{"id":2203958,"date":"2024-03-22T07:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-did-west-point-remove-duty-honor-courage-from-its-mission-statement\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T07:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:23:04","slug":"why-did-west-point-remove-duty-honor-courage-from-its-mission-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-did-west-point-remove-duty-honor-courage-from-its-mission-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"What Led to West Point Removing \u2018Duty, Honor, Courage\u2019 from Its Mission Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-did-west-point-remove-duty-honor-courage-from-its-mission-statement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Blowback and \u200cthe Hasty \u2063Release of the New Mission<\/h2>\n<p>The news of the change \u200dbroke last week in a brief article \u2062in \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/armedforces.press\/for-those-crying-fake-news-below-is-the-usma-presentation-confirming-removing-duty-honor-country-from-mission-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Armed Forces Press<\/a>. By March 11, the <a href=\"https:\/\/macarthursociety.org\/west-point-official-mission-statement-eliminating-duty-honor-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacArthur Society<\/a> had made\u200b it public. This society, led by West \u2063Point alumni concerned about the academy&#8217;s\u2062 direction, includes\u2062 decorated CIA veteran and\u200c West\u2063 Point graduate\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/macarthursociety.org\/officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Prince<\/a>, who was present at the announcement during the Board\u200c of Visitors meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Initially met with skepticism, the announcement was seen\u2062 as unbelievable by many \u2063due to the\u2062 fundamental importance of &#8220;Duty, Honor, Country&#8221; to West Point&#8217;s identity. Some individuals at West Point\u2063 mentioned that the decision was not yet final and could\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Trump\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">require congressional approval<\/a>. However, in\u2063 response to the growing backlash, Gilland later issued a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westpoint.edu\/news\/community-news\/message-the-61st-superintendent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> confirming the change.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u2062 superintendent cited the need\u2062 to modernize the mission statement, highlighting previous alterations made over the past century, some alumni view\u2063 this revision as another \u200cinstance\u200c of tradition under attack\u200d by woke ideology. Changes such as removing \u2064Confederate symbols, like Robert E. Lee&#8217;s name from Reconciliation Plaza, have fueled alumni concerns about a broader erosion of traditions at West \u2063Point.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Risk to the Army\u2019s Mission of Winning Our Wars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>By removing the motto from West Point&#8217;s mission statement, the\u200b implications go beyond diluting words; it poses a significant risk to the essence of\u2063 West Point&#8217;s mission in today&#8217;s landscape.<\/p>\n<p>While West Point upholds the Army Values, these \u200bvalues can be subject to change by\u2063 political figures. It&#8217;s conceivable that under a different administration, values like\u200b &#8220;Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion&#8221; could be integrated \u2064into \u200cthe Army Values, altering the \u200bcore principles.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the recent designation of climate change as a critical national security issue by Secretary \u2063of Defense Lloyd Austin. This move highlights how even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ye-west-launches-latest-anti-semitic-tirade-during-interview-with-chris-cuomo\/\" title=\"Ye West Launches Latest Anti-Semitic Tirade During Interview With Chris Cuomo\">seemingly unrelated topics<\/a> can become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-californians-believe-state-is-going-in-the-wrong-direction-poll\/\" title=\"Most Californians think state is heading in the wrong direction: Poll.\">prominent concerns<\/a> within \u2064defense strategy, potentially leading to \u200bshifts in core values.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dthe backlash faced \u2064following LTG Gilland&#8217;s announcement, West Point has \u200byet to provide a compelling reason\u200b for the necessity of \u2063this alteration. Without transparent justification, doubts arise \u2063about the intentions behind the decision \u200cand whether it aligns with the institution&#8217;s best interests.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 articulated by members\u2063 of\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/armedforces.press\/report-west-point-to-remove-duty-honor-country-from-official-mission-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacArthur Society<\/a>, progressive ideologies are gradually\u2064 eroding traditional institutions like West Point through a methodical process, drawing attention to the influence of cultural shifts. \u2063The gradual encroachment of such ideologies poses \u2064a challenge to established \u200cprinciples and\u200c values.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The shadows are lengthening for me. The\u200b twilight is here. My days of old have vanished \u2014\u2063 tone\u2063 and \u2062tint. They have \u2062gone glimmering through \u2063the dreams of things \u200dthat were. Their memory is one of wondrous beauty, watered by tears and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI listen then, but with thirsty ear, for the witching melody of \u200cfaint bugles blowing reveille,\u2062 of far drums beating the long roll. In my dreams \u200bI hear again\u200c the crash of guns, the\u2062 rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut \u2063in the \u2064evening of my \u200bmemory always I\u2062 come back to West Point. Always there \u2063echoes \u200dand re-echoes: Duty, Honor, Country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superintendent Steve Gilland revealed on March 7 a significant shift in West Point&#8217;s mission by removing &#8220;Duty,&#8221; &#8220;Honor,&#8221; and &#8220;Country.&#8221; These words, deeply revered at West Point, in the Army, and across the U.S., hold immense significance in military ethos and values, making their removal a notable decision with widespread implications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2993,"featured_media":2203959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dave-lowe-zYVO25eyBVo-unsplash-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dave-lowe-zYVO25eyBVo-unsplash-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2993"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}