Oct 5, 2012 By Ms. Julia Bobick (USAREC) So what's really different in the redesigned Army Recruiter, or ARC, and Center Commander, also known as CCC, courses? An easier question to answer would be, "What hasn't changed?" What the schoolhouse does, train noncommissioned officers to recruit for the Army, hasn't changed; it's how they do it that's been turned upside down. No … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Marines train at Sea in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense
10/5/2012 By Cpl. John Robbart III , 15th MEU ABOARD USS PELELIU -- Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit armed themselves with their M50 field protective masks for a different type of training to prepare for a variety of threats they could encounter during their deployment, WestPac 12-02, Oct. 4. The 15th MEU’s Chemical, Biological, … [Read more...]
Tips for Enrolling in Online Education
October 8, 2012 If you have recently decided that you would like to further your education and you want to do so from home, you can enroll in online courses and begin earning a degree or a certificate of your choice through online education. Getting an education online is no longer uncommon and is possible regardless of whether you are in high school and prefer distance … [Read more...]
Soldiers Get to Vote on New PT Uniforms or, IPFU
October 5, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON -- The Army gave Soldiers a chance to put their two cents on the Improved Physical Fitness Uniform back in February. The Army took those Soldier suggestions and developed a possible replacement uniform. Now Soldiers can vote on which one of those they think looks the best. More than 76,000 Soldiers responded to the initial survey. … [Read more...]
Air Force Launches New GPS Satellite
10/4/2012 - CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the third Global Positioning System IIF satellite at 8 a.m. EDT today, Oct. 4, from Space Launch Complex 37. "The 45th Space Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center's GPS Directorate, Boeing and United Launch Alliance team … [Read more...]