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Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda in the Military
Operation Midnight Hammer—Can’t We All Just Be Proud Americans?
Students for Fair Admissions and Naval Academy File Motion to Vacate Opinion Allowing Academy to Use Race in Admissions
By Capt. Charles “Cully” Stimson, US Navy JAG Corps, ret Imagine judging a trial, ruling for one party, and writing a 179...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service
By Konstantin Toropin | Military.com Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members...
A Brilliant Stroke
By Capt Tom Burbage, USN ret, USNA ’69 and Bill McCauley, Navy veteran, USNA ’69 The first reaction of the Trump...
Service Academy’s Woke Leadership Removed
Comment about this article from STARRS Chairman Lt Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74: Another win for STARRS...
Hegseth announces Navy oil tanker named after gay rights leader renamed after Medal of Honor recipient
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a Navy oil tanker named after gay rights leader...
Hearing Wrap Up: DEI Promotes Discrimination and Hinders Equality
(House Oversight Committee) Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing today titled “Sacrificing...
US Merchant Marine Academy leadership steps down day after Duffy speech
By Jon Brown | Christian Post The superintendent and deputy superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings...
Vice Admiral Nunan and Rear Admiral Wulf Announce Departures from USMMA Leadership
(US Dept of Transportation Press Release) Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant...
Military Readiness Incompatible With ‘Trans’ Troops
By Nate Jackson | Patriot Post President Donald Trump took to Truth Social last night to announce a ceasefire in...
How to Monitor Military Academy Admissions
By David Kane | Minding the Campus From the Military Times: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred the U.S. military...
On the Radio: STARRS Chairman Joe Arbuckle
STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret was interviewed about STARRS, its mission and ongoing work educating...
Civilian Service Academy Profs Complain about “Academic Freedoms” in Military Academies
Professors used to having academic freedoms from their colleges and universities—nearly all of which have a left-wing bias...
Trump DEI ban ripples across Wisconsin National Guard, emails show
A look at the implementation of the CinC and SecDef’s anti-CRT/DEI/Woke orders: By Andrew Bahl | The Cap Times On Jan...
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Pete Hegseth Has Already Changed the Pentagon for the Better
By Matt Schoenfeldt, retired Army officer, former Pentagon strategic planner The Department of Defense has long been a...
Naval Academy Ignored Standardized Test Scores for Class of 2025-2028 Applicants
Note on this article by Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72: The article highlights one of USNA’s many workarounds they used for...
Will the Military Academies Comply on Admissions?
By CDR J.A. Cauthen, US Navy ret, USNA ’02 After years of obfuscation and denial, the U.S. Naval Academy, in a suit brought...
An Analysis of West Point’s Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2020-2025
By David R. Jackson, USMA ’73 Many West Point graduates don’t realize how strongly the school’s leaders were promoting...
Seeking Justice for Military Members Harmed by Unlawful Orders
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Should President Trump pardon officers punished by the Biden administration? A group...
Senate Must Reject Woke Senior Military Officers Up for June 24 Appointments
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News President Trump nominated many great officers, but several don’t align with...
Subverting the Efforts of CinC and SecDef to Restore the Military, At Least One Senior Official Appears to Have Made a Promise He Had No Intention to Keep
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Without intervention, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Budge will be separated from the...
U.S. Navy Sails To 2025 Recruiting Target Three Months Ahead Of Schedule
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist With the wind in its sails, the U.S. Navy hit its recruiting goal for the 2025 fiscal...
Senator Introduces Legislation to Restore Lethality in the U.S. Military
(Press Release) U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Restoring Lethality Act, which eliminates the existence...
Air Force On Track To Smash Recruiting Target Ahead Of Schedule
By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force is on track to hit its annual recruitment goal three...
State of the Army
STARRS Vice Chairman Major General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret, was interviewed on Rightside Radio by Colonel Phil Williams, USA...
Combatting Woke Ideology in the Military
STARRS President Ron Scott was interviewed on the radio show, “The Peak,” discussing combatting DEI/CRT/Woke...
