With new directives, Trump’s Pentagon chief zeroes in on admission to the nation’s service academies and purging “divisive” ...

Trump appointee writes that selecting anyone "but the best" for admission to the academies erodes "warfightiing readiness." ...

Hegseth directed schools to rank applicants by an aggregate score factoring in athletic ability and past military experience, among other qualifications.

Military academies must pursue merit, not affirmative action in admissions, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Defense Department schools for service members’ children are removing books the Trump administration says focus on diversity, ...

When Phil Perlmutter objected to something I’d written, he was quick to tell me. The phone would ring, and when I answered it ...

Cadets at West Point are used to having their bodies, minds and spirits tested. Right now, school officials are also in a ...

All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with ...

A year later, the court declined to take up a separate case related directly to affirmative action at the academies. Since entering office, Hegseth has continually targeted areas of the military ...