The Battle Over Merit in America's Military | Restore the Military Podcast (Ep. 1)

Jun 23, 2026

Will Thibeau

The Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in 2023. The military's service academies are still operating like it didn't happen.

This is the Restore the Military Podcast, a brand-new show by Restoration of America featuring ROA founder Doug Truax and senior fellow Will Thibeau

Doug Truax and Will Thibeau break down the legal exposure, the DEI architecture embedded across the Department of War by directive and instruction, and what a real statutory prohibition looks like—with enforcement teeth, audit authority, and consequences. The window to fix it before the next Court ruling is closing.

Will Thibeau is a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment and serves as Director of the American Military Project at the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. He comments regularly on defense policy and has twice testified in front of the House of Representatives.

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