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Security concerns led to “weeding out” foreign-born troops
According to the Military Times, Pentagon officials were concerned that foreign-born recruits had falsified their backgrounds when they tried to enlist. For that reason, they started culling the herd of recruits; In a statement filed by Roger Smith, branch chief for personnel security policy at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, […]
Mattis: 2 Military bases to house illegal immigrants
According to the Associated Press, Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced that two unnamed military bases are preparing temporary camps to house as many as 20,000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant children; Speaking to reporters traveling with him to Asia on Sunday, Mattis said the military has housed people in the past, including Vietnamese fleeing their country […]
Trump takes Mattis’ recommendations on transgender ban
According to Stars & Stripes, President Trump signed an order yesterday that was aligned with recommendations from Secretary of Defense James Mattis in regards to allowing transgender recruits in the ranks of the military; The decision revokes a full ban that Trump issued last summer but disqualifies U.S. troops who have had gender reassignment surgery, […]
Pentagon gets marching orders
According to CBS News, the Pentgon received instructions from the White House to prepare for a military parade on November 11th to commemorate both Veterans’ Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One; The president told Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro Saturday night in an interview that a parade would have lots […]
Mattis and the non-deployable policy
The Military Times reports on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ comments on the DoD policy to eliminate from the services folks who remain non-deployable for more than twelve consecutive months; “You’re either deployable, or you need to find something else to do. I’m not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem […]
Mattis moves to protect military dreamers
According to Military Times, Defense Secretary James Mattis has arrived at an agreement with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to protect military Dreamers; “Anyone who is in the delayed enlistment program, in other words they are already signed up and they are waiting to go into boot camp, anyone on active duty and […]
Trump’s military parade
The internet is all a-buzz this morning about a military parade that President Trump ordered last year after he watched one in Paris on the Champs d’Elysee to commemorate Bastille Day. The Washington Post says that the event may be Trump’s “biggest troll yet”. The date for the parade isn’t locked down yet, the Pentagon […]
Pentagon common sense; stop being non-deployable
The Military Times reports that the service chiefs are looking at a policy that would force non-deployable service members to the curb if they are in that status for 12 consecutive months. “The department intends to emphasize the expectation that all service members are worldwide deployable and to establish standardized criteria for retaining non-deployable service […]
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