Establishment of the Military Service Recruitment Task Force
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on the Memorandum for the Establishment of the Military Service...
Army Plans to Eliminate Programs Not Contributing to Lethality
By David Vergun | DOD News The Army Transformation Initiative will reexamine all requirements and eliminate unnecessary...
Report Exposes How Biden Federal Health Agencies Hid The Risk Of Myocarditis
Comments by STARRS: “Although we only took issue with the illegal aspects of the mandate, thanks to Dr Sturman’s...
Radicalized Former Coast Guard Officer Threatened to Assassinate Trump
ALERT: Severe radicalism in the services*, in this case an officer who served in the US Coast Guard for 33 years (1988...
Active Duty Mutiny No One is Talking About
Marine veteran Jameson talks about the problem of active duty military servicemembers opposing the orders of their Commander...
Senator Introduces Legislation to Provide Backpay to Service Members Wrongfully Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
(Press Release) U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy introduced the COVID-19 Military Backpay Act of 2025, restoring compensation for...
Justice Department Addresses Racial Discrimination in Lawsuit Challenging Race-Based Admissions at United States Naval Academy
(DOJ Press Release) The Justice Department announced a joint filing with the plaintiff challenging former race-based...
Congressman Protects Women’s Sports at U.S. Military Service Academies
(Press Release) U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Protection of Women in Sports at Military...
Before and Now Military Ads
Army Ranger veteran compares military recruitment advertisements from the previous administration and the current...
What’s the Point?
By Lt Col Allen West, USA ret Greetings, everyone, I am typing this missive from the Holiday Inn Express in Del Rio, Texas...
U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary
The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on June 14, 2025 and held a military parade in Washington, DC. The Story of...
Propaganda Influences American Military Leaders in Foreign Academic Programs
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Military students face indoctrination in anti-Israel progressive political...
Leftist Generals Make their Political Views Known on Social Media
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News RestoretheMilitary.com exposes these woke Army generals and more. We’ve...
Whistleblower: Lockheed Martin Awarded Bonuses Based on Race
By Chris Rufo and Ryan Thorpe | City Journal Many believe that masculine industries, such as military and defense, are...
Here are the radical alphabet/trans books kids in DOD schools were exposed to
Tireless military family advocate Amy Haywood posted a list of the books the DODEA schools in Stuttgart had in their school...
Until President Trump Fires Woke Leadership, West Point Will Never Get Back to Forging Warriors
By Doug Truax, USMA ’92 | Restoration News U.S. Military Academy leadership bears final responsibility for turning...
Retired Air Force Brigadier General Soils His Uniform to Defend Trans Ideology in the Military
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Martin France is a prime example of dangerous political activists infecting the...
Fighting Marxist Insurgency
Drew Dix, Medal of Honor recipient and a member of the STARRS Board of Advisors, was interview by Todd Wood (USAFA grad) on...
Interview with STARRS President Ron Scott
STARRS President Ron Scott was interviewed on the work of STARRS, DEI in the military, the problem of radical ideology in...
West Point Board of Visitors Meeting – 11 July 2025
The West Point Board of Visitors is holding a public meeting on Friday, 11 July 2025 from 8 am to 11 am at Camp Buckner...
The Naval Academy History Department is in a Spot of Bother
By CDR Salamander | Substack The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD has been—like so many degree-granting...
Process to reinstate Coast Guard servicemembers discharged due to COVID-19 vaccination mandate announced
(Coast Guard) By Kathy Murray, Senior Writer, MyCG The Coast Guard announced the process to allow members who separated...
US Navy JAG Officer Accused Of Making Violent Threat Against J6 And ICE Agents
By Ashley Brasfield | The Daily Caller News Foundation U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer Benjamin France is...
Senator Introduces Legislation to Protect Women’s Sports at Military Service Academies
(Press Release) U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced legislation to prohibit men from participating in women’s...
Hegseth Was Right to Ban Race in Admissions At Military Service Academies, but Not for the Reasons You Might Think
Not too sure about his point about recommendations from the 2011 Military Leadership Diversity Commission not being...
