Army News
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 […]
Sexual assault investigation related to Colonel Meghann Sullivan
Col. Meghann Sullivan is the subject of an investigation related to alleged sexual assaults involving male subordinates, as well as an alleged pattern of harassment. Some of these incidences are related to alcohol consumption. Subjecting male subordinates to forceful kissing and grabbing another male below the belt are among these allegations. As of the article, […]
General Mark Milley stripped of Military Awards?
Something like this happens every time I think I have seen it all when it comes to strange behavior with medals and ribbons and badges… oh my. So there I was, working on an upcoming valor vulture blog of shame when I suddenly noticed something while watching an unrelated video. I could use some help […]
Arrest of Jonathan Majors leads to the Army pulling the ‘Be All You Can Be’ advertisements
Jonathan Majors appears as the on-screen narrator in the Army’s “Be All You Can Be” advertisements. However, he attracted a different kind of attention. Police responded to a call involving him and a 30-year-old woman. The woman had injuries on her head and on her neck. Police subsequently arrested Majors. The Army believes that suspects […]
Body fat assessment exempted for Soldiers who score at least 540 points on Army Combat Fitness Test
The Army released a new directive that exempts Soldiers, who score at least 540 points, from the body fat assessment. The Soldier has to score a minimum of 80 points per event. If they do not take and pass another test by eight months (active duty) and 14 months (reserve), the exempted Soldiers would be […]
Bus hijacker Soldier to be chaptered out of the Army
Jovan Collazo was found not guilty of charges related to kidnapping via hijacking a school bus. He was found not guilty due to insanity. The Army began the process to chapter him out of the military. Collazo had jumped a barbed wire fence to exit Fort Jackson and subsequently took over a bus. He also […]
Army returning to “Be All You Can Be”
The Army was the only military branch that fell short of its 2022 recruiting goal. One of the things that the Army is doing, in an effort to appeal to Generation Z, is revisiting “Be All You Can Be”. The “What’s Your Warrior” campaign apparently did not meet expectations. From Fox News: The Army is […]
Army Fitness Test may see more changes
One option that the Army is considering is a gender-neutral standard that is higher for combat arms than for the rest of the Army. Another option that they are playing around with is repurposing the physical tests conducted for expert badges. The Army is also moving forward with providing height and weight waivers for those […]
Recent Comments