First of all, it's NOT fake news. "Duty, honor, country remains the motto as it has always been." No, the marxist psychopaths just changed that, anon.

Edit: Again, this post is NOT fake news. The post, like the article, claims that the Mission Statement changed to remove (the motto) "Duty, Honor, Country" from it. It has. The change with the motto - with respect to the Mission Statement which this post discusses - is that it has been removed from the MS! The "...motto as it has always been..." was a motto that WAS included in the MS - from 1998 until this change. While DHC itself remains as the motto, yes, it's place of prominence has been curtailed. The motto does NOT remain in the Mission Statement. The motto itself, the words/statement and the sentiment it describes, did not change as it remains on the CoA, as anon RF&E, below, was right to describe, but the change is that it has been expunged from the MS. Think of it this way - the motto is a powerful statement, embedded in the core values of West Point, as it appears on the CoA and USED TO appear in the MS. Removal of this motto from the MS is an attempt by bad actors to diminish the importance of that motto. It's prominence in the MS has been lost, but hopefully only temporarily while the swamp creatures are still slithering about.

As Mr Thibeau stated, quote below, this is not a trivial change and should not be taken lightly. Others are free to think that expressing outrage that "Duty, Honor, Country" is being removed from the Mission Statement is "click bait", but I'm of the mind that words matter and that the constant assault on both our language and our values by the evil swamp creatures should not now or ever be glossed-over or trivialized. (End edit).

Second, the article did NOT fail to mention the changes over time. Try reading the article before making a claim like that. I'm certainly not disparaging "the academies" and neither did the article, but we ARE disparaging the current woke leadership. We're also NOT disparaging the legacy or the patriots from West Point, past or current. We love, respect and admire our brave warriors, past and present and no amount of woke attempts to assault their honor will ever change that.

The following -- quoted from the article -- states it quite well.

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"... Will Thibeau, an Army Ranger veteran and director of The American Military Project at The Claremont Institute, told Breitbart News in a statement, “The West Point mission statement is the cornerstone of everything that happens at the preeminent institution of our nation. Army civilian and military leaders’ decision to expunge the timeless principles of ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ from that motto in favor of a reference to the Army Values.”

“On the surface, this change is a benign semantic tweak from leadership. In reality, this is a rhetorical revolution in West Point’s culture. ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ are foundational commitments, instilled by General McArthur, that transcend time and culture. The Army Values now in the mission statement have undergone constant revisions since 1986, only formally codified in 2012. ‘Values’ are subjective cultural preferences that, for the Army, while important concepts, were the product of corporate consulting and endless bureaucratic revision,” he added.

“The saddest part is that we shouldn’t be surprised. At West Point, a cadet can get a degree in Diversity and Inclusion studies. The admissions office builds the Corps of Cadets based on ‘class composition goals’ that are, without question, race and sex-based quotas.”

Thibeau concluded, “The change to the motto is legitimately concerning, and Americans should ignore the military’s effort to sanitize the moment in which we find ourselves.” ..."

First of all, it's NOT fake news. "Duty, honor, country remains the motto as it has always been." No, the marxist psychopaths just changed that, anon.

Edit: Again, this post is NOT fake news. The post, like the article, claims that the Mission Statement changed to remove (the motto) "Duty, Honor, Country" from it. It has. The change with the motto - with respect to the Mission Statement which this post discusses - is that it has been removed from the MS! The "...motto as it has always been..." was a motto that WAS included in the MS - from 1998 until this change. While DHC itself remains as the motto, yes, it's place of prominence has been curtailed. The motto does NOT remain in the Mission Statement. The motto itself, the words/statement and the sentiment it describes, did not change as it remains on the CoA, as anon RF&E, below, was right to describe, but the change is that it has been expunged from the MS. Think of it this way - the motto is a powerful statement, embedded in the core values of West Point, as it appears on the CoA and USED TO appear in the MS. Removal of this motto from the MS is an attempt by bad actors to diminish the importance of that motto. It's prominence in the MS has been lost, but hopefully only temporarily while the swamp creatures are still slithering about.

As Mr Thibeau stated, quote below, this is not a trivial change and should not be taken lightly. Others are free to think that expressing outrage that "Duty, Honor, Country" being removed from the Mission Statement is "click bait", but I'm of the mind that words matter and that the constant assault on both our language and our values by the evil swamp creatures should not now or ever be glossed-over or trivialized. (End edit).

Second, the article did NOT fail to mention the changes over time. Try reading the article before making a claim like that. I'm certainly not disparaging "the academies" and neither did the article, but we ARE disparaging the current woke leadership. We're also NOT disparaging the legacy or the patriots from West Point, past or current. We love, respect and admire our brave warriors, past and present and no amount of woke attempts to assault their honor will ever change that.

The following -- quoted from the article -- states it quite well.

.

"... Will Thibeau, an Army Ranger veteran and director of The American Military Project at The Claremont Institute, told Breitbart News in a statement, “The West Point mission statement is the cornerstone of everything that happens at the preeminent institution of our nation. Army civilian and military leaders’ decision to expunge the timeless principles of ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ from that motto in favor of a reference to the Army Values.”

“On the surface, this change is a benign semantic tweak from leadership. In reality, this is a rhetorical revolution in West Point’s culture. ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ are foundational commitments, instilled by General McArthur, that transcend time and culture. The Army Values now in the mission statement have undergone constant revisions since 1986, only formally codified in 2012. ‘Values’ are subjective cultural preferences that, for the Army, while important concepts, were the product of corporate consulting and endless bureaucratic revision,” he added.

“The saddest part is that we shouldn’t be surprised. At West Point, a cadet can get a degree in Diversity and Inclusion studies. The admissions office builds the Corps of Cadets based on ‘class composition goals’ that are, without question, race and sex-based quotas.”

Thibeau concluded, “The change to the motto is legitimately concerning, and Americans should ignore the military’s effort to sanitize the moment in which we find ourselves.” ..."

First of all, it's NOT fake news. "Duty, honor, country remains the motto as it has always been." No, the marxist psychopaths just changed that, anon.

Second, the article did NOT fail to mention the changes over time. Try reading the article before making a claim like that. I'm certainly not disparaging "the academies" and neither did the article, but we ARE disparaging the current woke leadership. We're also NOT disparaging the legacy or the patriots from West Point, past or current. We love, respect and admire our brave warriors, past and present and no amount of woke attempts to assault their honor will ever change that.

The following -- quoted from the article -- states it quite well.

.

"... Will Thibeau, an Army Ranger veteran and director of The American Military Project at The Claremont Institute, told Breitbart News in a statement, “The West Point mission statement is the cornerstone of everything that happens at the preeminent institution of our nation. Army civilian and military leaders’ decision to expunge the timeless principles of ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ from that motto in favor of a reference to the Army Values.”

“On the surface, this change is a benign semantic tweak from leadership. In reality, this is a rhetorical revolution in West Point’s culture. ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ are foundational commitments, instilled by General McArthur, that transcend time and culture. The Army Values now in the mission statement have undergone constant revisions since 1986, only formally codified in 2012. ‘Values’ are subjective cultural preferences that, for the Army, while important concepts, were the product of corporate consulting and endless bureaucratic revision,” he added.

“The saddest part is that we shouldn’t be surprised. At West Point, a cadet can get a degree in Diversity and Inclusion studies. The admissions office builds the Corps of Cadets based on ‘class composition goals’ that are, without question, race and sex-based quotas.”

Thibeau concluded, “The change to the motto is legitimately concerning, and Americans should ignore the military’s effort to sanitize the moment in which we find ourselves.” ..."