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Oklahoma Guard Rejects Covid Vax
Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino Just in. David sends. Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard has declared the organization will not enforce the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its troops, according to local media outlets. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino […]
Hon disch. and retirement in grade for Green Beret colonel involved in armed standoff with police
Jeff LPH 3 sends an update on a story we covered a while back. You might remember Colonel Ray here. He’s the Green Beret colonel, former commanding officer of the 1st Special Forces Group, who was involved in an armed standoff with police back in December of last year. During that incident you’ll recall; Col. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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