WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 31, 2014) - America ranking 19th worldwide in math, reading and science is a national security issue, said the Army's vice chief of staff. Gen. John F. Campbell spoke Tuesday afternoon at the National Training Seminar of the Military Child Education Coalition. He was referring to an international assessment that measures the performance of … [Read more...]
Why Nursing Is an Ideal Post-Military Career
July 25, 2014 - Few would ever argue that a military service fails to prepare soldiers for just about any job once their commitment is complete. In fact, one of the major selling points for those who opt to serve is the opportunity for training and education in a wide variety of careers. While former soldiers can reasonably expect to succeed in almost any field they choose, … [Read more...]
Students Compete in Navy-Focused Grand Robotics Mission and See Their Future in STEM
July 10, 2014, KING GEORGE, Va. (NNS) - Middle school students who completed a Grand Robotics Mission Challenge at the Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) Summer Academy are now looking forward to a future filled with more "STEM" challenges on a grand scale. In all, 93 students applied their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to solve problems of Navy … [Read more...]
Naval War College Sponsors ‘Smooth-Out’ Transfer Transitions
July 8, 2014, Newport, R.I. (NNS) - Twenty-one Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport completed command sponsor training, July 3. As part of the Navy's 21st Century Sailor initiative, the training served as an opportunity to qualify NWC Sailors to perform duties as command sponsors in order to provide incoming personnel with meaningful pre-arrival … [Read more...]
Army Moving Education Content to Cloud for Better Access
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 7, 2014) - Eighteen months ago, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command began migrating education content to the dotcom cloud, a commercially operated bank of servers. This is a significant step for several reasons. The Army is currently a Common Access Card-enabled, Windows-based devices operating environment. That means Soldiers … [Read more...]