MAJ David Hilden Deputy Editor-in-Chief - West Point Journal of Politics and Security Department Academic Counselor Social Sciences david.hilden [at] westpoint.edu About MAJ David Hilden is an instructor of international affairs in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. He received his commission as a Medical Service Corps officer after completing ROTC in 2014 at the University of Michigan.His past assignments include positions in the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and the 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. His research interests include civil-military relations, bureaucratic politics, and legislative politics.