NewsMax: West Point changing mission statement.

I’m going with Lily Tomlin on this one.

Here is the old mission statement:

To educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army.

The new mission statement:

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 substantive difference is that “Duty, Honor, Country” is changed to “Army Values”.  Sure, the mission statement has changed before and the “Duty, Honor, Country” was add 25 years ago.  What makes this change significant is that our country is dangerously polarized.  The federal government, academia and commercial media are infected with cultural Marxism and are failing at their primary functions.

“Army Values” can mean anything.  It may mean “Duty, Honor, Country” right now, but can be changed to “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” without changing the mission statement.  Since “Army Values” is not defined in the mission statement, professors and administrators at West Point can assume it means whatever they want. 

Am I too cynical?  I don’t think so. 

There was a time when women weren’t placed in combat because it might reduce fighting efficiency.  Now, if a soldier requests a sex-change operation, the military pays for it and the soldier requires ongoing medical supervision. 

West Point and military leadership have been woke for some time.

Since 1992, the Department of Defense has observed Gay Pride Month.