While to most, John Sedgwick’s legacy is … But that’s not how West Point is dealing with its current cheating scandal, in which 73 cadets, the majority of whom are athletes, have been accused of cheating on a math exam. A great asset. Unfortunately, they have largely succeeded. While walking around I overheard several conversations by cadets. The "pandemic" is not exactly fake, but…, Now we know he has no supernatural faith whatsoeve…, Pandemix do not have expiration dates. I also served a tour at the Academy as an instructor and Officer-in-Charge of the men’s rugby team. At the honor hearing the next day, I ended up being the one on trial as my character and reputation were dragged through the mud by the cadet and her civilian attorney while I sat on the witness stand without any assistance. The third descendant was for years a project of a man named McReynolds who made a great public point of his homosexuality as he aged. What Robert Conquest said, “Bureaucratic behavior can be explained by assuming every organization is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.”. The existence of decades of legal precedent and policies prohibiting this pervasive religious bigotry has not stopped it from happening in the past, and will most certainly not stop it from happening in the future so long as the many who oppose it remain too timid to stand up and be counted. Douglas MacArthur, address to the Corps of Cadets, May 12, 1962. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He repeatedly states that “We are going to have winning sports teams without compromising our standards,” and everyone in Robinson Auditorium knows he is lying because we routinely admit athletes with ACT scores in the mid-teens across the board. being at west point, and our minimal exposure to the real army, there is one thing we learn: west point produces the same quality officers as any other comissioning process. The evidence was overwhelming-there was not the slightest question of his guilt, yet the cadet was not found. An acceptance to West Point is a major accomplishment, and one that we hope you’ll be motivated to pursue. This is part of the ongoing war against masculinity in our “culture” designed to destroy even marriage & turn boys into feminized, over protected pussies. Where this gets bad, however, are the comments that are made in lieu of such a decision. No urine tests for drugs, no Ritalin, few anti-depressants, few gang tattoos. i think i have stumbled into a coven of pinko liberals,,,,,,,,we need senator marco rubio and more congressional officials to fully investigate west point and the army with the passion of TAIL GUNNER JOE,,,but i know it is too late., INFILTRATION began in earnest with FDR AND truman and the commie left believes in sublime incrementalism. The following excerpt is from my official letter of resignation from West Point: I do not wish to be in any way associated with an institution which willfully disregards the Constitution of the United States of America by enforcing policies which run counter to the same. 2. Fr. You're misreading Francis. That’s why we’re here! Although I have decided that I do not wish to be a part of the Long Gray Line, there are many other bright young men and women who will remain here and continue the work I started. During our last bout of military conscription…” – Art Deco In recorded…, MÁIRE ÍDE, those are definitely NOT the intentions…, I couldn't watch..it's too close to what will be a…, So if we all just behave, "there's a good chance..…, I like the way they wrap themselves in “combat and…, " Will there ever be an International Man’s Day. People are running away from reality & objective truth as fast as their two legs can carry them. West Point is one of the most prestigious universities in the country and is extremely competitive to get into. youtube the army- mccarthy hearings,,,,,,everything old is new again. They have only begrudgingly given us a pitifully inadequate budget, continue to refuse to list us on their website, and one of their staff has openly laughed at the idea that we could organize a conference or even produce club t-shirts for our members. you have to obey anyone that is older than you during your freshman year, your bed has to be made very tightly, etc. Our vaunarbl…, If I'm not mistaken...there was a secret dea…, T. Shaw: . During the course of the berating I received from the Commandant, I never actually found out why he was so angry. The average cadet today is every bit as patriotic and professional as his/her predecessors and we are blessed as a nation to have them protecting our future. This might explain why the faculty’s recommendations are ignored at the Academic Boards, why honor violations are ignored (and commissioned officers are verbally abused for bringing them to light), and why cadets always “win” when it comes to conduct and disciplinary issues. Instead, when they fail (and they do to a staggering extent), the Dean simply throws them back into the mix and expects the faculty to somehow drag them through the academic program until they manage to earn a passing grade. Trump should immediately fire the current Commandant of Cadets and appoint Heffington in his stead. they … The only reason why I'm interested in West Point is because of its reputation, academics, and I also have an interest in the military. The problem is 1) not his existence, but the tolerance given him, and 2) the fact that only 7% of U.S. youth meet military enlistment requirements today (per this month’s Naval Institute Proceedings) so it is more likely his type will be overlooked. Kapaun was named a Ser…, Lent With Job and Saint Thomas Aquinas: Chapter