{"id":76796,"date":"2025-03-28T23:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/03\/28\/us-naval-academy-ends-affirmative-action-in-admissions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:22:27","slug":"us-naval-academy-ends-affirmative-action-in-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/03\/28\/us-naval-academy-ends-affirmative-action-in-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy\u2019s superintendent, in response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January, according to a court filing by the U.S. Justice Department in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s order on Jan. 27 said that \u201cevery element of the Armed Forces should operate free from any preference based on race or sex.\u201d It also directed the secretary of defense to conduct an internal review with respect to all \u201cactivities designed to promote a race- or sex-based preferences system,\u201d including reviews at the service academies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder revised internal guidance issued by the Superintendent on Feb. 14, 2025, neither race, ethnicity, nor sex can be considered as a factor for admission at any point during the admissions process, including qualification and acceptance,\u201d according to the court filing made public Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/03\/27\/senator-pushes-for-new-rules-letting-academy-athletes-play-pro-sports\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8806006.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Senator pushes for new rules letting academy athletes play pro sports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A proposed policy allowing academy athletes to defer their military service to play pro sports could be included in the annual defense authorization bill.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision comes after a federal judge&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/12\/06\/judge-upholds-use-of-race-in-naval-academy-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">ruled in December<\/a>&nbsp;that the academy could continue considering race in its admissions process. In that case, the judge found that military cohesion and other national security factors mean the school should not be subjected to the same standards as civilian universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a two-week bench trial in September, attorneys for the academy argued that prioritizing diversity in the military makes it stronger, more effective and more widely respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case against the policy was brought by the group Students for Fair Admissions, which was appealing the judge\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Justice Department asked in the filing on Friday to suspend the current briefing schedule in the case while the parties consider the change in the academy\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe parties require a reasonable amount of time to discuss the details of the Academy\u2019s new policy and to consider the appropriate next steps for this litigation, including whether this litigation is now moot and, if so, whether the district court judgment should be vacated,\u201d the Justice Department wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maryland Rep. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat who serves on the academy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/02\/10\/trump-fires-service-academy-boards-that-oversee-morale-academics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Board of Visitors<\/a>, criticized the change, saying \u201cthis disastrous decision will have negative implications on our military\u2019s recruitment and retention for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Navy and Marine Corps that reflect the diversity of our country is our strongest Navy and Marine Corps,\u201d Elfreth said. \u201cDiversity and inclusion allow our academies to not just reflect how our country looks but are critical to mission readiness and strong national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students for Fair Admissions also brought the lawsuit challenging affirmative action that resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court\u2019s conservative majority broadly prohibited the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions, ending a long-standing practice meant to boost opportunities for historically marginalized groups and sending shock waves through higher education. But it carved out a potential exemption for military academies, suggesting that national security interests could affect the legal analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students for Fair Admissions later sued the Annapolis-based Naval Academy, challenging the exemption. But Judge Richard Bennett rejected their arguments, saying that the school had \u201cestablished a compelling national security interest in a diverse officer corps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorneys for the group argued during trial that prioritizing minority candidates is unfair to qualified white applicants and that cohesion should arise from other sources such as training and command structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy argued in that case that its admissions process considers many factors, including grades, extracurricular activities, life experience and socioeconomic status, according to court testimony. 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