FEBRUARY 12, 2015, FORT WORTH, Texas - America’s career servicemembers are increasingly worried that the era of low-cost healthcare for military families may be coming to an end. The latest results of the First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveal that 63 percent of middle-class military families (commissioned officers and senior NCOs in pay grades E-6 and … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Drill Sergeant Academy Builds Better Prepared Leaders
WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2015) - Feedback from the field regarding the Army Drill Sergeant Academy's change in August 2014 to Army Learning Model training is positive, said Sgt. Maj. Ed Roderiques, the academy's deputy commandant. Army Learning Model is the informal name given to "The Army Learning Concept for 2015," Pamphlet 525-8-2, published by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine … [Read more...]
Naval War College Hosts Strategy and Budget Panel
FEBRUARY 12, 2015, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - As part of the final practitioner session for students enrolled in the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) course at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), the national security affairs department hosted a panel discussion titled "Force Planning - Strategy Meets Budget," Feb. 10. The objective of the session was to gain perspectives from … [Read more...]
Army’s Benét Laboratories Develops 120mm Mortar Test System
WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (Feb. 12, 2015) - The U.S. Army's Benét Laboratories, which is collocated on the Watervliet Arsenal, recently announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in the research and development of an extended-range 120mm mortar ballistic test cannon that if fielded, will greatly increase the survivability of U.S. infantrymen. "After several … [Read more...]
Guard Members Mobilized for Deepwater Horizon May Be Eligible for VA Benefits
February 12, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the National Guard who were mobilized in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be eligible for medical benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of duty in the Gulf. And filing a medical benefits claim with the Deepwater Horizon settlement program will not affect … [Read more...]