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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...

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

No more of this from the last four years. (Press Release) VA has announced a new policy limiting the display of flags at VA...

Inside a Pentagon’s DEI Office

Brig. General Chris “Mookie” Walker, USAF ret, USAFA ’88, and on the STARRS Board of Advisors was recently...

Identity/Affinity Clubs at Military Academies Divide People

By Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72, Attorney If you are not aware of this recent social media post by the USMA Deputy...

ARMY MEMO: Implementing Guidance for Executive Order Defending Women

Review all programs and terminate any that promote or inculcate gender ideology. tab-a-s-implementing-guidance-for...

The Department of the Air Force releases memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Publication Review

(Dept of Air Force) The Department of the Air Force released the memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Publication Review...

DAF releases memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Awards Guidance

(Dept. of Air Force) The Department of the Air Force released the memorandum DEI and Gender Ideology Awards Guidance...

‘A Major Upgrade’: Hegseth Inspires Troops By Working Out With Green Berets

“I would much rather talk to troops than go to cocktail parties. That’s my job.” By Hank Berrien | The...

DOD MEMO: Correction of Military Records for Service Members Involuntarily Separated for Refusal to Comply with C19 Vax Requirements

Second memo below: As directed by the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Defense shall take all actions necessary to...