Pentagon Review Finds Troops' Pay Is Competitive But Recommends Quality-of-Life Tweaks

A soldier counts his money

The Pentagon’s pay review, conducted every four years, has found that service members are paid just as well, if not better, than similar civilians. The review, known as the Quadrenial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, was unveiled Wednesday and reported that “the department’s compensation package is strongly competitive with the civilian labor market,” a […]

Army Tells Lawmakers It Will Review All Training Materials Amid Outcry over Botched Fort Liberty Briefing

The new Fort Liberty sign is displayed outside the base

The Army is reviewing much of its training materials for ill-informed or partisan material after a terrorism briefing at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, erroneously listed mainstream activist groups, including pro-life and animal rights advocates, as terror organizations. Images of the PowerPoint presentation went viral in July as Republican lawmakers and far-right commentators seized on part […]

Army's Pier System Now Faces Second Watchdog Review After Troubled Gaza Mission

Trident Pier operations briefing in the Port of Ashdod, Israel

Following the seemingly bungled Army mission establishing a pier off the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the region, the Pentagon’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into the service’s capabilities to conduct such a mission. The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General earlier this month announced that it’s investigating how the military runs […]

56 Vietnam-Era MPs Receive Bronze Stars Amid Army Review of Past Honors

Bronze Medal awarded to Steven Aurelio

Fifty-six meritorious Bronze Stars were awarded Monday to members of an Army military police company that took on infantry missions in Vietnam, while the service began a massive records search going back to World War II to find others who may have missed out on honors they rated. “Hollywood couldn’t make this up,” Rep. Bob […]