**By Phillip Keuhlen, USN (Ret.)** During a tour of duty at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) as a Company Officer in the 1980s, I served as a member of the Admissions Board in the Winter/Spring of 1983-84. At that time, the Naval Academy had already abandoned strict meritocracy for affirmative action. I have watched with alarm for years as the Armed Forces subsequently embraced Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and have published about it extensively, most recently in [Real Clear Defense](http...
A Premature Death Sentence for DEI at the U.S. Naval Academy?
There is strong indication the leadership of the USNA remains committed to DEI.
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