Had the Naval Academy chain of command paid no attention to the framing of this essay by one of its most celebrated warrior-philosophers? For an institution that I imagine prides itself on the training of courageous personnel, this is a remarkably cowardly act. But of course, the U.S. president, himself deferred from service by crippling bone spurs, likely views Admiral Stockdale’s legacy as that of a loser, since he was captured. So mentions of DEI notwithstanding, the essay probably fails with this administration on that basis, as well.
