WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 15, 2013) -- A fully equipped Soldier may carry anywhere from 50 to 120 pounds on his or her back in theater. Refinements to precision-guided parachutes may reduce that load -- if the Army can just convince Soldiers it can provide supplies to them as needed. Brig. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, with Program Executive Officer, Soldier, known as … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
‘Every Dollar Counts’ Ushers in New Savings Culture
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- With budgets shrinking, Air Force leaders are calling on Airmen to share their best money-saving ideas through the Every Dollar Counts campaign. In the wake of sequestration, the initiative marks a cultural shift that empowers Airmen to find and recommend areas for savings that may be used to support readiness needs, said Air Force Vice Chief of Staff … [Read more...]
Military Equal Opportunity Network Now Online
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy Equal Opportunity (EO) Office has created the first centralized database within the Navy to track military Equal Opportunity formal and informal complaints. The Military Equal Opportunity Network (MEONet) is a standalone online web-based program that standardizes, tracks and reports administrative actions associated with the primary duties of … [Read more...]
Tuition Assistance Back For Marines, Accepting New Enrollments
WASHINGTON -- As of April 8, 2013, the Voluntary Education Tuition Assistance funding is restored within the Marine Corps and new enrollments may begin immediately according to officials from the Marine and Family Programs Division. Tuition Assistance has full funding for the 2013 fiscal year and follows the same guidelines as the previous program. This means Tuition … [Read more...]
Army Assures Commercial Mobile Devices are Secure
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2013) -- The Army agrees with the recently released DOD Inspector General report that found two Army organizations did not follow policies for tracking and configuring commercial mobile devices using the Android, Apple iOS, and Windows operating systems between October 2010 and May 2012. Both the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Army Engineer Research … [Read more...]