National Guard
James Joseph; Pennsylvania Adjutant General resigns
Philly.com reports that the Pennsylvania Adjutant General, James Joseph has resigned his position. He has been on paid administrative leave since early this year when a couple of legislators got a tip about his bad behavior since taking the helm of the National Guard early last year; In announcing Joseph’s resignation Friday, the governor also […]
Specialist Skylar Anderson; the first female Army Combat Engineer
Since we’ve been on Private Lopez’ case all morning, I think it’s only fair that we mention the first female graduate of the Army’s Combat Engineer course, Skylar Anderson, who lives in Colchester, Vermont while she attends the University of Vermont. The big difference between Specialist Anderson and Private Lopez is that Anderson wasn’t even […]
Guard and Reserve deployments
The Army will reduce it’s strength by 12,000 more jobs this year, meanwhile deployments are on the rise. The Wisconsin National Guard is sending troops to Iraq and Kuwait to augment the 101st Division, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Arizona National Guard is sending two helicopter units to Europe and the Middle East according […]
NJ’s General Michael L. Cunniff makes fitness standards
In September we wrote about New Jersey’s Adjutant General (the commander) Air Force Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff and his weight problem. The Pentagon gave him 90 days to make weight and pass a PT test. According to the Army Times, he made it; Kevin Roberts, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie, said Wednesday that […]
National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program kick back indictments
Chief Tango sends us a link to the Washington Post which reports that an Army CID investigation of the “National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program” has netted about a hundred folks who were defrauding the program for personal gain; According to federal court documents, they simply entered the potential recruit’s name, date of birth and Social […]
Ohio Guardsman charged for false funeral expenses
According to the Dayton Daily News, Sergeant First Class Jason Daniel Edwards, of the Ohio National Guard, a member of the area honor guard, filed for expenses for 130 funerals that he didn’t attend, racking up over $10,000 from his scam; From September 2013 to July 2014, investigators found Edwards claimed mileage reimbursements for 89 […]
Guard and Reserves can’t account for their troops
Chief Tango sends a link from Stars & Stripes which reports that the Government Accountability Office has determined that the National Guard and the Reserves have no idea how many of their soldiers are ready to deploy. You might remember that is important because the Pentagon and the White House are expecting the gaps in […]
Six governors arm National Guard troops
Yesterday, we reported that governors of Arkansas and Oklahoma issued executive orders to arm their active duty National Guard troops in the wake of the attack in Tennessee on a recruiting office and Reserve training center. NBC News reports that four other governors have joined them; The governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Florida and […]
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