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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Naval Academy Launches Review Of School Clubs To Ensure Compliance With Trump’s DEI Prohibition

By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist The U.S. Naval Academy is reviewing school-sponsored clubs and activities to ensure...

Political Infighting Over VMI’s Board of Visitors Puts Cadets at Risk

By The VMI Cadet Editorial Staff The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has long stood as a symbol of discipline, leadership...

Reaction to President Trump Firing the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors

Mike Rose, USAFA ’69, STARRS General Counsel and Executive Vice President, was on the Richard Randal show talking...

DAF Curriculum and Training Guidance to comply with Executive Orders

Curriculum and Training Guidance Implementation Subsequent to Executive Order, “Restoring America’s Fighting Force,” 27...

STARRS Attorney Mike Rose on the firing of Service Academy Board of Visitors

Mike Rose, USAFA ’69, STARRS General Counsel and Executive Vice President, was on the show Output to talk about the...

The President Dismisses Board of Visitors for Service Academies

This morning, President Trump posted on his social media his plans for the Board of Visitors of the service academies while...

SECDEF reminds Academy Supes: “These are MILITARY ACADEMIES, not civilian universities.”

Secretary of Defense Hegseth recently posted on his social media that he had met with the three superintendents of the...

Naval Academy closing DEI offices to align with Trump executive orders: memo

By Greg Norman | Fox News The head of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, says the school is “taking steps...

Calvert Task Group Presents the Audiobook Edition of Popular Title, ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’

(Press Release) Now available at Audible.com, “Don’t Give Up the Ship!” encourages the change the American...

Narrative Alert: Legacy media coordinating to oppose removal of identity-based clubs at West Point

The Commander-in-Chief and the SECDEF have removed identity-based activities which separate service members from one another...

Defense Department runs kindergartens?

By David Goodwin With less than a week on the job, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has just been directed by President...

Watchdog Sues West Point for Withholding Records About Its False Claims Against Pete Hegseth

By Andrew Kerr | Washington Free Beacon A watchdog group sued the United States Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday...

USAF 2nd LT & USAFA Grad: “Policies of current administration align more with policies of a government our country fought against in the 1940s”

Recall previous article: USAF 2nd LT: “It’s thanks to the Air Force Academy that I currently have an anti-war stance.”...

Coast Guard Academy rolls back DEI as cuts at Naval Academy may soon follow

By CJ Womack | Campus Reform The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has disbanded its Office of Culture and Climate (OCC), while the...

More Good News at USMA: Identity Clubs Disbanded

MacArthur Society The Deputy Commandant of Cadets, United States Corps of Cadets, issued a memorandum for record on February...

The Military and the End of DEI

By R. Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 One of President Trump’s first Executive Orders, signed on January 20, 2025,[1] explicitly...

Two U.S. service academies end minor in diversity and inclusion

By Tate Miller | The Center Square West Point Military Academy and the Air Force Academy have both ended their “Diversity...

Equal Protection, Racial Preferences, and Professional Military Judgment: What the Judge in SFFA v. USNA Got Wrong

By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired Racially Discriminatory Admissions Prohibited When the Supreme Court...

Air Force Academy drops ‘Diversity and Inclusion Studies’ minor

By CJ Womack | Campus Reform The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado has removed the “Diversity and Inclusion...

Remove DEI From VMI

By Carmen D. Villani, Jr. ’76 Members of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors, A little over 4 years ago...

The Naval Academy Should Jettison Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

By R. Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 As we await the anticipated rollout of formal orders from the new Commander-in-Chief to end...

What Happened When DEI Came to the Military?

By Madeleine Rowley | Free Press Retired Air Force Brigadier General Christopher Walker, 59, spent almost two years as...

Good News Story: West Point DEI Conference Canceled

By Col. Bill Prince, USA ret, USMA ’70 President, MacArthur Society A good news story!! The West Point Association of...

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR Act)

(Press Release) Congressman Keith Self (USMA Class of 1975) introduced the House companion to legislation introduced in the...

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