Elon Musk will speak to West Point Cadets
The event will be part of the academic year’s intellectual theme, “The Human and the Machine: Leadership on the Emerging Battlefield,” according to a statement provided by the academy. The event will be part of the academic year’s intellectual theme, “The Human and the Machine: Leadership on the Emerging Battlefield,” according to a statement provided by the academy.
“West Point routinely invites prominent thought leaders in areas related to the theme to enhance our robust academic and professional development opportunities,” the statement said.
Mr. Musk’s SpaceX provides launch services for spy satellites and command and control satellites to the Pentagon, and also provides internet service in Ukraine. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, broke the pattern set by other social media leaders by endorsing Trump last month. Musk later endorsed Mr. Trump’s choice of JD Vance as a running mate. Musk later endorsed Trump’s selection of JDVance as a running mate. Musk has a close association with U.S. Military Academies. In April 2022, he visited the Air Force Academy and told throngs of cadets at a lecture that they should fight the discouragement that researchers encounter.
“Prototypes are easy; production is hard,” he said. “We remember mistakes more than successes.”
Mr. Musk attended the Army-Navy game in December at Gillette Stadium near Boston, tweeting a photo of himself with the caption “God Bless America.”
Retired Maj. Gen. Paul D. Eaton, a West Point graduate and senior adviser to VoteVets, a progressive veterans advocacy group, criticized his alma mater’s move.
“Elon Musk is not a thought leader,” he said. “Elon Musk is not the kind of person we should be promoting at our military academies,” he said. Why is West Point doing that?”
Mr. Musk was not available for comment.
