By Daniel Bissell | Restoration News The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)—also known as King’s Point—was...
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“The President’s charge to me was to return the Defense Department to its warfighting mission at its core: warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, accountability and readiness."--Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
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Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda in the Military
President Trump ends discriminatory DEI and LGBT programs at King’s Point.
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs still insists on COVID vax mandate
By J.M. Phelps | WorldNet Daily Despite the purported end-of-an-era for vaccine mandates, the COVID-19 shot requirement is...
“DACODAI was injecting a harmful Marxist ideology into our military, causing divisiveness”
Message from STARRS Chairman Rod Bishop regarding the news that SECDEF Austin’s senior DEI advisory committee, known...
DEI Wall Crumbles Under Pressure from New Commander-in-Chief
By Elaine Donnelly President, Center for Military Readiness In a December 2024 CMR Policy Analysis titled How to End Wokeism...
Military Academy Alters Historic Painting to Appease Anti-Christian Zealot
By Daniel Bissell | Restoration News In January 2023, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Superintendent...
Bring Warriors Back to the U.S. Military
By Mike Gallagher, USMC veteran When it comes to military recruitment, President Biden left President Trump a flaming bag of...
America’s Future Depends on Rebuilding the Navy
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors As reported by Defense One on 14 February 2025, “The Chinese...
Woke Ideology Has Captured Military Academies—It Must Be Eradicated to Strengthen National Security
By John Gentry, retired US Army Reserve officer and CIA analyst President Trump’s ban on “diversity, equity, and inclusion”...
The NSA’s Secret Sex Chats
Warning: This investigative article by Chris Rufo contains really sick, degenerate stuff which you might not want to read...
A Look at Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, Trump’s Pick to Be the Top US Military Officer
By Tara Copp | Associated Press President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt...
Hegseth defends Trump’s firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
By Will Weissert | Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump ’s abrupt firing of the...
Trump Ousts Leftist Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chair, Other DEI-Pushing Military Officials
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist President Donald Trump fired his Joint Chiefs of Staff chair and other DEI-pushing...
Hegseth Deserves a Medal for Stopping DEI in the Military!
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s role in stopping DEI in our military...
The Tides Have Shifted
By CDR Salamander | Substack Like the great North American philosopher, Ferris Bueller said: This is the new acting Under...
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DACODAI is Terminated
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness posted on X on 20 February 2025: “Today we notified...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Statement on General Officer Nominations
(Pentagon) This evening the President announced that he intends to nominate Lieutenant General Dan “Razin”...
Commander-in-Chief Names USAF Lt Gen. Dan Caine, VMI ’90 Grad, as Next Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
On his Truth Social account, President Trump named US Air Force Lt. General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next...
DoD’s Med School (USUHS) Defies SECDEF And POTUS
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 On 20 January 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order “Ending Radical and Wasteful...
Brainwashed Leftist Indoctrinated Military Kids Alert
A second DODEA school for military children had a protest against the Commander-in-Chief and the Secretary of...
Three Groups Call for an Investigation into Political Intimidation and Free Speech at VMI
(Press Release) The Cadet Foundation (www.thecadetfoundation.org) joined by Alumni Free Speech Alliance partners the...
Military Watchdog Sues Air Force, DOD To Obtain Records On Pentagon LGBT Pride Event
By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation A military watchdog sued the U.S. Air Force and the Department of...
DOJ files complaint against judge weighing trans troop ban challenge
By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday accusing a federal judge in...
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Merit-Based Hiring in the Federal Government
(Press Release) Senator Rick Scott led Senators Marsha Blackburn, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Tommy Tuberville in introducing...
SECDEF Hegseth Addresses Strengthening Military by Cutting Excess, Refocusing DOD Budget
This is great because SECDEF Hegseth addresses all the false media stories negatively twisting facts: “I encourage you...
DEI Air Force Pararescue Candidate MELTDOWN Over Trump Executive Order
On Jamesons Travel channel, a retired Marine reacts to a news story about transgenders in the military, specifically a woman...
America’s Future Honors Military Defenders of Freedom
Below are video and photos from an event recently held at Mar-a-Lago hosted by Lt. General Michael Flynn’s...
