Hegseth freezes hiring of civilian tenured faculty at US military academies

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a freeze on hiring civilian faculty into tenured positions at US military service academies. The departments are to develop hiring plans that prioritize institutional flexibility and faculty contributions to the warfighting mission.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed departments on Tuesday to halt appointments of civilian staff to tenured positions at U.S. military service academies and develop hiring plans that prioritize “institutional flexibility and faculty contribution to the warfighting mission.”  “The primary purpose of our Military Service Academies (MSA) is to prepare the next generation of officers to…