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Accession Waivers on the Rise
The Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, Volumes 1 and 2 establish disqualifying medical standards for entry into and retention in military service. These standards are touted to be driven by both advances in medical care and analysis of first enlistment attrition, to include the results of candidates or members who received waivers. These waivers are […]
Is there nothing COVID can’t do?
Pandemic Caused Active-Duty Obesity The DoD updated its 20-year-old policy March of last year to establish body composition and physical fitness standards for active-duty service members. The revised DoD Instruction 1308.03 states all service members “will maintain physical readiness by possessing the necessary body composition and aerobic and anaerobic fitness to successfully perform in accordance […]
DOD Education DEI* Unit Dissolved
*Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion SecDef Lloyd Austin SecDef Austin was shocked Shocked! to learn of Drag Queen Story Hours performed onboard our military bases. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was kind enough to bring this to his attention in a House Armed Services Committee hearing. The banter began with Gaetz displaying a series of slides showing […]
The U.S. is sending up to $400 Million worth of military equipment to Ukraine
The Department of Defense announced that it is sending up to $400 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine. This package includes additional ammunition for systems already sent to Ukraine, armored vehicle launch-bridges, obstacle clearing munitions, etc. This represents the 33rd time that Team Biden leveraged the drawdown authority on Ukraine’s behalf. From the U.S. […]
DoD tells troops to stop literally flying the flag
The DoD, who is combating claims they’re too “woke”, has come out with another great idea. Stop flying the flag and stop participating in the pre-game unfurling of those massive field-filling flags. There, that should improve morale. From Breitbart; The Department of Defense has issued a formal ruling barring military personnel from towing the American […]
Vaccine Vets- No Thanks
The service branches will rescind COVID-19 vaccination policies by 17 March, according to a Pentagon memo. The memo also expunges personnel records of any flags and halts involuntary separations for those who have refused the jab. The new guidance follows SecDef Austin’s 10 Jan policy memo, which formally ended the vaccine mandate for all service […]
Female Soldiers Diagnosed Twice Male Rate
Female Soldiers Twice as Likely to Be Diagnosed with Mental Health Conditions in Theater Than Males, Study Finds By Patricia Kime Female U.S. Army soldiers were diagnosed with a mental health condition at more than twice the rate of male troops while deployed to a combat theater, and they exceeded the rate for males for […]
China hints that it would like its balloon back
China provided a hint that it wants the downed balloon back, insisting that the surveillance craft belongs to China, not to the United States. China insists that it was civilian in nature and that the U.S. did not act in a calm and professional manner. Meanwhile, debris recovery efforts are underway. Officials ask that people […]
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