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The Long Grey Line removed “Duty, Honor, Country” from their mission statement this week. It was replaced with “Army Values.” The three words were made the official motto for the US Military Academy at West Point more than 100 years ago. It was adopted as part of the school’s official coat of arms in 1898. They were selected as they “represent the national character of the Academy, it\u2019s military function, its educational function and its spirit and objectives.”<\/p>\n
The line was also famously used as a talking point in a speech that General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (USMA Class of 1903) gave to the Corps of Cadets at West Point in 1962. MacArthur understood a thing or two about the USMA, having graduated at the top of his class in 1903 from the institution and then serving as superintendent just 16 years later.<\/p>\n
The new mission statement reads:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Lieutenant General Steve Gilland, USMA Superintendent says,<\/p>\n
Both the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff approved this recommendation.<\/p>\n
Our updated mission statement focuses on the mission essential tasks of Build, Educate, Train, and Inspire the Corps of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character, with the explicit purpose of being committed to the Army Values and Ready for a lifetime of service. The Army Values include Duty and Honor, and Country is reflected in Loyalty, bearing truth faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers. In the past century, West Point\u2019s mission has changed nine times. Many graduates will recall the mission statement they learned as new cadets did not include the motto, as Duty, Honor, Country was first added to the mission statement in 1998.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sounds like he wanted to change it just for change’s sake.<\/p>\n
Source; Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"