Army News
Army Couple Steals Millions. Allegedly.
Wheels of Justice grind slow, but grind exceedingly fine. Several of our usual suspects send us this little yarn about a couple in the Army who decided to better their situation by selling stolen equipment, and keeping some choice items for themselves. Army Couple Accused of Stealing $2 Million of Gear, Including a Sword and […]
Army drafting policy to allow at-will PCSs from bases you don’t like
Get a load of this new policy in the works. It can’t possibly be ever open to abuse. The Brandon Administration is continuing the social justice experimentation in the DoD ranks with this genius move. From Military.com; Soldiers Facing Discrimination from State Laws Could Request Transfers Under Draft Army Policy The Army is circulating a […]
Panel unveils nine Army base name recommendations
Army Times has the latest from the Committee to Rewrite History Defense Department Naming Commission on some of the ‘problematic’ Army installation names. The final list is: Fort Benning, Ga. — recommended to be renamed Fort Moore, for Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Hal Moore received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism […]
New Army AFCT set in stone. Again.
Remember when the Army announced (several years ago now) that they were revamping the annual PT test? The goal was to create a gender and age-neutral test. A soldier would be tested not against some chart, but against the needs of their MOS. There would be a physical standard for an MOS. You met it […]
Texas Guard’s top general replaced amid border mission troubles
Both Jeff LPH 3 and ninja send in word that Texas Governor Abbott has sacked his top military officer amid all the issues with the state’s border enforcement mission. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he has replaced Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris as leader of the Texas Military Department after months of criticism that her […]
Man harasses and cyberstalks main recruiter
Braxton Louis Danley hoped to join the Army. He entered the recruiting office for a pre-test to see how he would do in the ASVAB. He failed the test. He wanted to retake the test. The recruiters would not let him retake the test unless he properly prepared/studied first. Danley apparently did not want to […]
US Army has new COVID vaccine that works against all variants, researchers say
Poetrooper sends in that the Army has now developed a COVID vaccine. For those who trust experimental Army vaccines over experimental private sector vaccines, this could be revolutionary. From American Military News; The United States Army has created a revolutionary single-dose COVID-19 vaccine that researchers say will be revealed within weeks. According to a new […]
FINALLY! SFC Alwyn Cashe to be awarded MoH
The bravery of Alwyn Cashe should be well known to regular readers here. For those who don’t know, or would like a refresher (have tissues handy), here is my Valor Friday write up of this amazing man. He was a personal hero of our departed founder and platoon sergeant Jonn Lilyea. Finally, after years of lobbying to […]
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