The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of CinC and SECDEF, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Tens of thousands of service members and veterans were negatively impacted by previous...
Financial Giant USAA Gets Downgraded After Debanking Trump Lawyer, Going Woke
By Chuck Devore | The Federalist For almost my entire military career and beyond, USAA, the San Antonio-based insurance...
Army Recruiting Crisis Ends as Trump and Hegseth Light a Fire Under the Pentagon’s Backside
By Brandon Webb, Navy Seal Veteran | SOFREP Well, Iraq just froze over—and apparently so did the Army’s recruiting deficit...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reveals why military recruitment has soared under Trump
Hegseth wants to clean up the military, but enemies remain in its ranks
If Senators Showed Up To Work, They Could Easily Confirm Fighter Pilot Matthew Lohmeier
Group launches tip line for DOD employees to report DEI, ‘woke’ overreach
A Call for Pardon or Amnesty of Those Adversely Affected by the Military COVID-19 and Anthrax Vaccine Mandates
The Nuremberg Code and the Vaccine Mandate for Service Members
Get Women Out of Combat
‘Warrior Spirit Being Restored’: Retired General Weighs In on Renaming USNS Harvey Milk
Drew Dix Podcast – Digging DEI from the Trenches
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Committee Focused on Women in the Services
This bill will help make military officers worthy of our republic
New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies
Transgender Troops may get $125K for voluntarily leaving
Army Hits Annual Recruiting Goal Months Ahead of Schedule
Navy Reportedly Considering Renaming Ship Honoring Alleged ‘Homosexual Predator’
Military Academy Still Using Discriminatory Quotas
Faith-Based Objections to Unjust Decrees
One-Sided Reporting on Transgender USAFA Cadets Article
USAFA 1960s Recruiting Film: “What Makes a Man”
OPM MEMO: New Merit Hiring Plan
STARRS Podcasts
Interview with Matthew Lohmeier
Air Force Academy graduate and former US Space Force Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his squadron command for...
Interview With Historian Jane Hampton Cook
STARRS’ VP Dr. Ron Scott interviews historian, author and STARRS Board of Advisors member, Jane Hampton Cook. Jane was...
Interview with Dr. John Hughes
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with West Point graduate Dr. John Hughes on ethical leadership. Open Letter To 61st Superintendent Of...
Interview with Scott McQuarrie and Larry Purdy: Raced-based admissions in military service academies
On this STARRS podcast, STARRS President Ron Scott speaks with lawyers Scott McQuarrie, USMA 1972, and Larry Purdy, USNA...
The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way – Judge Bruce Tucker Smith
On this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Al Palmer talks with Judge Bruce Tucker Smith, a 21-year veteran JAG officer...
Interview with Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
“Intellectuals” podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with Dr. Jason D. Hill, PhD., DePaul University Philosophy Professor, one...
Are the Motivations to Serve Missing in Today’s Military? A Conversation with Three Leaders
STARRS & Stripes Host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, was joined by the presidents of three veterans organizations who are...
Mike Rose: Fighting for Justice and Integrity in the Military and Service Academies
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, prepare to engage with a riveting conversation on the intricate landscape of...
Woke Policies are Destroying the Military from the Inside Out
STARRS recently held a Joint Town Hall with the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates and the Calvert Task Group. The...
Flying the F-14 Tomcat: Lessons in Leadership and Camaraderie with Navy Commander Dave Baranek
Ever wonder what it takes to fly one of the Navy’s most iconic jets? Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR...
Interview with Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
Cognitive Diversity and Constitutional Values in Today’s Military: A Conversation with Navy Veterans from the Calvert Task Group
STARRS & Stripes host Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, leads a thought-provoking discussion that challenges current...
Military Members Fighting Vaccine Mandate
Intellectuals podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with military members John Bowes, Rob Green, and Dana Lyon about their fight...
Interview With Elaine Donnelly, Center For Military Readiness
STARRS Vice President and Board of Directors Vice-Chair, Dr. Ron Scott interviewed Elaine Donnelly, from the Center for...
