The Defense Department is considering a sweeping overhaul of curriculum and academic governance at military service academies and senior war colleges, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained by CBS News. The draft would abolish civilian tenure and direct a “line by line” review of courses, with teaching evaluated against “tactical, operational, and strategic combat leadership” and “warfighting readiness.” Courses deemed not to advance the warfighter mission, or that include “ideologically driven” material, could be eliminated. If adopted, the plan would further tighten the Pentagon’s control of academic content and faculty employment structures, following recent Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directives to remove or rescind DEI-related initiatives and related materials across service institutions. The proposal comes as the Pentagon also partners with universities—most recently including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech—for service-member fellowships, underscoring the department’s broader effort to control military education and instruction.