Twenty-Four, Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Luigi Orione, http://www.hamptoninstitution.org/the-syrian-revolution-of-1925-a-gramscian-redemption.html#.WeZpM4de5LM, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db76.htm, https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html, Trump: Miss Me Yet? This premium lake front 240 acre development is only 30 minutes west of Edmonton and likely the last lake front development at Jackfish Lake. West Point was once special, and it can be again. When West Point is pressured to admit more women, it has shown that it can. After nearly three and a half years here, there is no reason to suspect that I would be in any way incapable of completing the final requirements and walking across the stage in Michie Stadium with diploma in hand in another 174 days. The place has a board of visitors which includes nine members of Congress. In re…, MÁIRE ÍDE, those are definitely NOT the inte…, You're misreading Francis. Personally, I learned self-discipline and respect for authority during my four years and I’m proud of what I’ve become because of that experience! The Army-McCarthy hearings concerned a promotion awarded to an Army dentist who was a member of the American Labor Party. The few remaining members of the staff and faculty who are still trying to hold the line are routinely berated, ignored, and ultimately silenced for their unwillingness to “go along with the program.” The Academy’s senior leaders simply do not want to hear their voices or their concerns. Name is Biden.…, Every day in every way our country deteriorates. Why West Point? West Point cadets must be unmarried, not pregnant, and not under obligation to support any children. “the fact that only 7% of U.S. youth meet military enlistment requirements today (per this month’s Naval Institute Proceedings) so it is more likely his type will be overlooked.”. Be safe out there, use the "recon … On the other hand, an entire semester of military history was recently deleted from the curriculum (at West Point!). … LT Rapone is an aberration – he is not the norm. It used to be a place where standards and discipline mattered, and where concepts like duty, honor, and country were real and they meant something. The senior administration at West Point inexplicably refuses to enforce West Point’s publicly touted high standards on cadets, and, having picked up on this, cadets refuse to enforce standards on each other. The armed forces are playing with disaster when it comes to combat positions being opened to women, as the vast majority cannot cut it. For me, that wasn’t what I needed or wanted and it took me a full 11 months to realize that. 1997 written by a lapsed DSA member about the organization’s sad demographic evaporation – moving from one hq to a smaller and seedier one that they could still afford, &c. I’m surprised they still exist. Lt. Gen. Caslen’s response to date has been sufficiently vague and laden with red-herrings that the smart money says Lt. Col. Heffington’s skeletal points are true. Criticizing these changes is not popular. In addition to his political activity, Spenser has marched alongside activists of various other leftist organizations.” It is called West Point because that is where it is; the West Point of the Hudson. As a graduate of the CG Academy, I understand the scenarios you describe, but the actions, reactions and lack of action go totally against my experiences. The ranking chaplain here responded to some of these instances of clear prejudice with the useless statement that he will "do what [he] can in good conscience" (which was nothing) instead of fulfilling his legal obligations. What could possibly compel me to pass over this incredible opportunity in exchange for such harsh penalties? It has been made clear that cadets can fail a multitude of classes and they will not be separated. And if you think islam is a warm and fuzzy religion, you're way off! When I questioned what he was doing there, he remained seated in his chair and sneered at me that he “was authorized” because he was a First Class cadet. To make matters worse, the senior leadership at West Point actively discourages staff and faculty from reporting honor violations. I found it impossible to believe that the several hundred field grade officers stationed at West Point could not make teenagers wear the uniform. I could go on, but I fear that this letter would simply devolve into a screed, which is not my intention. It is named after a failed black Marxist, Fred Hampton, who died in a shoot-out with the police in Chicago in 1969]. Perhaps now some of the 136 cadets, faculty and staff at West Point that are represented by the MRFF may find the courage to make themselves heard. As I write this, I am five months from graduation. Waal, how long did it take military tribunals to process the blatantly guilty Nidal Hassan? The cadet at the table seemed unusually poised, so I inquired as to his background. What’s the point in even having them? Located on the Hudson River in New York, West Point was identified by General George Washington as the most important strategic position in America during the American Revolution. My uncle, class of ’39, is turning over in his grave up there on the Hudson. West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. The Army Mules were a long standing tradition that served as the mascots for the United States Military Academy. It also had people who were anything but. On January 27, 1778, Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his … Additionally, instead of responding to cadet failure with an insistence that cadets rise to the challenge and meet the standard, the bar for passing