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From the essay, “What the MacArthur Society: “. . . . Graduates of the Academy have watched the transformation of West Point into an institution that no longer performs the functions it was founded to perform. More troubling is that merit has ceased functioning as the foundation of professional competence. All evidence of American exceptionalism has disappeared at the Academy. Members of the Long Gray Line have protested what appears to be the softening of standards, acceptance of intolerance in the name of equity, and the acceptance of incompetence as the price of Affirmative Action. The situation we find ourselves in resembles the period of lost focus, failed academic programs, and leadership problems experienced at the Military Academy following World War I. In the crisis, Douglas MacArthur was singled out to serve as the Superintendent of the Academy. General MacArthur took charge of a broken academic institution. He worked with cadets, staff, and faculty as they gradually introduced reforms and educational programs to reestablish standards, train trainers, and restore discipline. . . .”