Us Naval Academy ends the positive action in admissions after the Trump order

Annapolis, MD. (AP) The American naval academy will no longer consider the race, ethnicity or sex as a factor of admission to the service institution, a response to a decree by President Donald Trump, according to federal legal documents made on Friday.

The change of policy was carried out in February by Vice-Admiral Yvette Davids, the superintendent of the Academy, in response to an executive decree issued by President Donald Trump in January, according to a court deposited by the United States Ministry of Justice of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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The president's order on January 27, said that each element of the armed forces should freely operate from any preference based on breed or sex. He also ordered the Secretary for Defense to carry out an internal examination with regard to all the activities designed to promote a preference system based on breed or sex, including magazines in service academies.

Under the revised internal guidelines published by the Superintendent on February 14, 2025, neither the race, ethnicity, nor sex can be considered as an admission factor at any time of the admission process, including qualification and acceptance, according to the file of the court rendered public on Friday.

The decision comes after a federal judge in December that the Academy could continue to consider the race in its admission process. In this case, the judge concluded that military cohesion and other national security factors mean that school should not be subject to the same standards as civil universities.

During a two -week trial in September, the Academy's lawyers argued that the prioritization of the diversity of the army makes it stronger, more efficient and more respected.

The case against the policy was filed by the students of the group for fair admissions, which appealed the decision of the judge.

Friday, the Ministry of Justice asked in the file to suspend the current briefing calendar in the case while the parties examine the change in the policy of the academy.

“The parties need a reasonable time to discuss the details of the new acaderaria with the new stages appropriate for this dispute, including if this dispute is now theoretical and, in the affirmative, if the judgment of the district court should be canceled,” the Ministry of Justice wrote.

Edward Blum, president of students for fair admissions, praised the decision of the academics.

Students for fair admissions welcome the announcement that the US Naval Academy will end its admission policies based on the unjust and illegal race. Racial discrimination is wrong and racial classifications do not have their place in the military academies of our nations, Blum said in a statement.

The representative of Maryland, Sarah Elfreth, a democrat who sits on the Academic Council of Visitors, criticized the change, saying that this disastrous decision will have negative implications for the recruitment and detention of the military for the decades to come.

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A naval and naval body that reflects the diversity of our country is our strongest navy and naval body, said Elfreth. Diversity and inclusion allow our academies to reflect not only the appearance of our country, but are essential for preparing for mission and strong national security.

Students for fair admissions also brought legal action for a positive action which led to a historic decision of the American Supreme Court in 2023.

The conservative majority of high shorts largely prohibited the consideration of the race and ethnicity in university admission, ending a long -standing practice intended to stimulate the opportunities of historically marginalized groups and to send shock waves in higher education. But he dug a potential exemption for military academies, which suggests that national security interests could affect legal analysis.

Students for fair admissions then continued the Naval Academy, based in Annapolis, contesting the exemption. But judge Richard Bennett rejected their arguments, saying that the school had established a safe interest in a diversified body.

The group's lawyers supported during the trial that priority for minority candidates is unfair for qualified white candidates and that cohesion should result from other sources such as training and command structure.

The Academy argued in this case that its admission process examines many factors, including grades, extracurricular activities, experience of life and socioeconomic status, according to testimonies from the court. The race has often played no role in the process, but sometimes it was considered to be limited, wrote lawyers from the Academy in court documents.

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