app02 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:46:26 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Restore the Military - Episodes Tagged with “West Point Dei” https://restorethemilitary.fireside.fm/tags/west%20point%20dei Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:45:00 -0400 Hosted by military veterans Doug Truax and Will Thibeau, Restore the Military podcast is designed to cut through Pentagon spin and focus on real legislative reform. en-us episodic Restore the Military podcast explains exactly what is broken in our military—and how Congress can actually fix it. Doug Truax and Will Thibeau Hosted by military veterans Doug Truax and Will Thibeau, Restore the Military podcast is designed to cut through Pentagon spin and focus on real legislative reform. no Doug Truax and Will Thibeau socials@restorationpac.com Episode 4: How America’s Military Academies Lost Their Way https://restorethemilitary.fireside.fm/how-americas-miliary-lost-their-way 0732ad55-f697-48de-ad5b-5dbff7e9768a Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:45:00 -0400 Doug Truax and Will Thibeau full Doug Truax and Will Thibeau United States Military Academies are supposed to produce officers who can win wars. For the last decade, it has produced officers who can recite the official position on systemic racism. 19:30 no <p>West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy. At some point, the mission changed — and nobody voted for it.</p> <p>In this episode, Doug Truax (West Point graduate) and Will Thibeau break down exactly what has happened to the officer formation pipeline: critical race theory in academy curricula, ROTC programs held hostage by campus DEI mandates, and a military commissioning officers through institutions that openly hold it in contempt.</p> <p>Then they lay out the fix — including a proposed 12-week tactical commissioning pilot designed to compete the academies into reform without waiting for Congress to force it.</p> <p>The colonels and generals of 2045 are the second lieutenants of 2025. The pipeline either produces people who can win wars — or people who can't. This episode is about making sure it produces the former.</p> <p>Topics covered:<br> • What West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy actually look like today<br> • Why ROTC at civilian universities is an even bigger problem<br> • The tactical commissioning pilot program explained<br> • Legislative history: FY2024–FY2027 NDAA reforms<br> • The institutional resistance playbook — and how to recognize it</p> Doug Truax, Will Thibeau, Military Reform West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy. At some point, the mission changed — and nobody voted for it.

In this episode, Doug Truax (West Point graduate) and Will Thibeau break down exactly what has happened to the officer formation pipeline: critical race theory in academy curricula, ROTC programs held hostage by campus DEI mandates, and a military commissioning officers through institutions that openly hold it in contempt.

Then they lay out the fix — including a proposed 12-week tactical commissioning pilot designed to compete the academies into reform without waiting for Congress to force it.

The colonels and generals of 2045 are the second lieutenants of 2025. The pipeline either produces people who can win wars — or people who can't. This episode is about making sure it produces the former.

Topics covered:
• What West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy actually look like today
• Why ROTC at civilian universities is an even bigger problem
• The tactical commissioning pilot program explained
• Legislative history: FY2024–FY2027 NDAA reforms
• The institutional resistance playbook — and how to recognize it

]]> West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy. At some point, the mission changed — and nobody voted for it.

In this episode, Doug Truax (West Point graduate) and Will Thibeau break down exactly what has happened to the officer formation pipeline: critical race theory in academy curricula, ROTC programs held hostage by campus DEI mandates, and a military commissioning officers through institutions that openly hold it in contempt.

Then they lay out the fix — including a proposed 12-week tactical commissioning pilot designed to compete the academies into reform without waiting for Congress to force it.

The colonels and generals of 2045 are the second lieutenants of 2025. The pipeline either produces people who can win wars — or people who can't. This episode is about making sure it produces the former.

Topics covered:
• What West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy actually look like today
• Why ROTC at civilian universities is an even bigger problem
• The tactical commissioning pilot program explained
• Legislative history: FY2024–FY2027 NDAA reforms
• The institutional resistance playbook — and how to recognize it

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