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Army Recruiting Soars
Army hits recruiting goal of 61,000 soldiers 4 months early By Todd South The Army has met its fiscal 2025 recruiting goal four months early, signing 61,000 contracts for new active duty soldiers, officials announced Tuesday. “This achievement represents a significant turning point for the Army and indicates a renewed sense of patriotism and purpose […]
SECDEF to rename USNS Harvy Milk
T-AO-206 Defense Secretary Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk Amid DEI Policy Changes Mike Schuler Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the U.S. Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), a John Lewis-class fleet oiler that was delivered to the Navy in 2023, according to multiple media reports citing U.S. Defense officials. This […]
Trump Pardons Covid Convicted Army Doc
Inspiring Leadership from the Covid Kommandant Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules Drew F. Lawrence President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to comply with COVID-19 safety measures, a White House official confirmed to […]
Trans Troops Out
Unavailable for Comment Active-duty transgender troops have until 6 June to begin voluntarily separating from the armed forces, Reserves can wait until 7 July. Those who do so will receive an honorable discharge from military service and separation pay, which is fair. Those who do not will be processed for involuntary separation. Transgender troops who […]
Academies Axe Affirmative Action
Hegseth bans affirmative action at military service academies By Noah Robertson and Leo Shane III Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred the U.S. military service academies from considering race, gender or ethnicity in their admissions processes, ending the practice of affirmative action upheld by the Supreme Court two years ago. In a memo published Friday, […]
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The outpouring of support for the site is amazing. Thanks to y’all’s generosity we are good for another year and even have a bit for the occasional rainy day. Individual thanks have been offered by our money guru who actually cracked a smile, which frightened us all. I’ll add a blanket thankyou to all our […]
Then they came for the Generals..
And I laughed because I was not a Pefumed Prince. Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions By Tara Copp, AP Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keeps pushing the services to streamline their top leadership […]
Army Training: Focus on Warfighting
Compter Based Training Army slashes mandatory training requirements with regulation update By Todd South Shortly after taking his post as Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George issued a directive to commanders — if it doesn’t add to war fighting, ditch it. This week, changes to a cumbersome Army regulation on training have reinforced the […]
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