the course itself is simply lowered. During our last bout of military conscription, 12% of male age cohorts were categorically disqualified and 12% were contingently disqualified (it was a tad lower during the 2d World War). They give you the chance to do and see things that you won’t experience anywhere else. It is as if West Point’s senior leaders believe their job is to “protect” cadets from the staff and faculty at all costs. Their efforts, combined with support from Jason Torpy and MAAF, Mikey Weinstein and the MRFF, Lyz Liddell and the rest of the wonderful staff of SSA national, and many other organizations will ultimately lead to the development of a flourishing community of support for non-religious cadets at West Point. They are so reticent to separate problematic cadets (undoubtedly due to the “developmental model” that now exists at USMA) that someone like Rapone can easily slip through the cracks. First and foremost, standards at West Point are nonexistent. Suggest that what’s in the tail of the bell curve (and how normal officers interact with it) matters. Even when we run, If this pope ends up in Hell, may God save him from that fate, PopeWatch hopes that whatever pit he is. I guess the “Bird” portion of Lieutenant Colonel was so chagrined at what has become of West Point that it temporarily flew the coop! l was unfortunate enough to experience this first hand during my first tour on the faculty, when the Commandant of Cadets called my office phone and proceeded to berate me in the most vulgar and obscene language for over ten minutes because I had reported a cadet who lied to me and then asked if “we could just drop it.” Of course, I was duty bound to report the cadet’s violation, and I did. Nothing matters anymore. I do think an official inquiry is needed to determine how in the world Rapone graduated and was commissioned. However, whenever I hear this, I am reminded of the Cadet Prayer: ” … suffer not our hatred of hypocrisy and pretense ever to diminish. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA’s Veterans Working Group, and Socialist Alternative. Those occupying the post of ‘Dean of the Academic Board’ during the period of decay he identifies were Patrick Finnigan (2005-10), Timothy Trainor (2010-16), and the current Dean, Cindy Jepp (2016-). Partisan Democrats have made hay about Donald Trump’s I-Y classification for some issue with his achilles tendon and Rush Limbaugh’s for a pilonidal cyst. of only 25%, and THAT stat was mostly due to failure to graduate high school— when I was in boot camp in ’01, we had a GED program. Even among my contemporaries, among whom petty drug use was notably more common than is the case today, the majority would have passed a urine test administered without warning. As the President of the West Point Secular Student Alliance (SSA), a Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) affiliate, and first Director of Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) Affairs at West Point, I have been in a position to hear countless cadets recount their personal stories of frustration in dealing with the ongoing oppressive and unconstitutional bigotry they face for being non-religious. Nevertheless, they keep volunteering and they continue to lead our soldiers with valor at the company grade level where the rubber meets the road. They exist on paper, but nowhere else. The commandant of cadets he refers to as berating him over the phone was likely Robert Caslen as well. We can take advantage of women’s vocational skills in uniformed and civilian auxilliary corps without trying to remanufacture women into fighters. However, during my time on the West Point faculty (2006-2009 and again from 2013-2017), I personally witnessed a series of fundamental changes at West Point that have eroded it to the point where I question whether the institution should even remain open. Even in Los Angeles, only a single-digit minority of the male youth population have anything to do with gangs. Conduct and behavior that would never be tolerated at a civilian university is common among cadets, and it is supported and defended by the Academy’s senior leaders in an apparent and misguided effort to attract more applicants and cater to what they see as the unique needs of this generation of cadets. Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Heffington (US Army, Ret.) he fact that only 7% of U.S. youth meet military enlistment requirements today (per this month’s Naval Institute Proceedings) so it is more likely his type will be overlooked. The position of commandant of cadets appears to be a two-year appointment by custom and has had nine different occupants since 2004. Even the curriculum itself has suffered. God help the troops led by such cadets as described by Colonel Heffington. This is what happens when the emphasis is not on the mission of USMA, but instead on social engineering. Of course it didn’t happen overnight but nevertheless it set in motion the eventual conversion of the USMA into a SJW Meals-on-Wheels program. Who was the president for the past 8 years and who said that he will fundamentally change America. Congressional representatives might be restricting nominations (for some unknown/unspecified reason), which are essential to attend West Point (and other service academies), and therefore are preventing women from attending. In reality, separation is not a possibility anyway because the Superintendent refuses to impose that sanction. ZPOROZCIE! The title West Point Graduate carries a great deal of weight in this world. Managed to miss this the first time around, but– I can’t find ANYTHING in Proceedings about an enlistment eligibility rate that’s