Pete Hegseth could overhaul Department of Defense-led schools as part of a crusade against “wokeness” in the nation’s military and education system. And he’s garnering considerable support — including from many of the senators who will decide the fate of his nomination.
Hegseth hasn’t offered any specifics about what he’ll do to the Department of Defense Education Activity, the federally operated school system that serves children of service members, or to military higher education institutions. But these schools lie at the intersection of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the military and public education, both of which Hegseth and others in the Trump administration have vowed to crack down on.
Some Republicans said they are fully on board with Hegseth’s vision for military education ahead of his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing.