United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION (LIGHT) SCHOFIELD BARRACKS. HAWAII 96857-6000 APVG-CG 26 February 1990 MEMORANDUM FOR Members of the Proud and Mighty Class of ' 90 SUBJECT: Enhancing Excellence in Corps Traditions, ' 86- ' 90 1. As fate would have it, my tour at the Academy ended before your graduation. On 12 January 1990, I took command of the 25th Infantry Division (Light). While this involved curtailing my tour with you, I can scarcely complain about my new assignment -- especially as there was also the matter of promotion to yearling general to be considered. 2. What a superb time we spent together! Beginning in August of ' 87 right through the change of command on 18 December ' 89, I found every aspect of our education and training experiences filled with excitement and inspiration. Your progressive and sequential growth as leaders of character was gratifying to watch. You forged new paths in cadet leader development that looked ahead to the 21st Century while preserving the traditional essence of excellence in the Corps. Here are just a few of those undertakings: Advancing the concept of demanding but not demeaning in Beast; focus on development of the upperclass cadre as leaders and trainers in Beast (instead of culling out the new cadets), and in Buckner; rank restructure and company reorganization as complements to the SLDS concept; certification and the 3 1 2 year model as additional complements to SLDS; Intersession; optional supper; the Academy schedule; trial elimination of the absence card; METL; and there were many, many others. Clearly, it was not simply business as usual in the Corps. Indeed, timely codification and posting of the changes alone was a major effort. 3. Remember The Right Guide ? Recalling it prompts me to make this final point: The Class of ' 90 charted one of the most intensive periods of change ever in the Corps. You made a difference which I believe will influence continued traditions of excellence in the Corps of Cadets well into the 21st Century. 4. It was my great honor and privilege to serve as Commandant for the major portion of the cadetship of the Proud and Mighty Class of ' 90 as you shaped new paths of excellence for the Long Gray Line. Godspeed, F. A. iObrden Major ' General, USA Commanding Staff Faculty 25

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MG Fred A. Gorden Commandant Fall Semester IIj..

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ri BG David A. Bramlett Commandant Spring Semester