August 03, 2026
The Defense Department is doubling down on its attempts to overhaul military education.
According to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained by CBS News last week, the department plans to abolish civilian tenure and undertake a “line by line” review of all curriculum at military service academies and senior war colleges that educate prospective officers.
“Tenure is a construct designed to protect academic freedom within universities. In practice, it more often leads to stagnation, complacency, and inflexibility,” the memorandum said, CBS reported. “It contributes to curriculum that drifts from the mission of educating our warfighters to the research priorities of the tenured academics.”
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