SEPTEMBER 29, 2016, SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Soldier with the Illinois Army National Guard has invented a device that improves Soldier safety and equipment longevity while repairing light howitzers that has recently been adopted Army-wide. "I am shocked that the Army is going to adopt something I designed myself," said Army Sgt. Wesley Todd, a machinist with the Illinois Army … [Read more...]
Digital Conflict – Cyber Security in the Government
September 29, 2016, by David McCauley – When you typically hear about war you imagine a faraway conflict in a distant land. What would you think if I told you that our government is involved in a conflict happening right now beneath our very noses? This conflict isn’t fought in the desert, tundra, or jungle - it’s fought among cables, wires, and circuits. On the internet … [Read more...]
Army Issues New Guidance on Rolling and Cuffing Sleeves
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - The Army has issues new guidance on rolling and cuffing sleeves on their uniforms and they can now be rolled either with camouflage facing in or out, depending on the preference of commanders down to the company level. In addition to the new guidance on rolling sleeves of the Army Combat Uniform in garrison, commanders in … [Read more...]
Info on New Blended Retirement System Released
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Navy has released information on the transition to the Blended Retirement System (BRS) and training requirements Sept. 27, in NAVADMIN 217/16. Signed into law in November 2015, the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) created a new military retirement system for service members. The new Blended Retirement System goes into … [Read more...]
Competitive Career Opportunities Exist Via Officer Crossflow Program
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - One of today’s opportunities for officers to broaden career options comes from the nonrated line officer crossflow program, which currently has openings for officers on active duty in certain career fields to volunteer for retraining into undermanned career fields. The program is designed to optimize the … [Read more...]