HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 6, 2015) - The Army will update its policy on tattoos during the coming weeks, making it more accommodating to current social norms, the Army's chief of staff said. During a press conference during the Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium and Exposition here, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said the service regularly … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Total Force SMSgt Evaluation Static Closeout Date to Be July 31
APRIL 6, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Enlisted evaluation and promotion changes announced in July 2014 continue with establishment of a July 31 enlisted performance report static closeout date (SCOD) for regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve senior master sergeants, effective April 3, Air Force Personnel Center officials … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Bulletin is Adjusted to Get ‘Rocks Out of Rucksack’ in Training
APRIL 6, 2015, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Recently the Marine Corps underwent another change in its training and education spectrum as Marine Corps Bulletin 1500, in its third iteration, was altered Feb. 20 to enhance the overall quality of operational readiness and the commander’s flexibility in training. The motivation for this set of changes to Marine Corps … [Read more...]
University Relations Seeks to Bolster AFRL Partnerships, Recruiting
APRIL 6, 2015, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - Employment recruiting efforts at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are expanding via its University Relations program. The program is part of a multi-faceted AFRL effort to seek out and attract the best and brightest scientists and engineers (S&Es) and carry out its mission of providing Airmen with the … [Read more...]
Six More Women Qualify for Ranger School
FORT MEADE, Md. (April 6, 2015) - Six more women have qualified to attend the first Army Ranger course to include women, bringing to 12, the number of female Soldiers eligible for the elite school. The six women successfully finished the Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC, March 19, along with 25 of the 85 men who began that two-week course. The six women were among … [Read more...]