At Annapolis, not so much who is admitted, but who is hired

By CDR Salamander | Substack This took place in the Biden Administration. With the discussions about what is going on with...

West Point Gets Back To Business: It’s Training for Army Officers, NOT a Liberal Arts College

By CDR Breck Henderson, US Navy veteran Dr. Graham Parsons, a professor of philosophy at West Point, recently published an...

Restoring Veterans Harmed by the Unlawful Anthrax Vax Order

By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors From his podcast: The anthrax vaccine was integrated into my Air Force...

FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act: America First Priorities

(AFPI) Every year since 1961, Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act to support our service members and...

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn

By Lolita Baldor  |  Associated Press All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its...

House Democrats look to bolster trans military protections

Members of Congress still pushing the woke ideology agenda on the military: By Brooke Migdon  |  The Hill House Democrats...

Congressman: Keep Our Military Focused On Readiness, Not Social Experiments

By Rep. Barry Moore As a proud American, a staunch conservative, and a supporter of our men and women in uniform, I believe...

Secretary Hegseth Statement Directing DOD Review of U.S. Military Withdrawal From Afghanistan

(DOD Press Release) Three and a half years ago the Biden Administration’s disastrous and embarrassing withdrawal from...

West Point Trades Real Reform For Illusory Paper Compliance

If the academy cannot produce officers loyal to the Constitution, its leadership is not just failing, it is compromising...

BOOK REVIEW: Liberal Bolshevism — An American Tragedy

By Lt Col. Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 This is a book review of Alexander G. Markovsky’s Liberal Bolshevism:...

West Point’s leftist-if-not-Marxist plebe American History textbook

Lou Coatney, a retired government and academic librarian who attended West Point in 1964 and 1965, wrote the below article...

Senators call for investigation into Milley’s Chain of Command Interference

(Press Release) Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are renewing calls for the Department of Defense (DOD)...

The US military is making a comeback thanks to Trump

By Taylor Hathorn After years of decline in both recruitment and retention, alongside an air of neglect for our nation’s...

What happens when you tell a philosopher ‘No’

By Owen Anderson We need more philosophers to resign from their university posts. Graham Parsons, a philosophy professor at...

He’s the right man, in the right place, right time and just in the nick of time

By Buck Torske, retired Navy Chief Petty Officer It’s obvious “mainstream” press and media can’t stop beating up all things...

Buh-Bye West Point

By pyrene* Full Professor Graham Parsons got a long screed on the sanctimony of his virtue-signaling resignation from the...

Low-Trust Military

By Major Chase Spears, USA PAO ret Sir Winston Churchill is known to have remarked that “In wartime, truth is so precious...

Retirement from Coast Guard offers time to reflect on wrongs, hope for better times under Trump

By J.M. Phelps  |  American Family News Looking back on a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard, a retired IT chief says an...

Kendall Qualls: The Root Of The Problems We Face

STARRS Board of Advisors member Kendall Qualls, President of TakeCharge, was on the organization’s new podcast...

Forgive? First we need to drag out and discuss what we cannot forget

“Until we have a full Truth and Reconciliation Commission-like public accounting about the active discriminatory...

SASC Advances DOD Civilian Nominations

(SASC Press Release) This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted by roll call to report out favorably the...

CRT/DEI can be technically removed but decades of indoctrination persists

The Marxist-based CRT/DEI/Woke ideology can TECHNICALLY be removed from the military but eliminating the baked-in...

Command Board at USAF Base Vandalized

A command board from the 55th Wing unit at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was vandalized with the letters...

Update: 10th Medical Group at USAFA Command Board

Update to this story, the photos of the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of Defense have been posted. STARRS President Ron...

DOD Issues Implementation Guidance on Separation of Service Members With Gender Dysphoria

By C. Todd Lopez | DOD News Yesterday, military leaders across the force were issued guidance from the Defense Department on...

Update on DEI Situation at West Point and the Military

MacArthur Society President Col. Bill Prince, USA ret and a 1970 graduate of the US Military Academy gives an...

Congressman introduces Readiness Over Wokeness Act

(Press Release) Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the Readiness Over Wokeness Act. This legislation will codify President...

