MAY 14, 2021 - As Soldiers, civilians and families gear up for the upcoming PCS season, the Army has streamlined processes and policies to enable a safe, convenient, predictable, and user-friendly move. Improvements to make this year’s moves easier include updates to the Army PCS Move App, increased reimbursements for personally procured moves (PPMs), more quality-assurance … [Read more...]
Army Announces Divestiture of the Stryker Mobile Gun System
MAY 13, 2021 - The U.S. Army will divest all Stryker Mobile Gun Systems by the end of fiscal year 2022. This decision comes after a comprehensive analysis highlighted obsolescence and systemic issues with the system's dated cannon and automatic loader. While updating and providing new capabilities is most commonly associated with modernization, the divestiture of obsolete … [Read more...]
Army Approves APFT Exception For Specialists and Corporals
MAY 12, 2021 – The U.S. Army announced today a new policy allowing all Soldiers in the ranks of corporal and specialist the option to take the Army Physical Fitness Test as the service transitions to the Army Combat Fitness Test. This will provide corporals and specialists (E-4s) another option to qualify for, or increase their opportunity for, promotion or other personnel or … [Read more...]
Army Seeks to Establish Self Sufficiency Through Biomanufacturing
MAY 12, 2021 - Industrial revolutions are rare, but when they come, they change everything. The convergence of synthetic biology, robotics, and biomanufacturing is ushering in a new bioeconomy that is based on biotechnologies rather than petrochemical production. The Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is expanding its … [Read more...]
Army Seeks Future Officers During Virtual Hiring Spree
MAY 12, 2021 - Even though death threats were common in Iraq during the mid-2000s, the scare tactic still left M. Sayer a bit unnerved while he worked as a linguist for the U.S. military. “I came home one day and someone left a bullet inside an envelope in my mailbox,” Sayer recalled. It was an eye-opening experience for Sayer, but it failed to intimidate him for long. … [Read more...]