West Point military academies are going to reform according to the "Soviet version"
The US military command decided to reform the activities of the military academy at West Point. This is the oldest military academy in the United States, in which training for the cadet lasts 4 years - to obtain a bachelor's degree and the rank of junior lieutenant (if by analogy with the rank system in the RF Armed Forces) and the duty to serve in the U.S. Army for 5 years.
At the same time, West Point is considered the most liberal academy of the US Armed Forces in the sense that its graduates can send out requests for service with the proposal of their candidacy to certain units and formations. From the proposed options and make the final choice.
Now this kind of liberalism at West Point, the command is about to cut back. In particular, it is said that they plan to provide the opportunity to independently propose candidates to particular units and formations only to those graduates who receive diplomas with high marks. So, it is planned to calculate the average score in order to determine whether the graduate can apply or not.
For everyone else (and such the vast majority) plan to use a distribution system.
The command explains this reform initiative by the fact that a kind of “vacuum” began to form in the US armed forces in separate units, with which young officers themselves do not want to associate their fate. These are the least prestigious units, which every year, as stated, are experiencing more and more staff shortages at various levels of service.
They plan to apply the new West Point graduate distribution method from 2020 of the year. It is noted that graduates, who will be distributed in the direction, "must be reconciled with the decision of the command." It is added that this will become an additional incentive to improve the quality of training by cadets.
Users in the States themselves called this idea of command "the Soviet echo":
At the same time, West Point is considered the most liberal academy of the US Armed Forces in the sense that its graduates can send out requests for service with the proposal of their candidacy to certain units and formations. From the proposed options and make the final choice.
Now this kind of liberalism at West Point, the command is about to cut back. In particular, it is said that they plan to provide the opportunity to independently propose candidates to particular units and formations only to those graduates who receive diplomas with high marks. So, it is planned to calculate the average score in order to determine whether the graduate can apply or not.
For everyone else (and such the vast majority) plan to use a distribution system.
The command explains this reform initiative by the fact that a kind of “vacuum” began to form in the US armed forces in separate units, with which young officers themselves do not want to associate their fate. These are the least prestigious units, which every year, as stated, are experiencing more and more staff shortages at various levels of service.
They plan to apply the new West Point graduate distribution method from 2020 of the year. It is noted that graduates, who will be distributed in the direction, "must be reconciled with the decision of the command." It is added that this will become an additional incentive to improve the quality of training by cadets.
Users in the States themselves called this idea of command "the Soviet echo":
They are going to reform West Point according to the Soviet version of the distribution of military personnel. Hey, he is far from democratic principles!
Will it not work out like this: in order to withdraw the possibility of choice, they will begin to underestimate the results?
- West Point Academy website
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