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Army investigating uniformed soldiers who appeared in DNC roll-call vote
Aliitama Sotoa and Petti Matila of American Samoa speak during the state roll-call vote on the second night of the Democratic National Convention with two uniformed members of the military.AP Under DOD Directive 1344.10, members of the armed forces who are on active duty are permitted to express their personal opinions on political candidates, make […]
Barriers broken
The rise of female commanders in combat arms ninja sends this article from Stars and Stripes. Capt. Candice Bowen took command of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, last month. She is one of the first black women to take command of a rifle company in the National Guard […]
Fort Hood? Again?
It’s an enormous base with a lot of people, so it’s fair that they get their share of bad press. At a time where several servicemembers have been killed though, they don’t need this. Military.com and Stars and Stripes are reporting that police in Killeen, Texas have arrested nine people in a child prostitution ring. […]
Missing Man
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Skippy sends us this article about a reward offered for information on the whereabouts of this troop. I’m guessing that something has happened to him, rather his going AWOL. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/06/16/army-offers-25k-for-info-leading-to-soldier-who-vanished-days-before-discharge/ From the article: Army CID is now offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information leading to the whereabouts of Pvt. Gregory Morales, […]
Patrick Tadina, Vietnam War’s longest continuously serving Ranger, dies at 77
A 30-year Army veteran who was the longest continuously serving Ranger in Vietnam and one of the war’s most decorated enlisted soldiers has died. Patrick Gavin Tadina served in Vietnam for over five years straight between 1965 and 1970, leading long range reconnaissance patrols deep into enemy territory — often dressed in black pajamas and […]
Army temporarily halts sending new recruits to basic training…
Arrival …during coronavirus outbreak A source tells us the US Army, in an abundance of caution, has halted recruit basic training, presumably for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on. By Louis Casiano, Jennifer Griffin The Army is holding off sending recruits to basic training for two weeks beginning Monday in response to the […]
Top Military Media Outlet Puts A 28-Year-Old Who’s Touted Her Hatred For Trump In Charge
Middie MAGA Poetrooper sends us the strange selection of The Army Times’ new top editor, a flaming Liberal Trump hater. Sara Sicard certainly has all her progressive tickets punched- how she got the top spot at an overwhelmingly conservative publication like the Army Times is a bit of a mystery, at least to me. I […]
What Happens in Nevada…
Military.com reports that the first-ever waiver has been granted to a Nevada Army Guard soldier to grow a beard. The Nevada Army Guard’s first religious accommodation waiver granted a Norse Pagan soldier permission to grow a beard. Now, it is considering two similar requests from Pagan soldiers, according to a recent Army news release. In 2017, the […]
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