By USMA Data
West Point Admissions & Data Insights

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 discussed. So this humble, low-traffic site found itself on Legal’s radar and we received the notice.

Today we saw these ads for the GoArmySports apparel store:

Love Wins, Team Pride, Black Knights Pride

It was a terrible thing for this site to use the West Point crest as grads are seeking to improve the military academies’ efficacy through open discussion of West Point policies and practices.

It is apparently a great thing to use the crest on branded sports apparel for politically- and ideologically-motivated imagery promoting homosexuality when it suits the political whims of the brass.

Or, in other terms:

First published on USMA Data