Army
Army falls short recruiting – again
Looks like the Army is yet again falling short of recruits. They have until the end of the month to close out the government’s year, but as of now it is pretty much certain there will be a massive recruiting shortfall. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth previously said the service will miss its fiscal 2023 recruiting […]
Valor Friday
This week Captain Larry Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. Let’s see why he’s been belatedly honored. Larry Taylor grew up in the St Elmo neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee. His roots in the area extend back generations. His great-great-grandfather had served in the Civil War, his great-uncle […]
Future Soldier Preparatory Course to become permanent
The Army stood up the Future Soldier Preparatory Course. It’s designed as a pre-basic training program to help recruits to get within academic and weight standards needed to start basic training. These Soldiers receive up to 90 days to reach the standards needed to ship to basic training. The graduation rate for this program […]
Leave no man behind. Unless you’re Joe Biden.
Anonymous directed our attention to yesterday’s Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House for former US Army Captain Larry Taylor. Tune in this Friday for a deep exploration of just what earned Captain Taylor the nation’s highest honor in my weekly Valor Friday bit. At the ceremony, as the heroic captain wiped a tear […]
Back to the ’40s, last OSS OG’er tabbed
“Let’s go back to the 50’s, when it was hip to be hep to be cool to be popular, to be teenaged and going steady” – NGDB. OK, I lied – we’re headed to the ’40s. Jeff LPH turned me on to the “Jedburgh Teams”, of whom I had never heard. The Jedburgh teams were […]
Green Beret veteran learns about his false arrest record related to an Army investigation
The investigation related to the killing of Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar brought Sergeant First Class Jamie Morris’s name up. Others in the incident claimed that Morris approved of the hazing, but Morris said he provided no such approval. These claims of “hazing approval” were advanced in an effort to get leniency. Although Morris was not […]
Army major charged for sexual abuse
The Army has charged Major Michael Stockin with sexual abuse involving at least 23 victims. These charges include abusive sexual contact and indecent viewing. The investigation that led to this charge spanned a year. Stockin, an anesthesiologist, is alleged to have asked one of the victims to lower his pants before proceeding to touch his […]
West Point opens 1828 time capsule
West Point recently opened a lead time capsule that’s been sealed for nearly 200 years. Believed to have been placed in 1828, there was much fanfare in finding out just what was left by our ancestors. Would there be letters from history? Washington’s dentures? A copy of the original Declaration of Independence? Rumor has it […]
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