US Dept of Transportation Secretary Announces USMMA’s Christ on the Water Painting is Moving out of the Basement

(Press Release) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced that the historic Christ on the Water painting will...

Whatever happened to that woke USAF Colonel blocked by the Senate?

So many posts on the STARRS website regarding Air Force Col. Ben Johnsson whom Republicans kept blocking from becoming a...

Senator Introduces Legislation to Expand Classical Learning Test to Service Academies

(Press Release)  Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Promote Classical Learning Act. The bill requires U.S. military...

There Are No Race Theorists in Foxholes

By Doug Philippone, West Point graduate, former Army Major When the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, I was commanding a Third...

Meink Confirmed as 27th Secretary of the Air Force

By Chris Gordon | Air & Space Forces The Senate confirmed Dr. Troy Meink to be the 27th Secretary of the Air Force May...

Senator Backs Trump Official’s Attempt To ‘Bring Jesus Up From The Basement’ — Literally

By Leif Le Mahieu | Daily Wire Senator Ted Cruz praised Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for promising to restore a...

Diversity Is Not Our Strength

Above photo: Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization...

West Point Profs and Staff: “Should they resist Mr. Hegseth’s order or resign in protest?”

Some insight into what is going on with professors at West Point can be found in this Washington Post article, The...

Judge Allows CIA To Fire Official Who Played Role In Biden’s Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

By Hailey Gomez  |  The Daily Caller News Foundation A federal district judge is allowing the CIA to fire the agency’s...

Freedom’s Last Stand: Understanding Marxist Strategies in America

Alexander Markovsky, a Soviet immigrant who grew up as the son of a high-ranking Communist Party member, brings his rare and...

Leftist West Point Professor Leaves in a Huff Over the End of Brainwashing

By Streiff | Red State A civilian West Point professor made a public spectacle of his exit from the US Military Academy and...

Disciplined Delusion and the Lohmeier Hearing

By Forrest Marion, PhD Military Historian and Air Force Veteran For a bit of ancient history, it was four years ago this...

The Saga of Brigadier General Robert “Earthquake” Titus with William B. Scott

Presentation by Bill Scott, a member of the STARRS Board of Advisors, on Paratrooper, Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot. American...

“Constructivism and Feminism” Course at Naval War College

By CDR Salamander  |  Substack Last week we looked at the Naval War College. We’ll call that Episode 1. Time for Episode 2...

The Fruits of Institutional Capture: “Women, Peace, and Security”

By CDR Salamander  |  Substack Institutional capture is very real. Regardless of what initial intentions are, if you create...

Removing Transvestites from the Military Enhances Readiness and Lethality

By Lt. Col. Darrin Gaub, USA ret You will notice that I did not use the other “trans” word in the title because...

Additional DOD guidance on service members adversely impacted by C19 vax mandate

(DOD USD Personnel & Readiness Memo) The Department of Defense continues to take action in support of warfighters...

Reviewing the Department’s Military Educational Institution Library Collections

Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell: Today, the Department issued guidance to senior...

Certification of Merit-Based Military Service Academy Admissions

Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell, on Certification of Merit-Based Military Service...

Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul ‘will not be missed’

By Christina Shaw | Fox News A West Point professor’s resignation over education shifts brought, in part, by the Trump...

Active-Duty Military on TikTok

Ongoing weird trend of active-duty servicemembers telling it all/showing it all on their TikTok accounts–in uniform. A...

Implementing Policy on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness

As the President of the United States clearly stated in Executive Order 14183, “Prioritizing Military Excellence and...

Sen. Banks Asks Gen. Tata How He Will ‘All Together Eliminate’ DEI Programming From Military

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Senator Jim Banks questioned Brig. General Anthony J. Tata...

Senators introduce the Reaffirming Every Servicemember’s Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act

(Press Release) U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced...

New Chase Spears Podcast: Finding Your Spine

Retired Army PAO Chase Spears, who spoke on our last Town Hall “The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance:...

Drew Dix Podcast – Pushback within the Department of Defense

Drew Dix explores a critical threat to national defense. Is internal resistance threatening the mission? Watch: 00:00 Balls...

Duffy hangs replica of controversial USMMA Jesus painting in DOT office: ‘It looks beautiful’

By Jon Brown | Christian Post Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that he hung a replica of...

Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Enforce Transgender Military Ban

SECDEF: “We are leaving wokeness and weakness behind”

Memorandum Directing General and Flag Officer Reductions

How Department of Defense Educational Activity Staff Co-Opted Diversity Equity and Inclusion Protests

The China Threat Is Worse Than You Can Imagine

How wokeness infected even horse shows

Response to Opinion Piece on USAFA civilian reduction plans

Ignore the noise, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is doing a great job

Gen Z Goes to West Point: How The Academy Should Adapt to Overcome Safetyism and Victimhood Culture

White House: “We are going to have a system of merit”

STARRS Presentation on April 28, 2025

Statement: Providing Supplemental Remedies for Service Members and Veterans Negatively Impacted by the DOD Defunct Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vax Mandate

Former Air Force major who defied Biden vaccine mandate speaks out, applauds Hegseth

Lohmeier defends qualifications for Air Force post as senators question past remarks

SEN. TIM SHEEHY: 100 Days Of Putting Warfighters First

SECDEF Signed Memo to Provide Remedies for Service Members Hurt by Experimental COVID Vaccines – Now Those Affected Want to Know If Anyone Was Fired

Lohmeier, Nominee for Under SECAF, Defends Record in Confirmation Hearing

Drew Dix Podcast – Pushback From Within

Fired For Exposing The Biden-Era Military’s Marxist Drift, Former Officer Pledges To Restore ‘Accountability’ To The Force

The Military’s Back, Baby: Why America’s Youth Are Signing Up Again

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Anguished USAFA Cadet: “They are closing Starbucks and the bowling lane now.”

NCLS speaker tells cadets they need to be prepared to do what’s “uncomfortable and inconvenient” in the name of justice

Unity Letter to USAFA AOG

Air Force uses taxpayer money for personnel to travel to pride events in DC

Yet Another Scandal at West Point? You Be the Judge (Part 3)

What Kind of Military Does Our Country Need?

American universities are rebranding DEI departments instead of eliminating them, study finds

The Full Spectrum of 5th Gen War

Navy Completes Work on Naming Commission Recommendations

SECNAV Keeps Pushing DEI

Military lied about drag queen recruitment

Navy Service chiefs emphasize need for diversity at leadership conference in Norfolk

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets Still at Risk of Dismissal

Ongoing “Ideological Purge” Criticized in Open Letter from Retired USCG 3-Star

Coast Guard announces Return to Service Team initiative

Congressmen Demand Answers From Coast Guard About DEI Trainings

Politics or People: What Does the Navy Value?

President Trump Is Not Weakening Our National Security or Our...

The Daniel Penny Verdict is a Turning Point

MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates incorporates as 501c3...

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s Claim that Trump is a...

Navy Update Part III

Expert: DEI Policies Are ‘Offensive’ to Servicemembers Who Want to Be Trained as Leaders

Trump picks ousted Space Force officer and anti-woke activist for senior Air Force post

3-Star Rod Bishop on Integrity First: Air Force Academy Religious Purge

Army vet James Atticus Bowden on the state of West Point

STARRS President on Reclaim San Diego Radio Show

Colonel Matt Lohmeier Relieved from SPACE FORCE for CRITICIZING Marxism

STARRS Col. Tracey Meck interview on Frontlines of Freedom

Former Space Force Officer Says ‘Separate Chain Of Command’ Enforces ‘Divisive Ideology’ In Military Academy

Judicial Watch Sues Air Force Academy for Records about Critical Race Theory and ‘White Supremacy’

Election Results Will Determine if Military Can Be Salvaged

STARRS President and CEO Dr. Ron Scott Appears on Truth & Liberty Show

President Trump Selects Former STARRS Leader for Air Force Undersecretary

STARRS Review of 2024 Accomplishments

Dr. Mick Zais BG (USA, ret.), Shoshana Bryen and Dr. Stephen Bryen Join STARRS Board of Advisors

Two Military Chaplains on the STARRS Board of Advisors Ask the Nation to Pray

A Call From STARRS Leadership for Volunteers

STARRS Leadership Announces ‘Rally for Our Republic’

Major Drew Dix, Medal of Honor Recipient, Joins STARRS Board of Advisors