Fort Carson to Temporarily Close Gate 19 after $11 Million Investment in Road
Fort Carson announced Tuesday Gate 19 will temporarily close Aug. 1 about two years after an $11 million Colorado Department of Transportation project to pave the road to the gate. The base made the decision in part because the overall number of soldiers on base is down with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed […]
Fort Carson Soldier One of 1,000 Leaving After Transgender Ban Temporarily Upheld
Fort Carson Sgt. Mason Benavides is leaving an Army that no longer wants him. He is one of about 1,000 military service members voluntarily leaving, the Department of Defense announced Thursday after a Supreme Court order that said the Trump administration’s ban on transgender soldiers could be enforced. The Supreme Court order allows the military […]
National Guard Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses Due to Lack of Funding
Guardsmen looking to reenlist soon might want to consider holding out for a few more drill weekends, as the service component’s reenlistment incentives have been put on hold, according to an internal memo to the force reviewed by Military.com. “Effective immediately, the issuance of reenlistment bonuses is suspended,” the March 1 memo said. The suspension […]
Army Has Temporarily Promoted 52,000 Soldiers, But Over 10,000 Still Haven’t Completed Required Schooling
About 52,000 noncommissioned officers in the Army have been promoted over the course of more than two years under what the service initially billed as a temporary pandemic-era policy allowing soldiers to move up in rank without attending leadership academies, data provided by the service shows. The Army data obtained by Military.com also shows 20% […]
Army Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses for Soldiers After Hitting High Retention Rates
The Army is ending its reenlistment bonus, at least for a short while, as the service experiences notably high retention rates. A Sept. 12 internal Army Military Personnel Center message shared with Military.com detailed that the Selective Retention Bonus Program was shut down on “the effective date of this message.” This past April, the Army […]