WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2014 - Defense Department Chief Information Officer Teri Takai today urged high school students participating in the 2014 Information Technology Job Shadow Day at the Pentagon to consider a future working for the department. About 40 students from three Virginia schools - the Edison Academy, Chantilly High School and Robert E. Lee High School - took … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Force Improvement Program Gives Airmen Direct Line to Air Force Leaders
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La., FEb. 07, 2014 (AFNS) - Senior Air Force officials put a plan into motion that will give Airmen an opportunity to make real, visible and enduring changes to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The Force Improvement Program, or FIP, is an aggressive, action-oriented effort with the goal of making rapid and substantial change to the … [Read more...]
DODEA Students’ Participation in Advanced Placement Exams Grows
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 7, 2014 - Department of Defense Education Activity students took nearly 100 more Advanced Placement exams in the 2012-13 school year than they did in the previous school year, DODEA officials reported today. DODEA plans, directs, coordinates and manages pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education programs for children of Defense families who otherwise … [Read more...]
Navy Awards $1.2 Million in NROTC Scholarships to High School Seniors
SPRING BRANCH, Texas, Feb. 07, 2014 (NNS) - Planning and making informed decisions about their future were the ethos of seven Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students of Smithson Valley High School whom received more than $1.2 million in NROTC Scholarships, Jan. 14 and 28. Awarded scholarships of $180,000 were Zach Hutchins, Johnny Potts, Walker Hobson, Sawyer … [Read more...]
Army Adjusts Retention Control Points for Junior Enlisted
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 6, 2014) - The Army has announced changes to retention control points for Soldiers in the ranks of corporal through sergeant. The changes took effect Feb. 1. Retention control points, or RCPs, refer to the number of years a Soldier may serve to, at a particular rank. For example, the retention control point for a staff sergeant is 20 … [Read more...]