The academy appointments are doled out by members of congress and so it is inherently political and as a result, academies will always reflect the political whims of the day.
When they jettison tradition, honor codes, and merit, what else can it become.
Breitbart says the new version is not as popular as the old version:
That's not the reason. The kids getting appointments during any particular time have zero power to change anything at the Academies. It's not their views that are the issue, or that shape Academy policy.
The problem is in the leadership, and in particular the flag officers selected to be Superintendents. Those are political appointments, steered by the Service Secretaries, and they very much do shape policies at a given time.