The US Military Academy in West Point, New York said it was approved by Cadet's extracurricular and social clubs on Wednesday that all affected groups, mainly gender, race and ethnicity, were confirmed to be approved by the US Military Academy in West Point, New York. We ordered that we stop activities.
In a memo dated February 4th, signed by West Point Deputy Commander Chad Foster, directed the club to break up soon. Cancel travel, meetings, events and other activities. “Delete public, deactivate, archive, or any other public content.”
Additionally, the club is not permitted to continue informal activities using government time, resources or facilities, as stated in the memo notes.
The closure affecting clubs, including the Women's Engineers Association and Black Engineers Association clubs, is intended to comply with the Trump administration's Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Program (DEI) Program (DEI) Program, according to the document. I am. .
The disbanding group webpage listed as “Affinity Clubs” in the West Point directory has been removed from the Academy site.
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The memo also directs the Cadet Activities Bureau, the oversight agency of more than 100 West Point Clubs and Sports Teams, to “review and re-validate” all other extracurricular and social clubs, and the applicable “To be consistent with the President's executive order and defense,” division and army leadership. Until then, other clubs that don't intend to break up should stop working.
The move is part of a broader effort to remove all racial and gender-based preferences within the military, which supporters claim to be a bid to “restore America's fighting power.”
To that end, on January 29, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses directed the establishment of a “Recovery of American Combat Forces” task force to promote a “met-based color blinding policy” across the US military. This group involves the military promotion and job selection process in which the department has the obligation to “not consider gender, race, or ethnicity” when considering individuals for promotion, order, or special obligations. He is being accused of reform.
Officials are also directed to ban gender-based, race-based, ethnic quotas and organizational structures and goals for admission to defence academic institutions and career fields, and critical racial theory. , was ordered to ban gender ideology and critical leadership. DEI initiatives in workforce training.
On January 31, Heggs instructed the Pentagon to stop the celebration of “Identity Month” that includes Black History Month and Pride Month.
It followed the Army and Air Force, which closed their respective DEI offices and programs on January 23rd.
In a statement, West Point said it is following recent guidance and reviewing programs and activities affiliated with the Department of Diversity and Inclusion.
“The club that broke up yesterday was sponsored by that office,” the official said. “The US military academy has over 100 clubs remaining, and our leadership will ensure that cadets pursue academic, military and physical concerns while officers follow Army policies, commands and guidance. We will continue to provide opportunities.”
The complete list of disbanded clubs includes Asia Pacific Forum Club, Contemporary Culture Earth Seminar Club, Japanese Forum Club, Korean American Relations Seminar, Latin Culture Club, Native American Heritage Forum, Vietnamese American Officers Association, Includes West Point. Chapters from the National Association of Black Engineers, Hispanic Professional Engineers Association, and the Association of Women Engineers.
Spectrum, a social club that provides support to LGBTQ cadets and promotes the acceptance of such individuals in large military communities, and Corbin Forum, a women's leadership group founded in 1976, has been established. Women were allowed to enroll in the academy.
West Point, which has long sought diverse student organizations, has been at the intersection of national debates over the past decade about whether race, gender and other characteristics should play a role in school admission, employment recruitment and promotion. did.
For the class of 2028, West Point administrators selected approximately 1,230 US citizens and 16 international students (including 280 women and 445 minority) from a pool of over 12,300 applicants. I did.
