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Big Army to Army commands-Prepare for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

| July 2, 2021 | 17 Comments
Big Army to Army commands-Prepare for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

Big Army has notified Army commands to prepare to provide mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. This is expected to become a reality when the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the COVID-19 vaccinations. Some believe that this could happen as early as September 1, 2021. Until that full approval is received, the coronavirus vaccinations are optional. Service […]

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Complaints of ‘Lopsided’ ACFT

| May 26, 2021 | 30 Comments
Complaints of ‘Lopsided’ ACFT

Soldiers were introduced to the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) starting last October, which replaced the old Army Physical Fitness Test. Soldiers will be expected to meet ACFT requirements regardless of age or gender, as part of military training. The minimum requirements will instead vary by job or unit. Despite the differences in test […]

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3rd Special Forces Group PA Captain in hot water for commenting on a woman’s bra size…on his personal Twitter account

| May 20, 2021 | 57 Comments
3rd Special Forces Group PA Captain in hot water for commenting on a woman’s bra size…on his personal Twitter account

The man in the above photo is a public affairs captain with the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg. He posted the innocuous photo to his personal Twitter account with the message, “Heading to daughter’s cheerleading with one of my best friends and fellow Iraq vet.” Men, particularly the type to be assigned in […]

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Very Pretty, Mr. President. But Can She Lead?

| April 13, 2021 | 28 Comments
Very Pretty, Mr. President. But Can She Lead?

Pinkley Not Impressed Several of our Usual Suspects have sent in articles concerning Joe’s nominee for SecArmy. Christine Wormuth has never served a day in the military, but this is not a prerequisite for the job. According to US Code, “The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly […]

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Army tests fitness benefits of yoga and meditation in basic training

| February 23, 2021 | 17 Comments
Army tests fitness benefits of yoga and meditation in basic training

ninja sends in the news from Stars and Stripes that the Army is testing out the idea of incorporating yoga and meditation into basic training. The Army is studying whether the warrior pose could make better warriors after putting hundreds of new recruits through daily yoga and meditation regimens in basic training. The 10-week pilot […]

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Army discovers that men and women are in fact different

| February 15, 2021 | 52 Comments
Army discovers that men and women are in fact different

Jeff LPH 3 sent this in to me the other day and I’m just now catching up on things. For back story here, the Army (for like seven years now) has been developing a one-size-fits-all annual PT test. The idea was that there’d be a single physical fitness standard every soldier, regardless of chromosomal configuration, would be […]

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A whopping 14 officers at Ft. Hood get fired

| December 8, 2020 | 48 Comments
A whopping 14 officers at Ft. Hood get fired

Lots of issues at Ft. Hood lately. SecArmy is cleaning house. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Tuesday that he had relieved or suspended 14 Army leaders at Fort Hood including a two-star general as a result of a probe into the command climate at the Texas installation launched amid a rash of deaths among soldiers. […]

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This is a job for Captain Powerpoint!

| November 20, 2020 | 22 Comments
This is a job for Captain Powerpoint!

Jeff LPH 3 sends us this article from Army Times; Sexual assault and harassment prevention program ‘hasn’t achieved its mandate,’ says Army secretary You don’t say? An independent review of Fort Hood’s command climate is complete and its findings are slated to be released Dec. 8, but Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said an initial look […]

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