Trou is a vile oldie term. It goes back to 1976 when women were first allowed into the academies. Back then there were no cadet uniforms tailored for the female body and the cut of the pants on female hips sat awkwardly. The male cadets started saying that it was because all the females were fat (and therefore…

In my experience as a USMA cadet and now officer, you do it by calling people out. I have very heartbreaking stories from that place. And I don't think the article stresses just how bad the word trou really is.

Hi, recent grad here. I respect you're opinion of the military but I don't think you realize that West Point doesnt exactly train to kill. It's not Marine Sniper school. It's college plus very basic military training And a ton of leadership and ethics classes and structuring and of course also discipline. Also, the…

I posted the link to Clymer's site last week or so. I also posted to you (i think) that the so called punishment was bullshit. Thank you THANK YOU for reaching out to clymer. I graduated from USMA in 2011 and yes I loved the place and some of the people but we as a country ABSOLUTELY need to call the staff and cadets…

They were using their cadet email (on a Govt network) to send nude pictures of women. Some were girlfriends, some were peers. The cadet women in the pics had no idea they were being spread around. it was an email chain like SnapChatSluts. So the corresponding slut shaming and terrible comments ensued. These young men…

http://charlesclymer.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-cult…

The problem is that the school didn't really deal with it. The press release is BS. I'm a recent Grad. I still have ties to USMA and I commented earlier explaining what really happened but I think it's still in grey. Pretty much it's not what it sounds like. They got a lighter punishment than they would have for a DUI…

"Any rugby team" isnt expected to be mature, self-possessed and moral enough to lead a platoon of 40 in an austere environment. So nope. Higher standards are expected. ESPECIALLY of west pointers.

I have to serve with entitled twisted little f***ers like these. So no. They don't get a damn pass. I'm in uniform defending men and women right now and I don't appreciate people like them besmirching the ideals of officership. Yeah, I sound like I drank the idealism kool-aid, but I don't care. They're a threat to my…

Hi, recent grad here. Actually no. The offenders were not really punished. The offending seniors were still allowed to graduate and commission as lieutenants. They went through a shortened 2-week "rehab" program that is designed to take 6-8 months and then they walked hours (marched back and forth in the main quad…

Hi, FEMALE, AIRBORNE Engineer Platoon Leader here.... that's bullshit. Epic bullshit. One, I'm not a "Hulk Hogan type", I was a ballet dancer for 10 years. I've done the JOAX (Joint Operational Access Excercise (100+ lbs of gear plus parachute, at night with a follow-on construction mission on the drop zone) and I…

I'm a West Point grad. the bit about the former Cadet being forced to take out her attacker's trash is misleading. While I don't doubt that the Academy handled this situation poorly,(this isn't the first story I've heard like this, and don't even get me started on the slut-shaming of victims…) she was made to take out…