Hegseth orders service academies to ignore ‘race, ethnicity, or sex’ in admissions

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Hegseth orders service academies to ignore ‘race, ethnicity, or sex’ in admissions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commanded the nation’s military academies Friday to stop considering “race, ethnicity, or sex” in their admissions process, the latest blow by the Trump administration against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at the Pentagon.“The Military Service Academies (MSA) are elite warfighting institutions with long histories of producing world class military officers,” Hegseth wrote in the memo to senior Defense Department leadership. “The Department owes it to our Nation, our Service members, and the young Americans applying to the MSAs to ensure admissions to these prestigious institutions are based exclusively on merit,” he added. “This ensures only the ..