US Presidency
2002

As you leave here today, I know there's one thing you'll never miss about this place: Being a plebe. But even a plebe at West Point is made to feel he or she has some standing in the world. I am told that plebes, when asked whom they outrank, are required to answer this: Sir, the Superintendent's dog the Commandant's cat, and all the admirals in the whole damn Navy. I probably won't be sharing that with the Secretary of the Navy. West Point is guided by tradition, and in honor of the Golden Children of the Corps, I will observe one of the traditions you cherish most. As the Commander-in-Chief, I hereby grant amnesty to all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses. Those of you in the end zone might have cheered a little early. Because, you see, I am going to let General Lennox define exactly what minor means. Every West Point class is commissioned to the Armed Forces.