Hegseth Considering Removal Of Top Generals Involved In ‘DEI Woke S***’: Report
By Nathan Gay | The Daily Wire Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering firing more than half a dozen...
West Point: “A once storied institution overcome by corruption”
A recent post on LinkedIn about West Point has been receiving a lot of attention. Entitled, “Behind the Walls of West...
Chris Walker on Prioritizing National Defense & Rebuilding Military Strength
Interviewed on The Raising Cain Show was STARRS Board of Advisors member Brig. General Chris “Mookie” Walker...
DOD to move budgets of woke programs to warfighting
Statement by Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses (DOD Press Release) President...
DEI-charged claims fly over contract talks for VMI’s leader as lawmaker demands ethics probe
By Charles Creitz | Fox News Virginia Democratic lawmakers are raising racially tinged concerns that the Virginia Military...
USNA Courses “Gender Matters: the Sociology of Gender” and “Gender and Sexuality Studies” CANCELED
Good and finally! Who needs stupid courses like this in a military warfighting academy? By Konstantin Toropin | Military.com...
Following Trump EOs, Naval Academy Prohibits Class Materials
By Ryan Quinn | Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Naval Academy’s provost told faculty last week not to use course readings “or...
The Military Recruiting Crisis Starts With the Leadership
By Col. Gary Anderson, USMC ret Last week, I did something that I haven’t done in years. I suggested to a friend that his...
‘No Exceptions’: Pentagon Schools Defy Hegseth by Renaming DEI Efforts
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | Daily Signal In preparation for Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Pentagon’s school...
This Veteran Can Finally Recommend Enlisting in the Military Again
By Col. Kurt Schlichter, US Army ret | Townhall After much consideration, I’ve changed my mind – I’m going to start...
Research Paper Regarding Transgenders in the Military
The Army’s tweet about no longer allowing transgenders to join the Army went completely viral in a couple of hours of...
ATTEND or Submit Statements: West Point Board of Visitors Meeting 11 March 2025
Join those from the MacArthur Society to attend the West Point Board of Visitors meeting on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 in...
DoDEA’s DEI Agenda: Are Military Schools Pushing Ideological Activism?
By Lt Col. Ken Segelhorst, US Army ret | SOFREP On February 12, more than 50 students at Patch Middle School in Stuttgart...
National advocates against DEI in the military got started in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Springs Gazette did a front-page story on the work of STARRS: By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs Gazette A...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Will ‘Continually Review’ How to Bring Back Troops Kicked Out over Biden Vax Mandate
By Kristina Wong | Breitbart News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News...
DEI, DOA: How the defense industry is racing to bury its diversity efforts
By Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow | Breaking Defense A month ahead of the #NatSecGirlSquad conference in March...
We all know who is in the diversity commissariat
By CDR Salamander Let’s speak candidly: our Navy needs friends. We don’t need to generate enemies nor have those in the...
DoD Memo Falls Incredibly Short of Former Service Members’ Expectations to Right the Wrongs Concerning the 2021 C19 Shot Mandate
By J. M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit On February 7, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense released a memorandum for...
U.S. Army Ends Gender-Affirming Procedures, No Longer Accepting Transgender Individuals
By Elizabeth Weibel | Breitbart News The United States Army announced that it would no longer be allowing transgender...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Woke Generals ‘Will Have a Different Job in Due Time’
By Kristina Wong | Breitbart News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday...
Eradicating DEI is easy, the mental indoctrination is the hard part
The great New York Yankee catcher and backyard philosopher Yogi Berra once said something like, Eradicating DEI from the DoD...
Pentagon’s Liberal Agenda Is Already Taking A Massive Beating
By Wallace White | Daily Caller News Foundation Left-wing initiatives and programs that were once a crown jewel of the...
“DEI is dead at #USArmy”
So says the official US Army X feed. Hoooahh! They were responding to another post which claimed an Army office was merging...
DOD Prepares Invitation to Bring Back Troops Separated for Refusing COVID Vaccine
(Pentagon) Over the course of 500 days, beginning in 2021, nearly 8,000 active duty and reserve service members were...
