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...]
Army Leads Case High School Students on Pathway to Success
May 14, 2012 By Mr Jorge Gomez (USAREC) MILWAUKEE -- Teachers can talk about success all day to youth but it's always a lot better to show them, said Jeff Eben, J.I. Case High School principal. For one entire day hundreds of Case High School students interacted with Soldiers through multiple activities to capture a sense of what it's like to be a successful individual. … [Read more...]
Phase 2 Re-Enlistment Window Open for Soldiers
The Army is now six weeks into Phase 2 of this fiscal year's re-enlistment window, open to Soldiers whose expiration of term of service falls between Oct. 1, 2011, and Sept. 30, 2012. The first phase ran from October of last year to January, said Staff Sgt. William Cunningham, career counselor for the 192nd Infantry Brigade. The second is expected to close at the end of … [Read more...]
Today We Honor and Celebrate Vietnam Veteran’s Day
March 29, 2012 Office of the White House Secretary On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon. Operation Chopper marked America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong, and the beginning of one of our longest and most … [Read more...]
Recruiting Stays on Track for Active Service Components
March 22, 2012 By American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON -- All of the active service components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their numerical year-to-date recruiting goals for fiscal year 2012 through February, Pentagon officials reported yesterday. Here are each service's recruiting totals -- all at 100 percent of their goals -- for the first … [Read more...]