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DPAA Provides Update on Identifying Service Members Missing from Korean War

AUGUST 16, 2018 – The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency provided an update today on the status of identifying the remains transferred in July to the United States from North Korea. An honorable carry ceremony July 27 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains believed to be of Americans missing […]

10 Answers Soldiers Want To Know About The New ACFT

AUGUST 3, 2018, Fort Eustis, VA – On July 9, the U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test — the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. The test is designed to replace the APFT with a gender- and age-neutral assessment that will more closely align with the physical demands Soldiers will face in combat. […]

Benefits of Service: Military Education

JULY 24, 2018, Shaw Air Force Base, SC – Airmen attempting to acquire credits can receive them through the support of tuition assistance, college credits gained from military training and military scholarships. “Education benefits are huge,” said Senior Airman Christopher Corbin, 50th Attack Squadron intelligence analyst. “I did college before the Air Force on my […]

Army Reserve Presents New Job Opportunities for Former Soldiers

AUGUST 3, 2018, Fort Jackson, SC – “There are winners all the way around here. Vacant Military Technician (MILTECH) positions are filled, reservist Soldiers are given the chance to get government jobs on the civilian side, and money is brought into local communities by wage earners,” said Maj. Nicholas Dolezal, Commander of the 81st Readiness […]

New Bonuses To Keep Quality Marines

JULY 30, 2018, Camp Pendleton, CA – The Marine Corps is spending $136 million in reenlistment bonuses and other incentives to help retain Marines for multiple military occupational specialties (MOS) during fiscal year 2019. Marines in certain MOS’s may be eligible for an early re-enlistment kicker, which is a $10,000 lump sum paid to a […]

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