DEI Destroyer: Retired Brigadier General Christopher Walker
STARRS Board of Advisors member Brig. General Christopher Walker, USAF ret, USAFA ’88, was interviewed on the Patriots...
NEW BOOK: West Point’s Cult of DEI by John Hughes
The #1 graduate in the 1996 West Point graduating class, John Hughes, MD, a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti, has...
LTG Gilland Is DEI At West Point
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 John was the #1 graduate in his class and a 3rd Generation West Pointer. He had 4 combat...
DOD Publishes Unimpressive Memo To Address Servicemembers Forced Out During the C-19 Scam
By Lt Col. Darin Gaub, USA ret Betrayal of trust is a hard thing to overcome, and the latest memo out of the Pentagon...
The VA bans displaying LGBTQ+ Flag at all facilities
Inside a Pentagon’s DEI Office
Identity/Affinity Clubs at Military Academies Divide People
ARMY MEMO: Implementing Guidance for Executive Order Defending Women
The Department of the Air Force releases memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Publication Review
DAF releases memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Awards Guidance
‘A Major Upgrade’: Hegseth Inspires Troops By Working Out With Green Berets
DOD MEMO: Correction of Military Records for Service Members Involuntarily Separated for Refusal to Comply with C19 Vax Requirements
Trump Rejuvenating Military at Breakneck Speed
President Trump Selects Former STARRS Leader for Air Force Undersecretary
Naval Academy Launches Review Of School Clubs To Ensure Compliance With Trump’s DEI Prohibition
Political Infighting Over VMI’s Board of Visitors Puts Cadets at Risk
Americans Rush to Enlist in Trump’s Military Recruitment Boom
Trump’s Military Recruitment Surge
DEOMI continues military equal-opportunity training in wake of Trump DEI executive order
VA Secretary Doug Collins has ‘Full Authority’ to Recognize the Once-Mandated COVID-19 Shot as a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity
America’s Future To Honor Armed Services “Defenders of Freedom” at Celebrate American Exceptionalism 2025 at Mar-a-Lago
DOGE uncovers farcical $2.3 MILLION program training soldiers to ‘speak and act in a DEI friendly’ way
Reaction to President Trump Firing the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
DAF Curriculum and Training Guidance to comply with Executive Orders
STARRS Podcasts
Journey to Chief: Rod McKinley on Military Service, Standards, Families and Leadership Values
Cognitive Diversity and Constitutional Values in Today’s Military: A Conversation with Navy Veterans from the Calvert Task Group
Are the Motivations to Serve Missing in Today’s Military? A Conversation with Three Leaders
Upholding the Warrior Ethos in the Military: Interview with MOH Recipient Drew Dix
Preserving Military Excellence through Leadership and Unity with Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of the Calvert Task Group
A Conversation with USAF Brigadier General Christopher “Mookie” Walker
Left-Wing Brainwashing in the Military and Academia with Dr. Stanley Ridgley and Dr. Ron Scott
Tribute to the Leadership and Legacy of Warfighter General Robert F. Titus, “Earthquake”
The Amazing Military Aviation Life of F-4 Wild Weasel Al Palmer
Mike Rose: Fighting for Justice and Integrity in the Military and Service Academies
Woke Policies are Destroying the Military from the Inside Out
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
A Visit to the US Air Force Academy
Late 1950s video when USAFA was brand new. Show talks about the new traditions that will be made there. But first, this...
Short Takes
Various articles seen this week too short for an entire post: Wonder why they don’t have enough sailors or pilots...
Army / West Point
Does West Point still reflect “Duty, Honor, Country?”
Col. Bill Prince, US Army ret, USMA ’70, and President of the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates was on the...
West Point Professor: “You don’t want certain groups too far overrepresented leading the ranks”
West Point professor Morten Ender was interviewed for this Military.com article, “The Air Force’s Faltering...
Navy / Naval Academy
DEI helps no one
Letter to the Editor in the Washington Times: Reading “Is DEI dangerous? Study finds diversity training materials stoke...
Pentagon Can Expect Legal Challenges To Race-Based Admissions Policies After Supreme Court Ruling, Experts Say
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation Military academies will likely face legal challenges for their use of...
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