By Colonel Ron Scott, PhD (USAF ret) STARRS President Dr. Scott recently participated in a livestreamed “telethon” hosted by...
Category - Academies
Army Lawyer COL Winston Williams Signals Service Academy Cadets Can Violate UCMJ…If They Are Woke
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 LTG Steven Gilland hosted the 20th Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference last...
A Student Wants to Join West Point. But He’s the Wrong Race
B is a high school student with a 4.2 GPA. One of his grandfathers fought in the Army on D-Day. Three of his family members...
Stick a fork in West Point, they’re done… wait until you see the new degree they’re offering…
Well, West Point had a good run, didn’t it? Once a beacon of prestige and elite training, this institution produced some of...
PAPER: Should We Play Politics with the Nation’s Defense?
Read a new research paper entitled, Should We Play Politics with the Nation’s Defense? The Supreme Court’s...
At West Point, Racism Becomes More Important Than Military Readiness
By Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that...
USAFA’s commandant makes culture at Academy top priority
(USAFA Article; photo above is the featured photo on the article) When Brig. Gen. Gavin Marks assumed command in June, he...
The United States Air Force Academy’s White Boy #2
By Dr. Scott Sturman, MD US Air Force Academy ’72 Over the past 15 years the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) has...
The War for the Military
By Jeffrey H. Anderson Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy from 2001–2007 The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)...
West Point Sued After Director of Admissions Brags About What Happens to White Applicants
When Ibram X. Kendi’s preposterous thesis that “the only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination” becomes...
‘Not Grounded In Fact’: Military Academy Set To Be The New Battleground Over Race-Based Admissions
By Kate Anderson, The Daily Caller News Foundation The West Point military academy is set to be the center of a lawsuit...
The Mistake of Introducing Tenure at the United States Air Force Academy
By Major General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors It was recently discovered that the United States Air...
Lawmakers grill military academies on if they ‘condone’ DEI speakers’ controversial statements
Two veteran congressmen are demanding answers from the heads of West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) regarding...
When a Diversity Conference Could Benefit from an Increase in Diversity
Col. (Ret.) William F. Prince, U.S. Army Special Forces USMA 1970, MacArthur Society Board Member From 30-31 August 2023...
US anti-affirmative action group challenges West Point admissions policy
The group that successfully challenged race-conscious collegiate student admissions policies at the U.S. Supreme Court sued...
Uniformed USAFA Cadet Publicly Disrespects Congress at 2023 West Point DEI Conference
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 On 30-31 August 2023, LTG Steven Gilland’s West Point hosted the 20th Annual Diversity, Equity...
No one wants to accept blame for the Afghanistan war
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 Veteran of Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan President of MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates The...
Why the MacArthur Society?
By LTG Thomas McInerney, USAF ret, USMA Class of ’59 MG Paul E Vallely, USA ret, USMA Class of ’61 Col. Andrew P...
DEI vs Meritocracy at the USAFA
We keep seeing the diversity statement that the military should mirror/reflect the racial and gender makeup of the U.S.:...
Naval Academy Boosting Midshipmen Training….in Gender and Sexuality Studies
By Capt. James Nault, US Navy ret, USNA ’81 My alma mater is offering classes in “Gender and Sexuality Studies” and...
Not Anymore: Why I no longer recommend military service
By Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 Just back from Normandy, where 9,387 Americans who lost their lives in the D-Day invasion...
Here’s What Naval Academy Students Are Learning In Their Gender And Sexuality Class
WHY IN THE WORLD does a war-fighting military academy need a specialist in “Gender and Sexuality Studies”...
‘Woke’ sex-ed being foisted on next generation of AF officers
By J.M. Phelps American Family News spoke with Air Force Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rod Bishop, chairman of Stand Together Against...
USAFA Mandates Radical Leftist Gender Training
By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret Chairman of the Board Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks’ Roundtable Meeting With West Point Cadets on Climate & Resilience
(DOD Press Release) Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks met via Zoom today with cadets and a newly-commissioned...
