ‘modernize’ the statement.” As someone pointed out in the comments:

Duty-Honor-Country: Well defined, succinct, timeless.

Army values: Amorphous, indefinite, depends on the whims of the social elite.

Unless the politicization of our armed forces is stopped, and soon, we’ll be singing ‘The East is Red’ as our national anthem in short order.

[cuz1961]

damn obama, he cashiered 240 + flag level officers his 1st week his 1st term www.flagofficers4america.com

[frog in a pot]

I would say to not pass judgment now, but to demand that they define ‘army values”.

In response to your "demand": the definition is reviewable on a "regular" basis and is subject to occasional "modernization".

The goal, "...leaders...committed to the Army Values and...a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation." leads the way to an oath that provides that service is due specifically to the Commander-in-Chief of that Army who is also the president of the Nation. See, for instance, the oath to the 1930's German Commander-in Chief and Chancellor.

Unfortunately, a simple phone call from someone in the CiC's office at the WH suffices to alter long-standing values and traditions. One wonders if Gen Miley had a hand in this modernization.

[Liz]

Call West Point

Phone number
1-845-938-4041
1-845-938-2638 (Visitor’s Center)

[cuz1961]

. One wonders if Gen Miley

/\
. you mean mutiny milley.

he gathered junior officers, and informed them that he and they would not obey the orders of the commander in cheif if mutiny milley felt it threatened a sworn enemy ( CCP ) of the usa.

that
is
textbook
mutiny

why the yard arm wasnt employed is beyond me.

[frog in a pot]

why the yard arm wasn't employed is beyond me.

We read the history books and wonder how Germany's officer corps was so compliant in swearing the oath exclusively to Hitler, who was essentially a sawed-off, semi-hysterical punk. We may be on the verge of setting our own example.

[cuz1961]

Germany's officer corps was so compliant in swearing the oath exclusively to Hitler,

\/

you could hear me shouting ?

its exactly the same

as the Wehrmacht

changing their oath

to the constitution of the german republic

to swearing loyalty to the fuhrer.

the year homeland security was named and formed in the usa , after studying ww2 and how germany descended into evil so i would know what to avoid as a citizen and voter.... i was disgusted .

homeland ?

road to national socialism
nazism.

spit.

infuriating

( profile that glowies in the narrative control cubicle )

.

[military cop]

“Famous But Incompetent”

[minnesota_bound]

I assume that Trump will have the NEW Army secretary and NEW Defense secretary tell West Point to get rid of DEI and racial quotas and and bring back Duty, Honor, Country.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Wanker, wanker, wanker.

[RedMonqey]

There’s no more Duty...
There’s no more Honor...
There’s no more Country.... Soon.

[rlmorel]

BFL