Graham Parsons, a philosophy professor at West Point, resigned after 13 years, citing changes in the academy's educational principles due to the Trump administration. He claimed the school was abandoning its commitment to providing a nonpartisan, critical education for cadets, noting that the curriculum had been altered and courses eliminated to align with political ideologies. His remarks coincided with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's harsh response to Parsons' resignation, indicating growing tensions over the direction of military education regarding political influence.
Hegseth quickly took to social media, voicing his opinion after the departure. "You will not be missed Professor Parsons," Hegseth wrote in response to Parsons' resignation.
Once a school that strove to give cadets the broad-based, critical-minded, nonpartisan education they need for careers as Army officers, it was suddenly eliminating courses, modifying syllabuses and censoring arguments.
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