Meet the Cadet who Serves as West Point’s Mascot: ‘BlackJack’ the Mule

Published on December 26, 2022

The first Army mule, according to the service’s records, pulled an ice wagon. “He became a mascot when an officer at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot decided that Army needed something to counter the Navy goat in the 1899 game between the rival service academies,” the article notes. The mule carries the honor of being the mascot for the entire US Army. That’s what attracted CDT Nathon Segovia '24 to join the BlackJack mascot team at West Point. “We’re the symbol for the entire Army wherever we go,” he told Military Times. “It’s really nice.” CDT Segovia '24 is in his third year at West Point and joined the mascot team as a freshman. He’s now captain of the team. Read more.

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