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

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

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

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

The Pentagon ordered the removal of race as a factor in admissions at the military service academies and directed them ...

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

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 ...