Cadet Command has hit its stride. The organization responsible for producing most of the Army's officer corps commissioned 5,880 second lieutenants in Fiscal Year 2012, the second straight year for mission success, according to final totals released this week. The Army-mandated goal was 5,350. In surpassing the mark in 2011 and 2012, Cadet Command has reversed a several-years … [Read more...]
USAREC Names 2012 NCOs, Civilians of Year
November 5, 2012 By Recruiting Command Public Affairs FORT KNOX, Ky. -- U.S. Army Recruiting Command's top NCOs and civilian employees for Fiscal Year 2012 collected their trophies during a ceremony Nov. 2 at Patton Museum's Abrams Auditorium. The Army Reserve Recruiting NCO of the Year is Sgt. 1st Class Mariela Richardson of the Denver Recruiting Battalion. A combat medic … [Read more...]
Army Corps of Engineers Waives Day-Use Fees on Veterans Day
November 2012 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11. "We honor our veterans, active and reserve service members, and their families this Veterans … [Read more...]
Tucson Students Face Up to Army Challenge
November 5, 2012 By Mark DeFrances PHOENIX -- When the U.S. Army Tucson Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, challenged Tucson area high school juniors and seniors to a special fitness event 164 young men and women answered the call Sept. 29, 2012. Along with Tucson Future Soldiers, students from 10 schools formed a total of 20 six-person teams to test their … [Read more...]
Improvements Put in Place for Process for Transition to Civilian Life
By David Vergun Army News Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 – Officials from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments participated in a panel discussion here Oct. 19 on efforts to prepare service members for the transition to civilian life. Danny Pummill, director of VA/DOD liaison for Veterans Affairs, and Susan S. Kelly, director of DOD’s Transition to … [Read more...]