West Point accused of ‘going woke’ after suddenly dropping ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ from mission statement
The US Military Academy at West Point suddenly removed the “Duty, Honor, Country” motto from its mission statement — causing critics to blast the institution for “going woke.”
The phrase, which was first added to the mission statement in 1898, is set to be replaced with the words, “Army Values,” according to a letter sent to students and supporters from the school.
The new mission statement for the senior army leadership will now read: “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.’”
The change stemmed from a regular reassessment of the academy, according to Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland, who penned the letter on Monday.
“Our responsibility to produce leaders to fight and win our nation’s wars requires us to assess ourselves regularly,” Gilland wrote.
“Thus, over the past year and a half, working with leaders from across West Point and external stakeholders, we reviewed our vision, mission, and strategy to serve this purpose.”
The change, however, has sparked an uproar among conservative circles who claim it’s the academy’s latest move to push “woke” policies.
“West Point is going woke,” Jeff Kuhner, a conservative radio host, wrote on X. “We’re watching the slow death of our country.”
“West Point announcing they’ve gone full globalist,” added Rachel Campos-Duffy, co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend.” “Purposely tanking recruitment of young Americans (sic) patriots to make room for the illegal mercenaries.”
The academy’s mission statement has been changed multiple times over the past century, West Point spokesperson Col. Terence Kelly noted in a statement to The Post.
“Duty Honor Country is West Point’s motto and the foundation of our culture as it has been since 1898,” Kelley said. “As we have done nine times in the past century, we have updated our mission statement to now include the Army Values, loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.”
The school added that the old phrase would still be adorned throughout the school as it is carved all over entrances and cadets’ uniforms.
“Duty, Honor, Country is foundational to the United States Military Academy’s culture and will always remain our motto,” Gilland wrote.
The change was approved by both Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Randy George, according to Gilland.
With Post wires