almost a quarter of the previous report (’09, I think?) Why would the graduates of a purportedly fabulous education fear being in the bottom 8% to 10% of the work force? It is not so much that West Point’s leadership defends his views (Prof. Hosein did, however); it is that West Point’s senior leaders are infected with apathy: they simply do not want to deal with any problem, regardless of how grievous a violation of standards and/or discipline it may be. ONE reason why West Point is feeling especially vulnerable to DOGs at this time is the historic experiment the corps tried out last year on the plebes. My daughter saw a clear honor violation done by a classmate but the squadron put tremendous pressure on her to drop her charge; they refused to believe her and the investigation was shelved. Naturally, along the way you’re going to have questions. Academic standards are also nonexistent. Is it all true what they make you do and treat you like as a freshman? As a tax payer I want to know how long will it take to undo the damage to this once respected service academy? West Point and the Army are WORLD CLASS organizations and are without a doubt great places to start your adult life, build a career and learn lessons you won’t get anywhere else. thats such a cliche answer. To this day, she refuses to support the Alumni association or send funds to support their activities; she’s ashamed of the place. Mary Jane hangs around in your system for weeks; traces of cocaine disappear in a few days. Unfortunately, politics plays heavily in the military, especially for Field Grade Officers and this is the result. These men and women are criminals, complicit in light of day defiance of the Uniform Code of Military Justice through unconstitutional proselytism, discrimination against the non-religious and establishing formal policies to reward, encourage and even at times require sectarian religious participation. Every fall, the Superintendent addresses the staff and faculty and lies. I hate to say this, but some of this may have been forseen when women were admitted to the Academies. The things you learn on the internet! I recently taught a cadet who failed four classes in one semester (including mine), in addition to several she had failed in previous semesters, and she was retained at the Academy. It’s now a hobby organization run by a graduate student at Chapel Hill and some guy in Jersey. Until January 1778, West Point was not occupied by the military. Roughly 8% of the male youth population is taking ritalin (https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html). This is the new norm for the cadet honor system. In the end, of course, the cadet was not found (despite having at first admitted that she lied), and she eventually graduated. I knew a man in Rochester who had eczema on his insteps. Also, since they get full grade replacement if they must retake a course, cadets are actually incentivized to fail. 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I also heard of its strict conduct codes, i.e. The West Point Band (also known as the U.S. Military Academy Band or USMA Band) is the U.S. Army's oldest active band and the oldest unit at the United States Military Academy, traces its roots to the American Revolutionary War.At that time, fifers and drummers were stationed with companies of minutemen on Constitution Island, across the river from West Point.In 1778, General Samuel Holden … The sparse leaders who object to these egregious violations are relegated to the position of silent bystanders, because they understand all too well the potential ramifications of publically expressing their loyalty to the laws of our country. A wise eastern orthodox prelate observing the sadness and dismay of american catholics over the jesuit francis, was to have said, “YOU ARE OF THE RIGHT FAITH,,,,YOU ARE JUST IN THE WRONG CHURCH,” i agree, and am well educated by the jesuits, but my roots are ukrainian orthodox. When it comes to issues of race and gender, West Point can be a lot like an online comments section. I was EPO, I worked with the guys and gals on that. Still, most men passed. Their professors recommend “Definitely Separate,” but those recommendations are totally disregarded. Harper’s had an article ca. It is not at all surprising that the Academy turned a blind eye to his behavior and to his very public hatred of West Point, the Army, and this nation. What’s their excuse? I have already been labeled a “traitor” by some at the Academy due to my sworn statement’s appearance in the media circus surrounding Spenser Rapone. Let us hope so Colonel. I would have to agree, the commie cadet is an aberration. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! If … Forgot to add that it is perfectly normal to have waivers; my husband had one for being “underweight” because he was obviously in good health. This in tum has caused the staff and faculty to give up even reporting honor incidents. Go here to read about it. The insular nature of the Academy and its dominance by white men can create situations that are demeaning and/or insensitive to women and people of color. Always there echoes and re-echoes: Duty, Honor, Country. The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of the most elite institutions in the country. Cadets routinely fail multiple classes and they are not separated at the end-of-semester Academic Boards. Then again, your complaint is with the Naval Institute writers and editors, not me. The dregs of what Michael Harrington wasted much of his life on. Look at the Boy Scouts – homosexual scouts & scoutmasters, “transgendered” scouts & now girls.
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