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If someone was to email West Point slandering you, would this be grounds for an appointment to be rescinded?
 
Are you saying you are being blackmailed?

I would think slander is certainly NOT grounds for an appointment to be rescinded. However, if someone brought credible information that would disqualify you, then my answer would be, I don't know. I suppose it would depend on whether USMA took it seriously and conducted its own investigation.

Honestly, this question/whatever situation you may be in strikes me as odd.
 
pa-outdoorsman said:
Are you saying you are being blackmailed?

I would think slander is certainly NOT grounds for an appointment to be rescinded. However, if someone brought credible information that would disqualify you, then my answer would be, I don't know. I suppose it would depend on whether USMA took it seriously and conducted its own investigation.

Honestly, this question/whatever situation you may be in strikes me as odd.
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I agree as the word "slander" is oddly placed in this question. I would think it would apply the same to any entity. It depends on how much credence the entity would place on the information and if they want to investigate it or not. Also depends on what the information is.

If the email is "this person is not nice and I don't like him.". Then It likely won't go to far.
If the email is "this person just got arrested for robbing a bank and I think USMA should know". It might get investigated alittle bit..
 
Ihavenoidea said:
I agree as the word "slander" is oddly placed in this question. I would think it would apply the same to any entity. It depends on how much credence the entity would place on the information and if they want to investigate it or not. Also depends on what the information is.

If the email is "this person is not nice and I don't like him.". Then It likely won't go to far.
If the email is "this person just got arrested for robbing a bank and I think USMA should know". It might get investigated alittle bit..
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More like, things said online taken out of context. I'm wondering how seriously the academy would take this if someone sent this to them.
 
I would not be worried about that. In the pantheon of things people can do--you were chosen by your nominating source (the president, your congressman, etc.) Do not worry about that.
Pretty much you would need something legal not just a nasty email that says you are not a nice person.
Something from your school--like being suspended or expelled--that would be an area of concern.

However, do not let these things both you. Don't borrow worry.
 
DrMom said:
I would not be worried about that. In the pantheon of things people can do--you were chosen by your nominating source (the president, your congressman, etc.) Do not worry about that.
Pretty much you would need something legal not just a nasty email that says you are not a nice person.
Something from your school--like being suspended or expelled--that would be an area of concern.

However, do not let these things both you. Don't borrow worry.
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Thank you.
 
RequiredBoat44 said:
More like, things said online taken out of context. I'm wondering how seriously the academy would take this if someone sent this to them.
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I agree with the above that social media posts might not be enough to pull a appointment (unless it is REALLY egregious which it sounds like it is not). Though this might be a great teaching moment to the applicant about personal security and making sure they understand that anything posted on anything over the internet will last forever. Don't say anything on social media you aren't willing to defend later in life.
 
Can't speak to how the SAs handle stuff like this, but I've seen at least one case recently of an Ivy League school rescinding an acceptance for unacceptable social media posts. Also have heard of a couple cases of various civilian schools rescinding acceptances for poor 8th semester grades or getting a suspension.

They could reach out to you and ask you to explain yourself too.

I concur with the other posters about being careful on social media, especially as an active duty servicemember, there are rules and regulations about this kind of stuff
 
Alongside your social media posts/stories, you must also be careful of posts you leave a "like" on. Everyone can see those, especially Instagram reels (looking at some of my classmates.....)
 
Slander: the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation.

So I hope if someone called West Point and said something false that WP would investigate before making any decisions.
 
This is a good time to pass along what my DS's FFR told him after he accepted his appointment last year. "Stay away from your bone head friends (he used another word for it) who may want to party too much, wrap yourself in bubblewrap so you dont get injured, and for God's sake, stay off social media." Luckily my DS dosnt have "bonehead" friends, and doesnt post to social media. Bubblewrap... yes.
 
vipercrew said:
This is a good time to pass along what my DS's FFR told him after he accepted his appointment last year. "Stay away from your bone head friends (he used another word for it) who may want to party too much, wrap yourself in bubblewrap so you dont get injured, and for God's sake, stay off social media." Luckily my DS dosnt have "bonehead" friends, and doesnt post to social media. Bubblewrap... yes.
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Fwiw teenagers act a lot different when they’re around adults as opposed to when it’s just other teenagers around.
 
smokey% said:
Fwiw teenagers act a lot different when they’re around adults as opposed to when it’s just other teenagers around.
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Well that’s news to me. You know, I never was one, thanks for the info.

Just don’t be one of the 5-10 Cadet Candidates that get dropped before they even start Beast… Just because you got in, doesn’t mean you can’t be dropped, it happens every year.
 
If you are legitimately being slandered/defamed, there are legal recourses you may take. I'm not a legal expert, though, so take this all with a thousand grains of salt.

Defamation is usually defined as a false statement an individual makes about another which is published as a statement of fact. The result of this defaming statement being published as a fact hurts your personal and/or professional standing as a reputable person. It causes you other damages as well, which can include things like financial loss of business and emotional distress, or, in this case, loss of a Service Academy appointment.

Suppose someone publishes their poor opinion of you. In that case, it is not automatically considered defamatory unless it's proclaimed as if it were a fact. If someone writes, "I believe that @RequiredBoat44 is a corrupt CEO," that is subject to protected opinion. The US court system is not designed to inhibit free speech, even when the subject is contentious. Opinions typically fall in the realm of protected speech. In contrast, if the statement written or given is " @RequiredBoat44 is a corrupt CEO," and the statement is absolutely untrue, it may be considered defamation.

Under the law, a person who has been defamed can seek damages from the perpetrator. Defamation laws vary across the nation from state to state. Yet, there are some common rules across the board. To prove you have been defamed, the statement the defamer made would have to have been: Published (defamer must have published defamatory content about you or your business. The publication can include a wide array of forms such as books, blogs, newspapers, magazines, radio shows, social media posts, podcasts, and more. The courts assume that if a third party can understand the meaning of the statement, it has been published by all intents and purposes), False, Harmful, and Unprivileged (some forms of communication cannot be considered in a defamation lawsuit because of the setting).
 
vipercrew said:
Well that’s news to me. You know, I never was one, thanks for the info.

Just don’t be one of the 5-10 Cadet Candidates that get dropped before they even start Beast… Just because you got in, doesn’t mean you can’t be dropped, it happens every year.
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How do they get dropped before Beast starts?
 
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