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Pentagon bomb techs off the hook
David sends us a link to the Washington Post which reports that the Pentagon is forgiving the tens of thousands of dollars that each member of the Pentagon bomb tech crew supposedly owned in back pay – the story we talked about the other day. The waivers were completed despite some members of the bomb […]
Pentagon bomb techs in debt
Dan Lamothe at the Washington Post tells the story of how the bomb techs at the Pentagon were overpaid, despite what they were told when they were hired, and were tossed in tens of thousands of dollars in debt; In January 2015, members of the Pentagon’s bomb squad got some financially devastating news: They had […]
Transgender ban may be lifted next month
Basically, it’s just a rumor at this point, but anonymous sources have told the media that the Obama Administration plans to lift the ban on open transgender service in the military next Friday, July 1st, according to the Washington Times; An unnamed Defense official said top personnel plan to meet on Monday to finalize the […]
The Pentagon wants to hire officers off the street
The Military Times reports that the Pentagon wants to hire civilians who have never been in the military off of the street in pay grades as high as O-6 to fill positions in career fields focused on cyber warfare and space; Some military officials fear that the demand for cyber operations is such that there’s […]
Pentagon’s transgender acceptance hit snags
The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is having trouble coming to a consensus how about how to integrate transgender soldiers into the ranks; Peter Levine, who recently took over as the Pentagon’s acting personnel chief, said that Carter remains committed to pursuing the change, but added that it will likely take “months, but not […]
Pentagon to change security plans because of Chattanooga terrorist attack
The Associated Press reports that Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that the Department of Defense will alter some of it’s security procedures for bases across the country in response to the attack on a recruiting station and a Reserve Training Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee last year; Carter…said the military is clarifying its rules about […]
Carolyn Stewart; Central Command whistleblower fired for curse words
Carolyn Stewart spoke up about intelligence at CENTCOM evaluations of the war against ISIS being based on cherry-picked intelligence and now, contrary to whistle blower regulations, she’s being canned because some special snowflake heard her say curse words, according to the Daily Beast. “I went to other action officers to avoid Ms. Stewart,” one witness […]
Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
The Pentagon announces it’s latest bit of ribbon, the Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal for folks who have served in this, our third war in Iraq; The award is retroactive to June 15, 2014, and is for service members based in Iraq or Syria, those who flew missions over those countries, and those who served […]
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