Apparent change of priorities for West Point

[jester4488]

https://www.newsmax.com/us/u-s-army-west-point-duty/2024/03/13/id/1157085/

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[Alexx1401]

No doubt places like China are shaking at the thought of this.

 

[Bacchus]

The general added that "Army Values include Duty and Honor, and Country is reflected in Loyalty, bearing true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers."

If this part is actually true, I'm not worried about the rest.

 

[jester4488]

If this part is actually true, I'm not worried about the rest.

My problem is "Army Values" will always be up for interpretation of the current leadership. If his definition of Army values was actually in the mission statement, I wouldn't be worried either. I am fairly certain Milley's definition of "Army Values" would look a whole lot different.

 

[monkeybutler]

If I were gayer than Boy George I would be in a tizzy about this.
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[Diamondback]

I'm surprised Norfolk isn't having earthquakes from MacArthur spinning in his grave... the transformation of West Point from just an "officer version of bootcamp" to a full-fledged institution of higher learning in its own right was one of his proudest achievements.