Army Extends Some Unaccompanied Tours in South Korea to 2 Years
Some “single” soldiers who ship out to South Korea will now need to spend two years on the peninsula rather than one, the Army said in a recent force-wide message. The exception to policy, aimed at seven career fields, requires “single soldiers without dependents assigned to the Republic of Korea to serve the accompanied tour […]
Army Changes Course Again and Extends Rules Allowing NCOs to Be Promoted Before Schooling
In a sudden reversal, the Army has yet again extended temporary promotions allowing noncommissioned officers and specialists to progress to the next rank without previously required NCO academies, according to an internal service memo on Thursday that was reviewed by Military.com. The extension into 2024 will make the third year that the COVID-19 pandemic-era policy […]
