On March 11, 2024, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland publicly announced that West Point would update its mission and insert the term "Army Values" in lieu of "duty, honor, country." ...

The U.S. Military Academy West Point cadet honor code reads, "A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." ...

President Donald Trump addressed West Point graduates in a Saturday morning speech that quickly veered from remarks about American military prowess to what sounded more like a political rally ...

President Donald Trump spoke before this year's West Point graduates amid the administration's crackdown on DEI initiatives and touted his support for the military.

Peter Wang, a member of this year's West Point class, was just 15 years old when he was among the 17 killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Brig. Gen. Michael Meese (ret.), a former head of West Point’s Social Sciences Department who served on Trump’s 2016 transition team, does not share that concern.

West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate May 8, 2025 Damon Winter/The New York Times Share full article ...

A West Point colonel who has had charges dropped twice for drinking with cadets and trying to undermine investigations into his actions now faces a third round of charges for the same accusations ...

West Point leaders complied with President Trump’s D.E.I. ban by ending a dozen student clubs. Critics say the move contradicts decades of efforts to diversify the nation’s fighting force.

West Point disbands cadet clubs after DEI orders, prompting outcry A memo ordering the end of a dozen cadet clubs at the military academy follows the president’s promise to end DEI initiatives ...

West Point Disbands Cadet Clubs Following Trump’s Anti-DEI Order 5 minute read New cadets march during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on June 27, 2016.

Whatever Happened at West Point, It’s Not Good A graduating cadet reacts during United States Military Academy commencement in West Point, N.Y., May 25, 2024. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) ...