Posted on 05/11/2016 9:15:24 AM PDT by jazusamo
The 16 black West Point cadets who caused a stir after posing for a photograph with raised fists wont be disciplined over the image, the U.S. Military Academy said Tuesday.
An internal investigation launched after the snapshot surfaced online has ended with authorities deciding not to discipline the cadets, but to offer them additional counseling ahead of their graduation on May 21, West Points superintendent, Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., said in a letter to the academys student body this week.
While the inquiry did not find that these cadets violated a policy or regulation, it did determine that they demonstrated a lapse of awareness in how symbols and gestures can be misinterpreted and cause division, he wrote on Tuesday to the Corps of Cadets. The impact of this photo, regardless of its intent, is evident. It is unfortunate that this perception brought attention to our Alma Mater for all the wrong reasons.
West Point confirmed last week that an investigation was launched amid concerns raised by the photograph, which shows 16 female members of the Military Academys Class of 2016 posing in uniform on school property with their fists raised in the air.
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This is so typical of the new pc military.
Of course not...but let a group of “white folk” strike the same pose and see what happens. Can anyone guess?
The CiC basically told them they’d better not even think about it.
I absolutely agree.
I guess not now that the White House has “congratulated” them for their ‘accomplishment.’
Parents. One day your Army soldier son or daughter may come under the command of a West Point Grad - under fire, duress and in great danger.
Pray your child isn’t commanded by one of these “achievers.”
Should have picked our own damned cotton.
“A group of whites cadets to strike same pose.
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PERFECT
Most importantly, how would you like to be the CO of one or more of them? You know who would be in charge in that situation, and it would not be you.
Obama will make sure to fast-track them before he’s out of office.
When they want troops who will fire on U.S. civilians, where do you think they’re gonna look first?
“These are NOT stupid college kids.
These are the best of the best, and they survived the rigors of West Point for four years, graduating in ten days as commissioned officers in the US Army.”
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That is hilarious.
They are def NOT the best of the best. These are quota-filling affirmative action appointees who were admitted at reduced standards then coddled and shuffled from year one to graduation.
Why are these cadets separating themselves by race and gender in the first place?
That right there should be actionable as being detrimental to disciplines and morale.
That's a Bingo!
Wrong. Civil war coming.
Or they were AFRAID of a phone call from the WH.
West Point will next provide cadets with designated safe spaces.
Guess they got Obama’s memo.
The official line is that this was just a gesture of their joy at their accomplishments. Uh huh, look at how happy their expressions are. Oh, wait...
‘zackly !
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