West Point Admissions & Data Insights
usmadataWe track the SFFA vs West Point and similar cases, like the recent case involving the Naval Academy’s admissions. Since the case is still in progress, it’s interesting to try to read the tea leaves on the strength of each side’s case and how the court will rule. We of course think that West Point’s … Read more
Yes, we’re focused on the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. But the diversity and standards problems afflicting West Point, currently in litigation with Students for Fair Admissions, are also the problems afflicting Annapolis. So we pay attention when others, including CDR Salamander , write about the Navy. And today we learned about an exceptional … Read more
A reader alerted us to the recent-ish (Nov ’24) FOIA lawsuit that Judicial Watch filed against West Point: We tried to go to the source and look at the web-page: But alas, the URL “https://www.westpoint.edu/about/west-point-staff/office-of-diversity” just redirected to the Military Academy leadership page. Hilariously, the URL “https://www.westpoint.edu/about/office-of-engagement-and-retention” for the engagement and retention page also redirects … Read more
The Public Affairs Office of the United States Military Academy gave false information to a left-leaning news outlet (ProPublica) that Pete Hegseth, nominee for SecDef, had not applied to West Point. While this could be an accident, we think it is indicative of the deeper politicized rot at the institution. How It Started Hegseth provided … Read more
A while back we got a takedown notice for our use of the West Point crest on this website. This website is dedicated to data-based discussions of West Point’s approaches to excellence, most notably in recruiting and talent management. Unfortunately, our findings have shown opportunities for improvement that the leadership most likely did not want … Read more
Our October 2022 post “USMA Admissions Site Needs An Update” pointed out that the West Point admissions page https://westpoint.edu/admissions was using videos with cadets from 2017, posted in early 2019, for its promotions materials. We’re happy to report that the Admissions site has finally gotten an update. We’d like to think it was because of … Read more
What exactly is West Point pitching to candidates nowadays? “Duty, Honor, Country”? Not anymore. Selfless service to country? Being a Commissioned Leader of Character? Adventure? Proving yourself through overcoming difficult challenges? Be a Ranger, or Green Beret, or Soldier? An Officer in the United States Army? Or, none of the above. If you’re a candidate … Read more
The Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, LTG Steve Gilland, has issued a letter announcing the change of the Mission of West Point: 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 … Read more
In the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v West Point case, West Point relies heavily on a declaration [ link ] by Professor Jason Lyall of Dartmouth on the benefits of diversity to the Army. This is a critical piece of evidence which attempts to directly link battlefield lethality to the Army’s diversity programs. If … Read more
The document “Amicus brief in opposition by USMA graduates” [ link ] from the previous post caught the eye of the estimable John T Reed. Excerpt from his whole comment [link]: It is also an effort where the soldiers and civilian employees of the Defense department including the soldiers and civilian employees of the U.S. … Read more