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Army Recruiting Command addresses armed civilians at recruiting facilities
Someone sent us this policy letter last night from the Command Operations Center – Security Division of the US Army Recruiting Command in regards to the folks who are standing outside recruiting offices to ostensibly protect recruiters from terrorists; Subject: USAREC Policy – Armed citizens at recruiting centers ATO’s, Situation: The USAREC COC has received […]
Americans stepping up for recruiters
Fox News reports that Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno says that the Army has no plans to arm recruiters; Gen. Ray Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, told reporters that arming troops in those offices could cause more problems than it might solve. “I think we have to be careful about over-arming ourselves, […]
Charges against Col. Jeffrey Pounding dismissed
You might remember that we discussed Colonel Jeffrey Pounding last November when he was looking at a court martial for intentionally exposing a woman to AIDS, adultery and conduct unbecoming an officer. Well, the Army has decided that they’re going to drop the charges against him, according to the Army Times; [Major General Jeffrey Buchanan, […]
Maj. Mathew Golsteyn urged by panel to take honorable discharge
The Associated Press reports that Major Mathew Golsteyn was told by a panel of senior officers after a six-day hearing at Fort Bragg, NC that he should accept their offer of a honorable discharge for “conduct unbecoming an officer”. Army Special Forces Command spokeswoman Maj. Allison Aguilar said Monday that if the decision is upheld […]
Valor awards and politicians
The Washington Post writes once again about the politics behind valor awards and the Army system for those awards. This article focuses on Sergeant First Class Earl D. Plumlee the hero of Forward Operating Base Ghazni nearly two years ago. The Post recounts the events of the day; A narrative of Plumlee’s actions provided to […]
Operational Camouflage Pattern arrives
Our reader “Ohio” sends us a link to Fox News which reports that the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms have finally been approved for wear by soldiers beginning July 1 when they appear at your local clothing sales stores. “It’s important to the Army, and the reason it is important to the Army is because […]
News on the eight remaining female Ranger students
I’ve heard from separate, unrelated sources that none of the eight remaining female Ranger students currently in the course will be advancing to the Mountain Phase. If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I’ve been pulling for at least one female graduate in order to save the course standard from the social engineers. The […]
Army wonders how cadets ended up in high heels
Bobo sends us a link to the Washington Post in which they report that Army seems confused about how cadets ended up in high heels; A spokesman for U.S. Army Cadet Command, Lt. Col. Paul Haverstick, said ROTC units across the country were directed to participate in Sexual Assault Awareness Month events on their campuses […]
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