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Army Recruiting Woes Redux
Big Army has a big recruiter problem as we reported here: Career Enhancing Opportunity! Some of those annoying details have come to light in the interim. It’s not just the shrinking pool of eligible candidates, the number of recruiters has also dropped forcing Army to Do Something. Inside the Army’s Mad Dash for Recruiters After […]
Career Enhancing Opportunity!
BOHICA! Army apologizes for sending soldiers ‘last-minute’ recruiting orders Those who attend can receive accelerated promotions and cash bonuses. By Davis Winkie Throughout the week, noncommissioned officers across the Army have received notices through their branch managers and other officials that the service needs more recruiting NCOs — and it needs them fast. According to […]
Travis King Charged with Eight Counts
Accused of Desertion Travis King charged with desertion for crossing into North Korea Story by Jordan Freiman Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea from South Korea earlier this year, has been charged by the Army with several crimes, including desertion, assaulting other soldiers and officers, and soliciting and possessing child pornography, […]
Trouble in Tuberville ?
Tommy Tuberville has been making some headlines because he has been holding up the promotions of many military General Grade Officers. He believes there are too many high ranking military members on active duty. The United States Marine Corps is currently without a Commandant. Senator Tuberville also objects to the military paying for abortions […]
Super Size That? Fast Food Jobs Bad For Recruiting
Be All You Can Be! Recruiting is and has been down across the Service Branches. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth has blamed negative media coverage for exacerbating its recruiting slump. She mentioned stories about mental health issues some soldiers face and seemingly rampant sexual assaults across the entire military. A memo penned by her […]
Fort Polk officially Fort Johnson
As of yesterday, Fort Polk was officially renamed Fort Johnson, after Sergeant William Henry Johnson. Johnson was an African-American who enlisted into the Army during World War I. He was assigned with a French unit and fought even when he ran out of rounds. He was posthumously awarded both the Purple Heart and the Medal […]
Big Army tells Army aviators that they have to serve another three years
Many Army aviators were making plans for what they thought was going to be the end of the military chapter of their lives. They looked forward to the new chapter in their lives with positive anticipation. However, after the Army reviewed some “technicalities” involving these contracts, they concluded that having aviators serve the additional three […]
Army Aviation Safety Stand Down
A second deadly helo incident killing three has prompted the Army to declare a moratorium on flying. 12 soldiers have perished in two accidents in a month- the first involved two Black Hawk helicopters participating in a night training exercise in Kentucky. The most recent incident occurred when two Apache helicopters collided as they were […]
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