Virginia (FY2012) Find your Location and the corresponding Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) in the pay tables below. All pay is listed in terms of dollars per month. Enlisted Personnel (Without Dependents) Location E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 CHARLOTTESVILLE … [Read more...]
Gas Chamber Allows Recruits to Gain Confidence in Abilities
San Diego -- The recruits of Company K, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, lined up outside the door of the Confidence Chamber at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct. 29. The Confidence Chamber is a gas chamber that allows recruits to become familiar with the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask and experience the effects of CS gas, also known as … [Read more...]
Mess Hall Serving Celebratory Meal for 237th Corps Birthday
Oct 31, 2012 By Cpl. Michelle Brinn In celebration of the Marine Corps' 237th birthday Nov. 10, all federal employees, family members and guests are invited to dine at their closest mess hall here for a celebratory meal Nov. 7 or Nov. 15. The meal costs $7.50 for all personnel except dependents of E-4 and below, for whom the cost is $6.40. To avoid shortages, guests are … [Read more...]
Thriller Explores Domestic Terrorism Driven by Personal Vengeance
The Ragnarök Conspiracy by Erec Stebbins An American bin Laden, a heroic Muslim, and an FBI agent THRILLER EXPLORES DOMESTIC TERRORISM DRIVEN BY PERSONAL VENGEANCE If someone murdered the person you loved most in this world, would you seek revenge? If your child, or your spouse, were killed in the 9/11 attacks, would you fight back against the … [Read more...]
Fit to Fly? From F-22s to Jumbo Jets, Real-Time Info on Pilots Needed
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Anyone who has followed news coverage of a plane crash has probably heard of a black box, an onboard device analyzed for clues into a flight’s demise. What if there were a black box for pilots that could determine, in real time, whether they are fit to fly, helping to head off cognitive and physical failures that could take a jet down? Recent … [Read more...]