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West Point 2025 Diversity and Inclusion Studies Courses

Spot the CRT/DEI agenda in these courses offered to West Point cadets in 2025 who choose, for whatever unknown reason, to...

West Point Cadet Projects: Deconstructing Patriotism and Cross-Dressing in the Military

Former Virginia Congressman and Navy Seal Scott Taylor tweeted a photo of a list of classes he said are being taught at West...

The Coast Guard Academy’s Newest DEI Push

By Michael R. Shevock, USCGA ’76 DEI is a bad idea. It is divisive, racist, and anti-meritocratic. Coleman...

Testimony – Scott McQuarrie

Testimony from member of the Military Readiness and Merit Coalition, Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72 and President of...

Statement to DACODAI – Scott McQuarrie

Statement to DACODAI by Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72, President of Veterans for Fairness & Merit A RECOMMENDATION FOR...

Statement to DACODAI – Larry Purdy

Statement to DACODAI by Larry Purdy, USNA ’68 To: General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.), Chairman Defense Advisory...

Statement to DACODAI – Lt Col Marc Van Ells

Statement to DACODAI by Lt. Colonel Marc Van Ells, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 Dear Sir/Ma’am, In anticipation of your...

Statement to DACODAI – Col. Daniel Bohlin

Statement to DACODAI by Colonel Daniel J. Bohlin, USAF ret Comment for Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion...

Statement to DACODAI – Bob Neumann

Statement to DACODAI by By former Navy Lt Commander Bob Neumann, USNA ’69 Equity A record 41,000 recruits short in...

Marxist CRT at the US Naval Academy

On 18 & 19 April 2024, the U.S. Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership held the 23rd annual McCain...

USAFA Grad: Disillusioned with the Direction of the Academy

By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman of the Board Recent email sent to General Bishop:...

Our Service Academies Must Discard Race-Based Admissions

By Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it… [T]he Equal Protection Clause …...

West Point Grad: Diversity chief who espoused anti-American ‘Marxist dogma’ will ‘destroy the State Department’

USMA 1986 grad Mike Pompeo (#1 in his class) on the State Department–which represents America to the...

West Point ’64 grad says ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ saved him and his soldiers in Vietnam

By Dan Chalk | Midland Daily News In the view of retired U.S. Army Captain Michael Miller of Midland, the late Gen...

Around the Naval Academy

The U.S. Naval Academy hosted all the Supes at the annual Conference of Service Academy Superintendents (COSAS) with tours...

30-Year Naval Academy Teacher Details Depth Of DEI Rot In America’s Military Institutions

By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist It’s no secret the Biden administration has “reimagined” the U.S. military into a left...

Correcting The Air Force Academy’s Accountability And Transparency Problems

By Scott Sturman, USAFA ’72 Who in the profession of arms possess the requisite courage to storm the beaches of...

VMI’s Elephant in the Room

Many of the experiences of cadets at USAFA (as seen in this recent post “USAFA Cadet: “I came here to be mentally and...

Everything is Wonderful at West Point

By pyrene, a USMA grad On 11 March 2024, the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY sent a...

What exactly are “Army Values?”

By Capt. Gene Thomas Gomulka, US Navy ret In 1992, while serving as the Deputy Chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps, I was...

USAFA Cadet: “I came here to be mentally and physically challenged, not be constantly told “I’m the victim”

Recent post on Service Academy Forum by a USAFA Cadet: “Disclaimer: This might not represent the views of the Cadet...

VMI Board of Visitors struggles with politics and free speech

The importance of attending Board of Visitors meetings: By Cody Bartmann and The Cadet staff | The VMI Cadet The Cadet...

USMA Supe briefs Class Leaders re Mission Statement Change – “Build[ing]” Diversity Creeps into the Mission Statement

By Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72 President, Veterans for Fairness & Merit USMA’s Supe briefed class leaders on 3/19...

To combat bullying and extremism, Air Force Academy turns to social media sleuthing

By Will Carless | USA Today After years of internal and external alarms that the military isn’t doing enough to address...

Leadership Standards and Accountability: The United States Naval Academy

This letter by a 1970 Naval Academy graduate, who was in the nuclear power industry, was written in November 2021 and...

Answers to Questions re Service Academy Admissions and a Change to the Mission Statement

By Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72 President, Veterans for Fairness and Merit A USNA grad emailed some perceptive questions...

USAFA Cadet at Genderbread Person Training: “Why aren’t we learning about China instead?”

STARRS heard there was a mandatory lecture at the US Air Force Academy that all cadets had to attend, given by two PHD...

West Point removing the words Duty Honor Country from mission statement

By John T. Reed, USMA ’68 Seriously? The words “Duty Honor Country” were on the cover of Time once. Why? it was the...

Why Did West Point Change Its Mission? (Part 2)

By pyrene, USMA Grad Part 1 of why did West Point change its mission asked about the specific choices of words. This Part 2...

Why Did West Point Change Its Mission? (Part 1)

By pyrene, USMA grad The Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY sent a letter out to all...

West Point Recruiting Pitch Is Big On Career But Doesn’t Mention The Army

True, we are a more “selfish” society, so appeals to values like selfless service may not resonate with as many as in former...

Spirit of VMI Chairman’s Update

By Matt Daniel, VMI ‘85 | The Spirit of VMI The Spirit of VMI was founded in the winter of 2021; it has been 3 years of...

VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, Devalues Diploma

By Joseph D. Elie, VMI ’88 | The Spirit of VMI As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth of information about...

Latest wave of wokeness to hit West Point reveals one simple solution

Cut to the chase re Doug MacKinnon’s unusual solution: instead of just complaining about wokeness in the service...

Many top colleges, including service academies, ‘training a cadre of political commissars’ through DEI certificate programs

Many American colleges and universities are offering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) certificates that are not only a...

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