WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 9, 2012) -- The final deadline for Soldiers, veterans and beneficiaries to file for retroactive Stop Loss special pay has been set at Oct. 21, after which they will no longer be able to apply for the benefit which averages $3,600 per claim. Established by the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act, military personnel whose service was … [Read more...]
First Things First: Get Your Degrees in Order
Commentary by Chief Master Sgt. David Brinkley 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 10/8/2012 - KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- In 1972 the Community College of the Air Force was established by the Air Force Chief of Staff, General John D. Ryan. Four years later, President Gerald Ford authorized the Air Force, by law, to confer the associate degree. The CCAF … [Read more...]
National Guard in Federal Status and Reserve Activated as of October 2nd
The Army National Guard, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced this week a decrease in activated Guard members and reservists while the Army Reserve and Air Force announced an increase. The net collective result is 101 less reservists and National Guard members activated in comparison to last week. At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals … [Read more...]
What’s New in Army Recruiter Training?
Oct 5, 2012 By Ms. Julia Bobick (USAREC) So what's really different in the redesigned Army Recruiter, or ARC, and Center Commander, also known as CCC, courses? An easier question to answer would be, "What hasn't changed?" What the schoolhouse does, train noncommissioned officers to recruit for the Army, hasn't changed; it's how they do it that's been turned upside down. No … [Read more...]
Marines train at Sea in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense
10/5/2012 By Cpl. John Robbart III , 15th MEU ABOARD USS PELELIU -- Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit armed themselves with their M50 field protective masks for a different type of training to prepare for a variety of threats they could encounter during their deployment, WestPac 12-02, Oct. 4. The 15th MEU’s Chemical, Biological, … [Read more...]