May 23, 2012 The DoD estimates that 75 percent of our young adults are not qualified to join the military. Meaning, three out of four 17 to 24 year-olds in the U.S. currently cannot enlist due to a variety of disqualifying factors. 1 in 4 young adults is too overweight Of the US population that is between the age of 17 and 24 (approximately 31 million people) an estimated 1 in … [Read more...]
Military Care Packages: Sending Smiles Overseas
May 23, 2012 Posted by: Mary Davis The United States Armed Forces began protecting the United States before it ever became the United States. The first military units were formed in 1775, one year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the beginning, the U.S. Military comprised of the Continental Army, the Continental Navy, and the Continental Marines. … [Read more...]
Pushing Yourself to the Limit
May 23, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Working out. What does that mean to you? Is it an hour at the gym before work, a jog during your lunch break or swimming laps at the pool after work? For Sgt. Enrique R. Trevino, working out is an all-day affair. But, with a fitness goal as lofty as Trevino’s, it’ll take all day to get it done. This past January, … [Read more...]
Fueled by History, Passion, Son of Immigrants Serves in U.S. Army
May 21, 2012 By Sgt. Marc Loi FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan -- Sitting in a makeshift wooden living area on a dusty military base in southern Afghanistan, 2nd Lt. Darius Chen begins rattling off things for which he is thankful. There is the blanket with the imprints of California's landmarks sitting on the twin-size bed in which he sleeps. There is the education … [Read more...]
DOD Marks Growth in Spouses’ Employment Program
May 21, 2012 By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON - Service members and their spouses joined Defense Department leaders at the Pentagon today in a ceremony to mark the success of a spouse employment program intended to help military families and the economy. Surveys show 85 percent of the military’s 1.2 million spouses either want or need to work, Jo … [Read more...]