No Retirement Required: How JROTC Aims to Combat an Instructor Shortage

Army planners are hoping a new law dramatically expanding who can teach high school students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or JROTC, can dig the program out of a significant instructor shortage. The program has hundreds of vacancies, but Congress has set a new policy reducing the number of years of service needed […]
Army Reserve Reports Hitting Goal for Sergeants Amid Push to End Noncommissioned Officer Shortage

After years of a shortage of noncommissioned officers in the Army Reserve, the service component may finally be gaining ground on its leadership deficit. The Army Reserve has struggled for half a decade to promote junior soldiers to sergeant, a reverberating impact that has led to shortfalls in the senior NCO ranks. But now, the […]
LASIK Eye Surgeries Curtailed at Fort Cavazos Because of a Doctor Shortage

Soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, may have difficulty getting corrective vision surgeries such as LASIK until at least January because of a doctor shortage. After a week of inquiries from Military.com, a spokesperson for the base’s medical center said that refractive eye surgeries — which can alleviate or fix farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism — are […]
Military in Alaska Struggles With ‘Constant Strain’ of Child Care Shortage

The U.S. military is struggling to provide child care to its service members in Alaska, which is directly affecting operations and putting a strain on those serving in uniform. Alaska child care providers have reported that the system statewide is in crisis, with long waitlists, low wages and high enrollment costs. While most of the child care challenges facing […]