{"id":43101,"date":"2018-05-27T15:33:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/27\/dunford-urges-west-point-graduates-to-embrace-change\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:28:19","slug":"dunford-urges-west-point-graduates-to-embrace-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/05\/27\/dunford-urges-west-point-graduates-to-embrace-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunford urges West Point graduates to embrace change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WEST POINT, N.Y. \u2014 The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday to \u201cembrace the constant changes\u201d facing the military as the best route to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nation\u2019s highest-ranking military officer, said armies that are slow to adapt to changes often find themselves on the wrong side of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no substitute for taking a clear-eyed look at the threats we\u2019ll face and asking how our force will adapt to meet those threats,\u201d said Dunford, who became chairman in October 2015. \u201cTo be successful, you have to anticipate and embrace the constant changes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n