Interview with LTC Darin Gaub (USA, Ret) Of Restore Liberty
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with LTC (USA, Ret) Darin Gaub, the executive director of Restore-Liberty.org.
The Hoax of Critical Race Theory: Interview with Dr. Wilfred Reilly
STARRS Ron Scott talks with Dr. Wilfred Reilly about the hoax of Critical Race Theory. See his books: BOOK REVIEW: Hate...
DEI’s Impact on Military Unity, Readiness and Historical Lessons for Today
Are our military forces less prepared today than they were after World War II? Join us as Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, and...
Left-Wing Brainwashing in the Military and Academia with Dr. Stanley Ridgley and Dr. Ron Scott
This important episode of STARRS & Stripes looks at the radical and dangerous left-wing ideological influences and...
Major General Joe Arbuckle on Meritocracy, Accountability and Military Reform
What does it take to rise from a private to a Major General in the U.S. Army? Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army ret, joins...
Lt General Rod Bishop: From USAFA to Leading Seven Commands
Meet STARRS Chairman of the Board Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, interviewed by STARRS & Stripes...
Interview with Author Rebecca Friedrichs on the Far Left Control of our Schools
Dr. Ron Scott, Col, USAF (Ret), STARRS Board of Directors Vice Chairman, interviews Rebecca Friedrichs, author of Standing...
Interview With Dr. Carol Swain
Dr. Ron Scott interviews Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain is a former tenured professor of political science at both Princeton...
A Conversation with USAF Brigadier General Christopher “Mookie” Walker
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with retired Air Force Brigadier General...
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...
Interview With Adam Coleman
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with author, columnist Adam Coleman on problems in society. Coleman is the author of Black Victim To...
From Flying F-4s to Fighting DEI: A Veteran’s Journey to Restore Military Values
STARRS & Stripes podcast host Al Palmer and guest Ron Olds, two veteran F-4 Phantom pilots during the Vietnam War...
STARRS Town Hall | The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance: Fighting Back Against the Military Reforms of the President and SecDef
STARRS held its quarterly Town Hall meeting on 9 April 2025 with special guest speakers Sam Shoemate, a retired Army...
Interview with retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck
STARRS President, Dr Ron Scott interviews retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck (STARRS VP Digital Media, USAFA...
Preserving Military Excellence through Leadership and Unity with Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of the Calvert Task Group
Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR Al Palmer, US Navy ret, for an inspiring conversation with leaders of the...
From USAFA to Air Force Leader: Discipline, Mentorship, and Duty with Colonel Ron Scott
STARRS & STRIPES Interviews: Meet STARRS President and CEO Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 — his...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Lt Gen Bishop Resigns from Falcon Foundation
On Oct 20, 2021, the President and CEO of STARRS, Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAFA’74, resigned from his position as a governing...
Too Political To Become Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff
By Jan Tegler At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in early July to consider his nomination to be chairman of the...
Army / West Point
West Point Needs a Reset
By Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 When I attended West Point back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, cadets used to joke that we got a...
Army vet James Atticus Bowden on the state of West Point
Here’s another great interview conducted by Denny Gillem, USMA ’64 for his Frontline of Freedom radio program. In this...
Navy / Naval Academy
It’s Not Just West Point. U.S. Military Academies Have Become Disneyland For Politicians
By Bruce Fleming | The Federalist The military world and military academies—I’m a tenured civilian professor of English at...
NEW BOOK: Call Me an American
New book by Naval Academy grad and Navy Special Operations Captain Hung Cao, US Navy ret: Call Me an American. A refugee...
CG/Coast Guard Academy
Coastie Wants Back in, But the Coast Guard Continues to Force Preferred Pronouns Amid an Ongoing Recruiting and Retention Crisis
Coast Guard commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus
Bill to Protect Air Force Cadets, Midshipmen From Being Punished for Not Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
Coast Guard announces Return to Service Team initiative
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Matt Lohmeier Uncovers How DEI Is Undermining the U.S. Military
STARRS Mike Rose joins Sen. Graham standing against mandatory military C19 vaccine
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STARRS Review of 2024 Accomplishments
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