West Point is an officer training academy for the U.S. military, so its virtues might be expected to be those the government desires to see in its military officer class. There are twelve virtues carved into twelve granite benches near the Battle Memorial at West Point (the benches were donated to the academy by the class of 1934 on its 50th anniversary, and these virtues were highlighted in Pat Williams’s book Character Carved in Stone, but I’m not sure where they originate):
- compassion
- courage
- dedication
- determination
- dignity
- discipline
- integrity
- loyalty
- perseverance
- responsibility
- service
- trust
The academy’s website makes note of its “character program” and says that it is in support of “the seven Army Values”:
Other virtues I note on the page dedicated to the academy’s character program include:
