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...]
Recruiting Numbers Still Going Strong
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 - All of the active components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal 2012 recruiting goals through April, Pentagon officials announced today. Here are the active components’ accession numbers for the first seven months of the fiscal year that began Oct. 1: Army: 32,711 accessions, 101 … [Read more...]
Marines Honor Heritage, Evolution of 100 Years of Marine Aviation
5/21/2012 By Lance Cpl. Stephan Stewart, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Hundreds of Marine officers gathered to listen to retired Lt. Gen. Philip Shutler speak about Marine Corps aviation. The 85-year-old former Marine aviator and infantry officer spoke to the officers in attendance about the dynamic history of Marine … [Read more...]
House Votes to Keep Military Enlistment Age Cap
May 21, 2012 The efforts of Rep. Paul Broun Jr., who fought on behalf of a marathon runner who was rejected by the Army to enlist because of being just shy of the enlistment age cap, failed Friday with a house vote of 256 to 164. Broun also represented an obstetrician when he too was denied a volunteer job as a military doctor stating that Paul Gingrey, who will turn 70 in … [Read more...]
Women Marines Association Will Hold 27th Annual Conference
Since 1918, American women have answered their country's call to serve. We have served proudly with distinction and honor; each generation evolving but always retaining our proud traditions. The Women Marines Association (WMA) is the only veterans association for and about women Marines. We have gone from "Free a Man to Fight,” to being with our fellow Marines in every … [Read more...]