Leftists Attack Air Force Football for Uniforms Honoring 1942 Doolittle Raiders
Leftists have gone on the attack against the U.S. Air Force Academy football team for honoring the WWII Doolittle Raid on...
Why is there a lack of ownership and responsibility among Navy Academy cadets?
Indicative of low morale? If so, why do tomorrow’s leaders have low morale? By Midshipman Second Class Jacob Schepmann...
STARRS Col. Tracey Meck interview on Frontlines of Freedom
STARRS member of the Chairman’s Group, Colonel Tracey Meck, USAF ret, and 1987 graduate of the US Air Force Academy...
A tale of two VMIs
By Carmen Villani, Jr. Virginia Military Institute 1976 Letter to the Editor of Cardinal News: Ms. Rowan’s coverage of the...
USAFA Graduate Michael Rose Letter to CEO of Association of Graduates
By Michael Rose, USAFA ’69 STARRS General Counsel Read the letter below or in PDF format: Letter to Mike Gould from...
The DEI threat to our military academies
Editorial by the Washington Examiner The U.S. military’s failure to prepare adequately to protect the nation’s security is...
Does LTG Gilland (West Point Supe) Hate WW2 Veterans?
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 Veteran of Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan President of MacArthur Society of West Point...
After Supreme Court victory, anti-affirmative action group turns to military academy exemption
The group that took its case against affirmative action in college admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court and won is seeking...
Comparison of an Email Written by Gen Clark in June 2023 vs Congressional Testimony In July 2023
June 2023 Gen Clark Email a Day After UNC/Harvard Supreme Court Decision Lt. Gen. Clark’s 6/30/23 email...
The Death of Affirmative Action
By Dave Kerber, USAFA ’72 In case you were preparing for the July 4th holiday weekend, were stuck in an airport and...
Bring Us Warriors, Not Warfighters, To Match My Mountains
By Dr. Scott Sturman, MD US Air Force Academy ’72 United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Superintendent Richard...
DEI Policies at Air Force Academy Harming Cadets’ Development: Retired Lieutenant General
By J.M. Phelps, Epoch Times Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training and policies are harming the development of...
Open Letter to the USAFA Superintendent about DEI
By Kit Bobko USAFA ’91 USAF veteran You must put an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States...
Waltz Presses U.S. Military Service Academy Superintendents on CRT
(Press Release) On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned Superintendents Lieutenant General Steven W...
Banks Opening Statement at Military Service Academies Hearings
(Press Release) U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the...
A Matter of Life and Death: America’s Military Academies Must Return to Meritocracies
By Wilson Beaver Senior Policy Analyst for defense budgeting The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense Served in...
Admissions, Curriculum, and Diversity of Thought at the Military Service Academies
The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing today to receive testimony on admissions criteria and process, curriculum...
SFFA v. Harvard: Should our nation’s service academies be exempt from this landmark ruling?
By R. Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 It is all but impossible to make the case that there are “potentially distinct...
Jim Banks To Grill Military Academy Heads On Race-Based Admissions
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation House lawmakers plan to grill leaders of the military service academies...
Supreme Court affirmative action ruling exempts military academies. But for how long?
The organization that led the crusade against affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is eyeing a...
The Military Academies Have Turned Into Woke Wastelands
By Francis Sempa | American Spectator In 1962, General Douglas MacArthur said to the Corps of Cadets at the US Military...
US military records reveal instructional materials on White privilege, CRT, Black Lives Matter
Military records obtained by a conservative watchdog show U.S. Air Force Academy instructional materials that include...
Critical Race Theory – In the Air Force Academy!
(Judicial Watch) Air Force Academy Instructional Materials Include Presentations on Critical Race Theory, White Privilege...
Concerned West Point Alumni Establish New Graduate Organization – MacArthur Society
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 In June 2023, several hundred concerned West Point graduates established the MacArthur Society...
Pentagon Can Expect Legal Challenges To Race-Based Admissions Policies After Supreme Court Ruling, Experts Say
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation Military academies will likely face legal challenges for their use of...