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Military experts react differently to demand for merit-based admissions

Military experts react differently to demand for merit-based admissions

Reacting to a new policy directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former U.S. Army officer and a former U.S. Navy commander are reacting differently to Hegseth’s plan for merit-based admissions to the nation’s elite military academies.

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