Investigations conducted by the U.S. Military Academy and the Naval Academy found hand gestures by Cadets and Mids were for a children's game.
In press releases Friday, both investigations found that the students were playing the"circle game," in which the punishment for looking at the"OK" symbol is a punch to the arm. The"OK" symbol has recently been adopted by white supremacist groups, and the Anti-Defamation League added it as a symbol of hate in September.
"We are confident the hand gestures used were not intended to be racist in any way," Naval Academy superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck said in a statement."However, we are disappointed by the immature behavior of the two Fourth Class Midshipmen, and their actions will be appropriately addressed." "We had reason to believe these actions were an innocent game and not linked to extremism, but we must take allegations such as these very seriously," West Point superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams said in a separate statement."We are disappointed by the immature behavior of the cadets."
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