Entries by Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS)

Secretary of Defense Hegseth Orders Military Medical Standards Review

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has officially ordered a full-spectrum review of the U.S. military’s medical standards for enlistment. In a memo circulated in late April, Hegseth called for a detailed assessment of how physical fitness, body composition, and grooming requirements have shifted since 2015—and whether those changes have made the force stronger or simply more politically […]

DOD Welcomes Back Service Members Impacted by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

(DOD) The Defense Department is taking significant steps to reinstate service members who were discharged due to the now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccine mandate. WATCH: Pete Hegseth’s message to America’s bravest — heroes discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine. During a press briefing yesterday, Tim Dill, performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of defense for personnel […]

VIDEO: The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance is Fighting Back Against the Reforms of the President and SecDef

STARRS held its quarterly Town Hall meeting on 9 April 2025 with special guest speakers Sam Shoemate, a retired Army intelligence analyst, and Chase Spears, a retired Army Public Affairs Officer. They talked about the problem of active-duty military personnel openly opposing, mocking and disparaging their Commander-in-Chief President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth as […]

The Great Revealing: Americans are waking up to how they’ve been deceived

In a recent piece, I analogized the Democrats’ propaganda machine and the heart of their political strategy to an F-47 Stealth Fighter — one of the most expensive, sophisticated, and powerful weapons in existence. I would like to build on that comparison and clarify three big problems emerging with the Democrat warplane. #1. Their stealth fighter has […]

We All Wear Green, We All Bleed Red, There is No Difference: Race-conscious Admissions Policies Have No Place at Our Military Academies

By Larry Purdy, USNA ’68 Abstract While the thousands upon thousands of dedicated military officers do not share the same skin color, what they do—and must—share is something vastly more important; it is a dedication to our Nation, its Constitution, and a willingness to put their lives on the line to protect and defend the […]

U.S. Naval Academy Ends Race Consideration in Admissions

By Nate Raymond  |  Reuters In a policy reversal in line with President Donald Trump’s views, the U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the elite military school had long done to raise its enrollment of Black, Hispanic and other minorities. The change was disclosed on Friday in a […]

VIDEO: How DEI and Marxism Threaten U.S. Defense with Ronald Scott on The Truth & Liberty Show

STARRS President and CEO Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 was interviewed on the Truth & Liberty Show to discuss the damaging effects of DEI and woke policies on the U.S. military, and the challenges America faces in defense readiness. WATCH: How DEI and Marxism Threaten U.S. Defense  RELATED ARTICLES: U.S. Service Academies […]

President Trump Appoints New Members to Three Service Academy Board of Visitors

After removing members of USAFA, USMA and USNA Board of Visitors appointed by Biden, President Trump named their replacements today: USAFA Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Our Great United States Air Force Academy will soon have an incredible Boad of Visitors, composed of Doug Nikolai, Dan Clark, Senator Tommy Tuberville, Charlie Kirk, and Dina Powell Congratulations to all! […]

Habits of Honor, Faith, and Patriotism — Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai

One of the new appointees to the USAFA Board of Visitors is retired Air Force Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, a 1989 graduate of the Air Force Academy and F-16 pilot. He has extensive combat, tactical, and operational experience with more than 2,800 flying hours, including more than 260 combat hours earned during Operations SOUTHERN WATCH […]

Rangers Lead the Way – New Army Video

The U.S. Army just dropped an impressive new 8- minute video called, “How DO you become a U.S. Army Ranger? | Army 101” featuring the 75th Ranger Regiment. The movie-like visuals, storyline and music are pretty stunning and a welcome relief after the cartoon Emma and her two moms nightmare of previous years. Pure meritocracy […]