When the Supreme Court ruled last month that racial preferences in admissions at U.S. colleges and universities was unconstitutional, the justices carved out a sole exception for the nation’s military academies. They said institutions like West Point and Annapolis had “distinct” diversity interests owing to their unique mission of turning out the nation’s top military officers.
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, the leaders of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy faced questions on the fallout from the ruling, while denying that their organizations are mired in “woke” progressive ideology, that they clamp down on dissenting viewpoints, or that they rely on racial quotas to fill their ranks.
Mr. Banks said he is concerned that trendy academic topics like gender theory have replaced a foundation of science and academic rigor at the nation’s military academies. Instead, cadets and midshipmen are urged to use “inclusive language” and “safe spaces” have been created to protect them from “microaggressions” and “violent words.”
“We look at the ‘whole person’ concept. Demographics is just one of the attributes that we look at,” Lt. Gen. Clark said. Mr. Kim said he recently spoke to several midshipmen who spoke about the need to improve leadership training at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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