Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman To Speak At Graduation

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will serve as the commencement speaker at the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2022 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, on Saturday, May 21.

This will mark his first visit as graduation speaker.

Milley, a native of Winchester, Massachusetts, graduated from Princeton University in 1980, where he received his commission as an armor officer from the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in international relations from Columbia University and another Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. Throughout his career, Milley has had multiple command and staff positions in eight divisions and special forces throughout the last 43 years.

The graduation ceremony is by invitation only. 

Media interested in covering the ceremony may submit a request to: mediarelations@westpoint.edu.

About West Point

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U. S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.