By William Dean Lee, VADM, USCG (Ret.) As many of you know, I have advocated publicly for seven cadets who were recently...
Category - Academies
Seven USCGA Cadets Discharged!
Seven USCGA Cadets Were Officially Discharged 23 Sep, Over a Month After Their Religious Accommodation Requests and Appeals...
Judicial Watch Sues on Behalf of Concerned Military Group for Air Force Academy Critical Race Theory Records
Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of Stand Together Against...
Judicial Watch Supports STARRS in Suing DOD for Overdue USAFA Records
Judicial Watch took on a new quest, suing the Department of Defense (DOD) on behalf of Stand Together Against Racism and...
Coast Guard Academy Gives Seven Cadets 24 Hours to Get Off Base After Denying Vaccine Mandate Appeals
Despite several on-going court cases and recent court ordered injections prohibiting the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps...
Runaway Wokeness at the Air Force Academy
The Patriot Post’s writer and analyst, Douglas Andrews, writes a biting essay on the increasing trend of Wokeism and a...
Coast Guard and Air Force Academies’ Recent Actions Against the Unvaccinated
Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee, USCG (Ret), and Dr Sandy Miarecki, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), were interviewed on the Ark...
Has the Air Force Academy Become Just Another Liberal Arts School?
By Scott Sturman STARRS Board of Advisors member The Cadet Honor Code; high attrition rates; intense competition in...
Air National Guard Board Finds Military’s Shaky COVID Vax Mandate Unlawful, As West Point Holds Out
In a unanimous decision similar to the Navy’s in the spring, an Air National Guard administrative separation board...
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets Still at Risk of Dismissal
The US Coast Guard continues to persist in its abuse of seven US Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) cadets, according to Ron Scott...
Air Force Academy promotes fellowship that bans ‘cisgender’ men: ‘This program isn’t for you’
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado is encouraging cadets to apply for a fellowship program for...
Nickaylah Sampson’s Experience at West Point was the Racism of Low Expectations
As she described her experiences: “When I was 17 and still a candidate, my diversity admissions counselor invited me on a...
Air Force Academy diversity training tells cadets to use words that ‘include all genders’ & drop ‘mom and dad’
A diversity and inclusion training by the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado instructs cadets to use words that...
USAFA Diversity and Equity Training Slides
Air Force Academy’s DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) training slides used to train cadets: USAFA DI 07 Sept 22...
Coast Guard Academy expels seven Cadets for refusing COVID vaccine
The US Coast Guard Academy has disenrolled seven Cadets for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Discussing this further is...
A heartbroken grad watches the woke descent of the US Naval Academy
By Drew J. Reiner, USNA ’91 As reported by TheBlaze, it is apparent that those in charge of the U.S. military are on a...
All midshipmen at U.S. Naval Academy to receive ‘diversity’ re-education from a ‘walking safe space’
By Joseph MacKinnon | The Blaze Navy documents published by CDR Salamander on Thursday revealed the nature of the U.S...
The Air Force Academy Recruiting Crisis A Self-Inflicted Wound
By Scott Sturman, MD, USAFA ’72 STARRS Board of Advisors Like a B-17 Flying Fortress lumbering back to England with its...
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Jettisons Unvaccinated Cadets
STARRS has learned that seven cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) were banished from the grounds and given 24...
Air Force Academy Holds ‘Transgender Visibility’ Seminar
On 22 Sept, the United States Air Force Academy held a seminar promoting “transgender visibility and awareness in our...
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Jettisons Unvaccinated Cadets
STARRS has learned that seven cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) were banished from the grounds recently and...
AFA Cadets, Faculty Hailed for Diversity Efforts
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Several cadets and a faculty member were recognized for their individual and team efforts in...
West Point Cites Karl Marx, Teaches Radical CRT to Cadets: Investigation
By Ben Johnson | The Washington Stand The institution charged with training the next generation of American military...
Critical race theory is a threat to our national security
By Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch The U.S. military is being attacked from within. But instead of rifles and tanks, the weapon...
Open Letter To 61st Superintendent of the United States Military Academy: LTG Gilland
By John Hughes, USMA 1996 LTG Steven Gilland, Congratulations on becoming the 61st Superintendent of USMA. Your...
RIP, Moral Courage in the Military
By Mike Pefley, STARRS VP Communications, USAFA ’74 Our nation was founded on the moral courage of patriots in order to free...
