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

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen urged the Naval Academy Board of Visitors to replace the books removed from its library amid a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday said that going forward admissions to military academies will be based exclusively on merit and race, sex and ethnicity will not be considered.

Whether the DOD memos will cause more books to be removed or result in further adjustments to admissions policy remains unclear. The Naval Academy did not respond to a request for comment.

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

Non-U.S. citizens are prohibited from visiting the Naval Academy without being accompanied by a U.S. citizen with military credentials and escort privileges.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Friday barring military academies from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered all military service academies to no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday sent a memo to West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, saying that all future admissions will be based solely on merit.

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

The defense secretary noted the academies “may give weight to unique athletic talent or other experiences such as prior military service.” ...

For what is believed to be the first time in the school’s more than 60 year history, three members of this year’s Crestwood ...