MacArthur Society published an opinion piece calling for the termination of DEI initiatives in military academies, aligning with President Trump’s executive orders. The article argues for a return to a merit-based, colorblind admissions system and claims that DEI programs are discriminatory, thereby undermining protections for marginalized groups.

MacArthur Society, led by President Bill Prince, played a key role in urging the cancellation of the West Point Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Conference. The decision came after concerns that rebranding efforts were an attempt to circumvent President Trump’s Executive Orders targeting DEI programs, potentially undermining efforts to support inclusive policies. Through direct communication with AOG leadership and recommendations from its Board of Directors, the Society steered the process towards cancelation, a move welcomed as a stand against authoritarian measures that threaten progressive diversity initiatives.

In response to concerns that the rebranding of the West Point Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Conference was an attempt to circumvent President Trump’s Executive Order on DEI, MacArthur Society leadership, including President Col. (Ret) Bill Prince, urged AOG to cancel the event. Following internal discussions and a phone call on January 24, 2025, AOG cancelled the conference, a move praised by the Society as upholding principles of true diversity and inclusion.

The MacArthur Society announced the formation of a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) charity and declared its mission to hold West Point leadership accountable for what it describes as a degradation of traditional military values through Marxist social justice indoctrination. The statement calls for a return to established principles and criticizes progressive reforms in military education.

In June 2023, several hundred West Point graduates established the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates as a grassroots response to what they viewed as mismanagement and a loss of core mission by the longstanding West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG). The new organization aims to reassert traditional values of duty, honor, and country, and to give voice to alumni who felt marginalized by an elite leadership focused more on financial contributions and sporting priorities than on institutional accountability.

On May 2, 2023, the MacArthur Society published an opinion piece titled 'West Point is an echo chamber for divisive identity politics' that criticizes West Point's DEI initiatives and identity politics. The article argues that these policies undermine military cohesion and promote divisiveness, framing inclusion efforts as a threat to traditional American values.

The MacArthur Society circulated an open letter addressing Congressman Pat Ryan, criticizing 'woke' military policies and diversity initiatives while urging a return to traditional military values. The letter frames progressive policies, including DEI and critical race theory, as divisive and a threat to national defense.