Five of the important changes being made in the Military in 2012 include an update to the physical training (PT) test for the first time since it's inception, three new combat uniforms are to be made by end of year, a possible decrease in education benefits for troops, a reduction in brigade combat teams (BCT), and a 1.6% increase in basic pay via Executive Order 13594. 1. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
New Running Shoe Technology Could Become Hazardous
January 3, 2012 By Maj. Zack Solomon, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- In 1974, Bill Bowerman, a co-founder of Nike, created one of the first modern-day running shoes, the "Waffle Trainer," in an effort to create a light-weight shoe that could grip the road. The shoe launched a revolution in running shoe design and may have triggered the explosion in popularity of distance … [Read more...]
Former Employee Sentenced to Jail for False Claims Nearing $500,000
January 3, 2012 White House Office of Communications WASHINGTON – A former civilian employee of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), a component of the Department of Defense, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for making more than $485,000 in false travel claims using the defense travel system, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the … [Read more...]
Personnel Scanners Provide Added Security in Afghanistan
January 2, 2012 By Summer Barkley BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- It took the combined resources of Army, Air Force, contractors and civilian air assets to move a personnel scanner into place at an entry control point here Dec. 31. The scanner is a Product Manager Force Protection Systems item that is managed in theater by the Program Manger Guardian liaison officer and PM … [Read more...]
Young Woman Loses 84 Pounds to Become Soldier
January 2, 2012 By Cynthia Rivers-Womack, USAREC Gainesville, Fla. -- Allison Scarbrough will officially change jobs Jan. 3, 2012, from retail cashier to Health Care Specialist in the U.S. Army. But the change has not been easy. In May 2010, then 20-year-old Scarbrough walked into the Gainesville recruiting station ready to become a Soldier. This was a brave move for her … [Read more...]