To curb suicides in the Army, commanders must pay more attention to junior Soldiers and to those who exhibit high-risk behavior, such as drug use or driving under the influence.
7/29/2010 - The Pentagon today condemned the actions of the group Wikileaks.org, which released thousands of classified U.S. military documents on its website last night.
7/29/2010 - Sexual assault is a criminal act that often leaves its victims suffering from physical and emotional scars for the rest of their lives and with the amount of reported sexual assault cases reaching the thousands, the Department of Defense has been taking proactive measures to combat this…
7/29/2010 - Women in today’s military serve closer to the front lines of combat than ever before, and as they become veterans the Veterans Affairs Department will be ready to handle their care
7/29/2010 - In an effort to prevent homelessness among veterans, primarily those returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that both agencies will invest a combined $15 million in five selected…
7/28/2010 - Thousands of current and former Airmen remain eligible to receive $500 in retroactive special pay for each month they were affected by stop loss. Airmen have until Oct. 21 to apply through the Air Force Personnel Center
Remarks of Dr. Jill Biden at the Military Child Education Coalition Conference (MCEC)
7/23/2010 - The National Guard troops are cleaning up BP’s Oil spill with no compensation of educational benefits.
7/22/2010 - Both the Army and Air National Guard missed their recruiting goals for June, however, recruiting activities were adjusted and those goals were intentionally missed as a way to keep end-strength numbers within congressionally mandated limits
7/22/2010 - Shelly is a smart, successful business owner, but a brief liaison with a man claiming to be a servicemember nearly cost her everything.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today met with leaders of several veterans service organizations—at a meeting hosted by Disabled American Veterans—to discuss DHS’ ongoing collaboration and engagement with America’s veteran community.
7/21/2010 - The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to improve processing veterans benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
7/21/2010 - Marine Corps Recruiting Command launched a new web page www.lifeasamarine.com on Monday. The Web page allows parents, teachers, coaches and others to communicate about their experiences with the Marine Corps.
7/21/2010 - Proposed changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill would improve military readiness.
7/20/2010 - U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program boxer Spc. Jeffrey Spencer won a gold medal and teammates Sgt. John Franklin and Spc. Carrie Barry struck bronze at the 2010 U.S. National Boxing Championships.
7/20/2010 - The phrase “every Marine a rifleman” can be attributed to the level of skill a Marine possesses with a rifle. Not everyone is born a rifleman, but with proper training, a Marine marksmanship instructor can transform someone who has never fired a weapon into an expert shooter.
7/20/2010 - The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program will resume Oct. 25, but with some significant changes to the popular spouse employment program, a defense official announced July 20.
7/19/2010 - Eight years after the Army Game Studio launched its initial first-person shooter video game, “America’s Army Recon,” NASA joined in with the release of its prototype game, “Moonbase Alpha,” July 6.
7/19/2010 - Basic Combat Training has gone through a transformation. Here are some of the changes you’ll see in new Basic and One Station Unit Training courses, as of July 1, 2010.
A little-known provision of the Home Buyer Tax Credit bill that became effective on Nov 6, 2009, is that certain military personnel and Foreign Service employees have an EXTRA year to purchase a home and qualify for the tax credit.
7/17/2010 - The Army released a candid suicide prevention training video Thursday in an effort to deter the increasing number of suicides amongst troops.
7/16/2010 - Sheet protectors, a frank discussion ahead of time and an 8x10 photo taped to the car seat—these are a few of the tips Army spouse and mother Rebekah Sanderlin has come up with to help cope with family separations after more than a half-dozen deployments.
7/16/2010 - With August recognized as Antiterrorism Awareness Month, the Army is promoting a campaign encouraging and training communities to become extensions of the service’s overall force-protection plan.
7/15/2010 - Military efforts along the Gulf Coast continue today as part of the federal response force to clean up the oil spill.
6/3/2010 - President Barack Obama has extended new benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees, including those within the Defense Department.
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