Pentagon Orders to Remove Books That Promote Gender Ideology From Its Library

In another memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the military service academies to admit students based exclusively on merit.
Pentagon Orders to Remove Books That Promote Gender Ideology From Its Library
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The Pentagon issued a memo on May 9 directing Defense Department leaders to review library materials and remove books that promote “divisive concepts” or “gender ideology” from its educational institutions.

The memo, signed by Timothy Dill, who is performing the duties of the defense deputy undersecretary for personnel, directs department leaders to identify books that conflict with the Pentagon’s core mission of ensuring national security and sequester those materials by May 21.