West-Point.ORG, The West Point Connection

Use the A+, A-, R, and <> or <-> buttons at the top right of this page to make the fonts bigger and smaller or switch between a fixed-width and fluid-width style to this web site.

All Stories

Delbarton getting involved with the Wounded Warrior

Former West Point lacrosse captain and 1st Lt. John Fernandez addressed the Delbarton school community in the Fine Arts Center on March 27, 2012. Fernandez represents the Wounded Warrior Project in its efforts to secure care, support and recognition for wounded soldiers in all branches of the US military.

Broker bankrupted in kangaroo court

He’s turning 50. He’s got a wife and three kids. And this is where he’s landed after losing an arbitration with his former employer before his industry’s self-regulating body, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.Mensack claimed he was forced to leave Morgan Stanley MS -0.27% after he accused the firm of taking hidden fees from its retirement-account customers. In July, a Finra panel ruled against this would-be whistleblower and ordered him to pay Morgan Stanley $1.2 million, essentially demanding most of his bonus back after quitting, plus interest and legal fees.Unfortunately, he can’t stop taking the word “fiduciary” literally. A commissioned U.S. Army officer, he taught philosophy and ethics at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point.

Learn To Be Alone With Your Thoughts

What makes a great leader? Solitude, says William Deresiewicz. Speaking to a plebe class at West Point, he said that without solitude, it’s hard to arrive at thoughts that are your own, and hard to develop the moral compass and moral courage necessary to act on those thoughts.

Read more and podcast...

Andrew Maisano makes the tough decision

At some point in a person’s life they have to make a decision. A decision on what job they want to take. Whether or not to get married and start a family. Or, something simple as to what college they want to attend. “West Point constantly kept me out of my comfort zone, whether it was the amount of school work, demands for lacrosse, or the training I was required to participate in,” he explained. “Even though I look back now and find some of my trials to be trivial, I know that my ability to accept change and look for solutions instead of merely pouting, like many people of my generation generally enjoys doing, was made possible by all of the stresses that the academy placed on me. I learned to truly be responsible for my actions, and that excuses don’t change the fact that the job did not get done.”

Harrisburg Boxing Club fighters go 1-1

Harrisburg teen Angel Rivera (7-2) was not as fortunate, in his 201-pound dustup, falling on points to returning national champion Mikus Igaunis of the U.S. Military Academy. Igaunis floored Rivera in the opening round, but the youngster picked himself up and went right after the West Point junior.

More...

<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next > End >>

Results 61 - 73 of 73

[ Back ]