MARCH 23, 2020 - Soldiers preparing for a permanent change-of-station move can now request to stay at their current duty station for up to a year, as the Army adapts how it moves people during the COVID-19 crisis. New Army guidance says Soldiers can request to defer an assignment and return to their losing unit if they expect to face hardship as a result of a PCS … [Read more...]
Army Recruits May Get Pay Before BCT, In-person Recruiting Halts
MARCH 23, 2020 - Some recruits will receive active-duty pay ahead of initial training, said top Army leaders, as recruiters move to a 100% virtual platform in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the deadly virus continues sweeping the globe, Army leaders are discussing ways to pay future Soldiers sealed off in coronavirus hotbeds and forced to self-isolate at home, … [Read more...]
Army Grappling With COVID-19 Head-on
MARCH 20, 2020 - More than 2,000 National Guardsmen are taking on COVID-19 as it continues to sweep the globe and safety measures ramp up, said the Army’s top official. To date, at least 49 service members throughout the Department of Defense have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. However, in the weeks ahead, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy said he expects those … [Read more...]
Intel, Cyber Soldiers ‘Duking It Out’ Daily With Enemy
MARCH 18, 2020 - The Army's senior intelligence officer likened intelligence and cyber Soldiers to those in the combat arms since they fight on networks everyday with adversaries. "Our intelligence professionals and our cyber operators are duking it out," Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier said. "I kind of think of ourselves, cyber and military intelligence, as sort of combat arms. I … [Read more...]
Retired General Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
MARCH 17, 2020 - A former four-star general who served as the Army's vice chief of staff was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony Tuesday at the White House. Jack Keane, who served from 1966 to 2003, was a career infantry paratrooper and decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He was also at the Pentagon when a jetliner struck it on 9/11, and … [Read more...]