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Pentagon delays recruiting transgender troops for six months
Chief Tango sends a link to the Washington Post which reports that the new Pentagon chief has decided to delay recruiting transgender troops for six months. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has delayed a plan approved by the Obama administration a year ago to begin allowing transgender recruits to join the U.S. military, providing the Joint […]
Pentagon seeks delay in transgender recruiting policy
According to The Hill, the service chiefs have asked the Pentagon for a delay in institution of the last administration’s plan to accept new transgender recruits. According to the AP, which cited unnamed officials, three of the four service branches wanted more time. The Army and Air Force wanted a two-year delay, while the Navy […]
Inside James Mattis’ Pentagon
Chief Tango sends us a link to Defense News where Scott Maucione gives a peek at the priorities in the Defense Department of Secretary James Mattis; If you want to sell something to the Defense Department, make sure it can help kill someone. That’s what Acting Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology James MacStravic […]
Pentagon delays action on transgender ban
The Military Times reports that the Pentagon is delaying action on the transgender ban that the previous administration had scheduled to lift on July 1st. It’s unclear how Defense Secretary Jim Mattis eventually will rule on the matter, though in the past he has cast doubt on whether such moves ultimately advance the military’s principal […]
Warthog survives
Chief Tango sends us an Associated Press link that announces that the A-10 Thunderbolt, lovingly called the Warthog, will be around for longer than we thought it would a year or two ago; In the 2018 Pentagon budget plan sent to Congress this week, the Air Force proposed to keep all 283 A-10s flying for […]
Pentagon: USS Frank E. Evans losses won’t be added to Vietnam Wall
On June 3, 1969, the Sumner-class destroyer USS Frank E. Evans which was on maneuvers in the Sea of Japan South China Sea the day after it was relieved from duty off the coast of Vietnam was struck amidship by the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. According to Wiki; At around 3 a.m. on 3 […]
Sexual assault in the military declines
The Washington Post print as facts some stupid report from the Pentagon which is based on pure speculation. Take this paragraph for example; Statistics released Monday show that 6,172 sexual assaults were reported in fiscal 2016, up from 6,083 in 2015 and 6,131 in 2014, the report said. The figures include everything from groping to […]
Photo-sharing extends outside the Marine Corps
According to Fox News and BBC, they’ve uncovered more photo-sharing websites besides the now-defunct Marines United Facebook page which reportedly posted photos of female servicemembers in various stages of undress. From Fox News; Male service members from all military branches have been sharing nude photos of women on an anonymous website called Anon-IB, BBC reported […]
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