This is a sign of an institution with too much time on its hands and not enough to do. Unfortunately there is much to do.
p.s. Don't get the idea that I frequent Newsmax.
lol how many pushups are going to be required when plebes struggle to remember it.This is crap! Why say in 33 words what you can say in 3?!?!?!?
It's safe to say this new "motto" won't exactly be rolling off tongues any time soon. I don't like it one bit. Not one bit.
Plenty. BUT, I bet that -- at least for the next couple years -- many might get out of doing them simply by shouting, "DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY!"lol how many pushups are going to be required when plebes struggle to remember it.
lol how many pushups are going to be required when plebes struggle to remember it.
West Point Teammates:
Duty, Honor, Country is foundational to the United States Military Academy's culture and will always remain our motto. It defines who we are as an institution and as graduates of West Point. These three hallowed words are the hallmark of the cadet experience and bind the Long Gray Line together across our great history.
Very important distinction. The West Point motto remains unchanged!I think it is important to read the actual source content. In fact, the very first sentence clearly indicates the motto will remain Duty, Honor, Country.
It is the mission statement which changes. Mission statements, from my point of view in the civilian world, are pretty much just mental gymnastics anyway.
But why.Motto has not changed, Mission Statement has.
Reading the SUPE's letter clearly indicates the source and influence of the subtle changes.But why.
Enough of the clown stuff.
There are two sides to this. The military. And the taxpayers that fund it.
The Mission is NOT the Motto. The Motto is Duty Honor Country. The Supe sent a letter to Old Grads. The only people up in arms are the people who don't know that the motto was not added to the mission until the late 1990s. The mission changes over the years. The motto does not change. These news articles are click bait. There is no story here.This is crap! Why say in 33 words what you can say in 3?!?!?!?
It's safe to say this new "motto" won't exactly be rolling off tongues any time soon. I don't like it one bit. Not one bit.
10-4The Mission is NOT the Motto. The Motto is Duty Honor Country. The Supe sent a letter to Old Grads. The only people up in arms are the people who don't know that the motto was not added to the mission until the late 1990s. The mission changes over the years. The motto does not change. These news articles are click bait. There is no story here.