Got Complaints About the Barracks or Dining Hall? Now There’s an App for That
Amid widespread criticism and complaints about military barracks, cafeterias and dorms, one former Army reservist is hoping to increase transparency with a new app that allows service members to review their living situations on base. The app, called “Hots&Cots” and available on Apple devices, was created by former Army reservist Robert Evans and allows users […]
Army Plans Boost in Barracks Spending as Military Grapples with Squalid Living Conditions
The Army is crafting a new plan to improve barracks following mold and health issues, as well as a damning report from a government watchdog last month that found squalid base housing across the services — including bad plumbing, brown water and insect infestations. The plan, which has not yet been approved by Army Secretary […]
Army Identifies Soldiers Killed When Their Transport Vehicle Flipped on Way to Alaska Training Site
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Army officials have identified two soldiers killed when their large transport vehicle crashed while heading to a training area in interior Alaska. There were among 17 soldiers on board the vehicle that flipped when the driver lost control on a dirt road leading to the Yukon Training Area near […]
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says
More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working for the defense industry, according to a new think tank report. Twenty-six of the 32 four-star officers who retired after June 2018 were then employed by “the arms industry as board members, advisors, executives, […]
After Missing Recruiting Goals, Army Announces New Occupational Specialty to Increase the Ranks
The Army announced Tuesday that it is overhauling recruiting and creating a new career track for recruiters after failing for years to meet its goals for bringing young Americans into the service. The changes, unveiled by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in a press briefing, include a radical shift from recruiting as a temporary assignment for […]
Tactical Vehicle Rollover Kills 2 Soldiers, Injures 12 During Training in Alaska
Two soldiers with the 11th Airborne Division were killed and 12 were injured in a military vehicle accident Monday in Alaska, according to the division. A Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, or LMTV, rolled over while traveling with a convoy in the Yukon Training Area, the division said in a statement. Seventeen soldiers were riding in […]
Army Still Undecided on Whether to Punish Pvt. Travis King, But Potential Charges Loom
Whether Pvt. Travis King will face Army punishment for fleeing into North Korea in July remains an open question days after he returned to U.S. soil on Sept. 28. The Army said Tuesday that it still had not decided how to handle the case of the 23-year-old soldier as he continued the reintegration process at […]
Army Reservist Awarded $2.5 Million for Dismissal from Texas Trooper Job over Service-Connected Disability
A Texas jury has awarded $2.49 million to an Army reservist who lost his job as a Texas state trooper when he developed a debilitating illness caused by exposure to burn pits while serving overseas. Former Army Capt. Le Roy Torres, who together with his wife Rosie led a decade-long fight for recognition of burn […]
Army Officer Pepper-Sprayed During Traffic Stop Asks for New Trial in Lawsuit Against Police
RICHMOND, Va. — A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in Virginia asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings by a trial judge after jurors found mostly in favor of the two police officers he sued. Video of the December 2020 encounter between Lt. Caron Nazario […]
Traveling with Milley: A Reporter Recalls How America’s Top Soldier Was Most at Home with His Troops
STE MERE EGLISE, France — The soldier had target fixation. He had three beers in hand, a full day of leave and a group of young women waiting. But a crowd of Army uniforms also gathered for this French village’s D-Day celebrations stood in the way. The soldier navigated another step and realized he was […]