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On 3/12/24 the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, LTG Steven Gilland announced a new mission statement for West Point.
In it, the words Duty, Honor, Country (incorporated in 1998) were deleted, although he stated they would remain the motto. This change was approved by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army.
The mission statement is now:
To build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps 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.
Since, The Department of Defense has ignored legal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents and emails regarding the decision, The DOD is now being sued to force compliance with the law.
Who thought this was a good idea?
In it, the words Duty, Honor, Country (incorporated in 1998) were deleted, although he stated they would remain the motto. This change was approved by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army.
The mission statement is now:
To build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps 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.
Since, The Department of Defense has ignored legal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents and emails regarding the decision, The DOD is now being sued to force compliance with the law.
Who thought this was a good idea?