JULY 12, 2017, FORT CARSON, Colo. - At the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)'s Special Operations Advanced Mountaineering School, known as SOAMS, Green Berets are trained to survive in mountainous regions, and the skills they learn enable them to carry out difficult and dangerous mountain warfare operations across the globe. During the mountaineering school's featured … [Read more...]
Fiscal Year 2018 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board Convenes in December
JULY 12, 2017, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - The (FY-18) fiscal year 2018 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) will convene on December 4, according to NAVADMIN 167/17 released July 10. The board is a performance-driven review of senior enlisted personnel conducted primarily by senior enlisted personnel and has no quotas. Among many factors reviewed, documented misconduct … [Read more...]
TRADOC to Release Active Shooter Response Mobile App That Will Educate and Save Lives
JULY 12, 2017, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Soon, Soldiers and civilians will be mere taps away from contacting emergency teams in the event of an active shooter. Army Training and Doctrine Command and TRADOC Capability Manager - Mobile (TCM Mobile) announced winners from a competition to develop an active shooter response mobile application for the Army. A team of civilian … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases First-Term Airman Retraining Quotas for FY18
JULY 12, 2017, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH (AFNS) - Eligible active-duty first-term Airmen may choose from more than 1,400 approved retraining quotas in over 20 career fields for fiscal year 2018. Retraining allows enlisted Airmen, to include staff and technical sergeants on their first enlistment, to retrain into skills where a shortage exists, in conjunction with a … [Read more...]
From Humble Roots, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey Ensures Soldiers are Educated, Fit to Fight and Smiling
JULY 12, 2017, FORT IRWIN, Calif. - With the tables cleared, chairs folded and the floor vacuumed, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey was among the last people still inside a banquet hall after a ceremony at this secluded Mojave Desert training base. About an hour before, he had given the keynote speech for the command's NCO/Soldier of the Year ceremony. In his speech, he … [Read more...]