In Her Final Days in Office, Army Secretary Formally Establishes Service's Command Review Program

The Army is doubling down on its centralized screening program, which was established in 2020 to reduce bias during the selection process for the service’s command leadership. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth issued a directive Thursday permanently establishing the Command Assessment Program, introduced as a pilot nearly five years ago to review officers and senior enlisted […]
Pentagon Review Finds Troops' Pay Is Competitive But Recommends Quality-of-Life Tweaks

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 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

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 […]
Army Doesn't Have Enough Soldiers for Potential Wars with China and Russia, Review Committee Says

The Army is undermanned for a conflict with China or Russia, potential future fights that could expand across several geographic regions, a new report by a committee tasked with reviewing the 2022 National Defense Strategy has found. The service specifically does not have the number of soldiers needed for what would likely be an intensive […]
56 Vietnam-Era MPs Receive Bronze Stars Amid Army Review of Past Honors

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 […]
Arlington Horses Are Getting Improvements After Deaths. But Other Army Animals Also Face Poor Conditions, Review Found.

The Army said Wednesday it has a long-term plan to rehabilitate the horse platoon tasked with funeral services for fallen service members following the deaths of four animals last year. But a recent service-wide Army review also found poor conditions for horses, mules and donkeys maintained at various facilities across the country — the latest […]