{"id":2579524,"date":"2026-03-13T12:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-orders-task-force-to-probe-dei-indoctrination-at-americas-war-colleges\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:59:31","slug":"hegseth-orders-task-force-to-probe-dei-indoctrination-at-americas-war-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-orders-task-force-to-probe-dei-indoctrination-at-americas-war-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Orders Probe Of DEI Indoctrination At War Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhegseth-orders-task-force-to-probe-dei-indoctrination-at-americas-war-colleges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federalist reports that Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced a new 90-day task force to evaluate America\u2019s senior service colleges-such as the army War college, Naval War College, and National Defense University-with the goal of rooting out what he describes as DEI-driven or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-should-oppose-critical-race-theory-to-save-our-kids-from-left-wing-indoctrination-ag-paxton\/\" title=\"Parents Should Oppose Critical Race Theory to \u2018Save Our Kids\u2019 from Left-Wing Indoctrination: AG Paxton\">left-wing indoctrination<\/a> and ensuring a renewed emphasis on national security, strategy, history, and meritocracy. Under Secretary of War for personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata will lead the effort to review professors,administrators,and curricula and identify deficiencies to ensure these institutions produce warfighters and leaders focused on core military competencies rather than ideological training.<\/p>\n<p>The article links this initiative to a broader push by Hegseth to restore the military\u2019s focus on warfighting and merit-based admissions, including previous moves to curb affirmative action and DEI policies at military academies. It cites examples such as a Naval War College event in 2024 involving a trans-identified speaker and notes ongoing debates over DEI and supposed Marxist influence in senior service colleges, which critics have highlighted as evidence of ideological drift.The piece also notes related activism and coverage from groups like Restoration the Military and Restoration News, and mentions that Bree Fram\u2019s career and rhetoric have been used to illustrate these concerns. 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return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Pentagon is launching a new task force to root out neo-Marxist ideology plaguing America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cruz-grills-blinken-over-bidens-disaster-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"WATCH: Cruz Grills Blinken Over Biden\u2019s Disaster In Afghanistan\">war colleges<\/a>, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want military leaders who are critical thinkers; that have studied the principles upon which our Founding Fathers established this republic; and that are educated and prepared to win wars,&rdquo; Hegseth said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecWar\/status\/2032271118665396517?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video message<\/a>. &ldquo;After the wokeness and weakness of Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, our warfighters deserve training with integrity; where the focus is on the warrior ethos, on deterrence, and on strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1830145482\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hegseth said that he has instructed Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata to establish a task force to &ldquo;evaluate&rdquo; America&rsquo;s senior service colleges, where &ldquo;our senior officers go to continue their education.&rdquo; These institutions include the Army War College, Naval War College, National Defense University, and others. <\/p>\n<p>Per the secretary, Tata&rsquo;s task force will seek to &ldquo;ensure that the professors, administrators, and curriculum of those institutions are focused on national security, strategy, history, and overall excellence.&rdquo; It will also look to &ldquo;confirm that high standards and meritocracy are forefront and make sure that what we&rsquo;ve seen in our civilian institutions never surface in our military education institutions.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trust me, I&rsquo;ve heard the stories. I know some of our own senior service colleges &hellip; have similar courses and similar ideologies. We need to rip &rsquo;em out, and we&rsquo;re going to,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;This task force will have 90 days to assess whether our senior service colleges &hellip; are actually effective. They&rsquo;re going to identify any deficiencies and make sure they&rsquo;re focused on core national security issues.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"wmmKMfiQJ1lIOjuvVYV2XuA8x7a3I6cFKyC5U8PDxpR2eLhUzk0pOGQ4oz7gwTvT9brWqYWZHaF6MA4kX3nHEqy\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Professional Military Education should produce warfighters and leaders&mdash;not wokesters.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why we are establishing a Task Force to evaluate our Senior Service Colleges and ensure the focus is where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>No distractions. Just warfighting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zQhUA2bk9I\">pic.twitter.com\/zQhUA2bk9I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar\/status\/2032271118665396517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Like their civilian counterparts, the promotion of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEI<\/a> and other left-wing ideologies by America&rsquo;s war colleges has become a pertinent issue in recent years. <\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, for example, the Naval War College <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/25\/naval-war-college-hosts-trans-identifying-colonel-to-discuss-lgbt-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hosted<\/a> an event co-headlined by Col. Bree Fram, a trans-identifying male who uses &ldquo;she\/her&rdquo; pronouns and boasts a history of left-wing activism while in uniform. During his remarks, the former Space Force official attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-taking-the-drug-that-activists-want-to-give-to-children-with-gender-dysphoria\/\" title=\"I\u2019m Taking The Drug That Activists Want To Give To Children With Gender Dysphoria\">normalize gender dysphoria<\/a> and proclaimed the importance of so-called &ldquo;inclusion&rdquo; in the military. <\/p>\n<p>As&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/False-Colors-Flag-Our-Occupation\/dp\/1684515874\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q9ZvD7xMKxnlKA8D9aba54zounEu5oMay2IR-dMISTM.SrLkrZwClFnT9tOZHbfRev4-4xrTA0QTKcXvKNLqqNU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1719336120&amp;refinements=p_27%3AJoy+Pullmann&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>&nbsp;by Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann in her book,&nbsp;<em>False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America<\/em>, Fram had been promoted since coming out in 2016 and most of his military service took place when trans-identifying troops were supposed to be discharged from the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>Fram was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/branches\/space_force\/2025-06-07\/dod-trans-ban-bree-fram-18048778.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">effectively removed<\/a> from the military last year following the Pentagon&rsquo;s prohibition on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gender dysphoric individuals serving<\/a>. He has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/politics\/bree-fram-congressional-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched<\/a> a bid for Congress as a Democrat in Virginia ahead of a state special election that will <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/23\/majority-of-virginians-oppose-dems-gerrymander-but-its-up-to-gop-to-get-out-the-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">determine<\/a> whether commonwealth Democrats can gerrymander the state&rsquo;s congressional map in their favor. <\/p>\n<p>Restoration of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restorethemilitary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Restore the Military<\/a>&rdquo; project and Restoration News&rsquo; Victoria Manning have <a href=\"https:\/\/restoration-news.com\/put-the-war-back-in-the-naval-war-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/restoration-news.com\/west-point-and-naval-war-college-professor-calls-the-america-first-movement-a-hateful-cult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documented<\/a> such Marxist infiltration at the Naval War College and other senior service institutions. <\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s new directive is the latest in a series he has issued that seek to restore the military&rsquo;s focus towards warfighting and meritocracy. Since becoming war secretary, he has signed memoranda <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/12\/hegseth-orders-return-to-merit-based-admissions-policies-at-military-academies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibiting<\/a> affirmative action policies at the military academies and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/12\/hegseth-orders-return-to-merit-based-admissions-policies-at-military-academies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executing<\/a> President Trump&rsquo;s orders to ban DEI throughout the service, among others.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. 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