Documents Reveal West Point Cadets Being Taught Critical Race Theory
By Kristina Wong, Breitbart News Documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by conservative watchdog...
West Point cadets taught critical race theory, including addressing ‘whiteness,’ docs show
New documents exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital reveal that the U.S. Army is teaching West Point cadets critical race...
Records Show Critical Race Theory Propaganda at West Point
(Judicial Watch Press Release) Judicial Watch announced today it received 518 pages and 135 pages of records revealing...
USAFA 2022 Survey Shows 12% Drop in Grad Pride
In an open letter, USAFA grad Scott Dunphy compares USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG) 2006 and 2022 survey reports...
Dana Lyon Follow-Up
Since we introduced you to Dana’s situation , STARRS has put out a press release and she and her attorney (and STARRS...
Air Force Academy Graduate Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine
Air Force Academy Fires AFA Grad, Outstanding Coach and Gold Star Widow Two Months Before Retirement for Refusing COVID...
Gold Star Widow, Dana Lyon and USAFA Coach Faces Termination Action
The following comments may be attributed to Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Rod Bishop, President and Chairman of the Board of STARRS...
Why Are Air Force Commanders Violating the 1st Amendment?
Air Force Colonel Rob Maness (ret) talks with Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAF retired and Mike Rose, Attorney, Academy graduates who...
STARRS UPDATE: Videos, Collaborations and News
The latest STARRS update is provided below. STARRS video series: Episode 11 of the Intellectuals is now available at the...
Bill to Protect Air Force Cadets, Midshipmen From Being Punished for Not Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
(Sen. Rubio Press Release) U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and colleagues introduced the Defending Freedom of Conscience for...
Declaration of Betrayal of West Point and the Long Gray Line
By “Concerned Graduates of West Point” The Long Gray Line is the assembly of graduates of the United States Military Academy...
STARRS Turns Up Heat, Secures Small Win
By Tracey Meck, Col, USAF (Ret), STARRS Newsletter and Blog Editor-in-Chief, USAFA ‘87 Over the past week or so, STARRS...
Four Air Force Academy Senior Cadets Told They Will Not Graduate Two Weeks Before Big Day!
On May 10th, four Cadets First Class (seniors) were ordered to report to the superintendent’s office under the escort of...
Cadets On Verge of Expulsion After Religious Exemption Appeals Were Denied; STARRS Is Helping
By Tracey Meck, Col, USAF (Ret) USAFA ’87 STARRS Newsletter Editor-In-Chief Only the “best of the best” are offered...
Open Letter To The Long Gray Line
By John Hughes, USMA ’96 On 17 March 2022, I submitted an open letter to the Superintendent of USMA expressing my...
Open Letter to LTG Darryl Williams, 60th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
By John Hughes, USMA 1996 LTG Williams, On March 14, 2022, you sent the following letter to the Long Gray Line via email...
How ‘Social Justice’ is Killing the Military
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN (Ret), STARRS Director at Large Col. Michael D. Pefley, USAF (Ret), VP of Communications for...
Help Academy Cadets Defend Themselves!
Save Our Cadets and Midshipmen! Right now, at least 16 cadets are in danger of being kicked out of West Point because they...
Yet Another Scandal at West Point? You Be the Judge (Part 3)
By William F. Prince, COL USA (Ret.), USMA ‘70 Sharp-eyed readers of the STARRS newsletters, editions 11 (15 Oct. 2021) and...
Will New Commandant of Cadets Steer USAFA in the Right Direction?
The Air Force Academy has a new Commandant of Cadets. He is Brigadier General Paul Moga, Class of ’95. He recently sat down...
USNA CRT/CP Smoking Gun
By Phillip Keuhlen Commander, USN (Ret), USNA ’71 If you have doubts that Critical Pedagogy and Critical Race Theory...
USNA CRT/CP Smoking Gun Train the Trainers!
By Phillip Keuhlen, Commander, USN (Ret), USNA ’71 If you have doubts that Critical Pedagogy and Critical Race Theory...
Critical Race Theory (CRT) vs Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
By Rod Bishop, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret) STARRS President and Board Chairman Many terms and acronyms used in public discussions...
Yet Another Scandal at West Point? You Be the Judge (Part 2)
By William F. Prince, Col, USA (Ret), USMA ‘70 The editors of the STARRS newsletter have graciously allowed me to divide...