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Navy Changes 'Inappropriate and Insensitive' Motto Due to Capital Gazette Shooting

Navy has decided it will not use the motto "Load the Clip" for the 2019 season because it is "inappropriate and insensitive" to those affected by the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette last year, The Capital reported Friday.

Senior captains for the Midshipmen decided on the original motto that was announced at the start of the month.

After The Capital questioned Navy officials about the slogan, the captains decided the team would go with "Win the Day" as the motto instead.

"The bottom line is, we missed the mark here," Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Sean S.