Brig. Gen. Montague Urges Military-Elite University Alliance, Challenging Hegseth's July 14 Policy Line
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 17
Brig. Gen. Montague Urges Military-Elite University Alliance, Challenging Hegseth's July 14 Policy Line
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 17
Summary
Monty Montague, an active-duty Army brigadier general, argued in a July 14 op-ed that elite universities and the military should be “friends, not foes.”
That stance cuts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to align national-security fellowships and military-academic partnerships with merit, cohesion and warfighting effectiveness rather than DEI frameworks.
The latest report frames Montague’s argument as a public counter-signal from within the military establishment, highlighting a split over how the Pentagon should engage top universities.
At stake is whether elite campuses are treated as strategic partners for developing talent or as institutions whose values conflict with current Pentagon priorities.