The Army's Answer to a Lack of Recruits is a Prep Course to Boost Low Scores. It's Working
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Index cards taped to a large board on the wall at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, reveal the sometimes blunt and gritty reasons that new recruits took a chance at a last-ditch program to get into the Army. “Eviction notices motivate me,” one said. Others talked about getting free college, a […]
Virginia Guard Says It's Investigating Guardsmen Running a Rural Anti-Government Militia
The Virginia National Guard confirmed that it has launched an investigation into two soldiers who have espoused anti-government views while running a county militia in the state. Last week, Military.com reported that two Guardsmen — Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth — are running the Campbell County Militia, which operates in the countryside around […]
Illinois Town Had an Army Reserve Center for Nearly 60 Years. Now It's Being Sold.
The federal government is giving the former U.S. Army Reserve center in Belleville to the city after nearly 60 years of military use, and the city is selling it to St. Clair County for $250,000. In the past three weeks, both the City Council and County Board have voted to enter into an intergovernmental agreement […]
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome
The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops — a learning program that has drawn the ire of the rank and file for years — and in effect revamped how it handles enlisted promotions. Effective immediately, the Distributed Leader Course, or DLC, is discontinued and will no longer be […]
US Military Ships Are Working to Build a Pier for Gaza Aid. It's Going to Cost at Least $320 Million
JERUSALEM — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters […]
The Army National Guard Owes Thousands of Former Soldiers Unpaid Bonuses. It's Asking Them to Figure It Out.
Thousands of former Army National Guard soldiers were mailed letters from the service component asking them to figure out whether they are owed unpaid bonuses, according to internal documents reviewed by Military.com. The Guard letters went to former soldiers who may have never received their promised enlistment bonus after the service component got behind on […]