Ride-Sharing Services Finally Coming to Army Installations in Effort to Ease Travel Woes
In a move aimed at expanding transportation options for service members, the Army will allow ride-sharing companies access to some of its most prominent military installations as part of a two-month pilot program, the service announced Monday. The initiative will launch at six bases across the country: Fort Bliss in Texas; Fort Bragg in North […]
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
A new government watchdog report has found that the Pentagon is not doing enough to track how much housing is available in communities around its bases, and that’s forcing some service members to leave families in other states, work extra jobs or live in recreational vehicles just to afford rent. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office […]
US Military’s Recruiting Woes Are a National Security Crisis
America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in five decades. There are many reasons behind this, but one is very surprising: veterans themselves. Recent reporting and anecdotal evidence indicate the likelihood that children of service members will sign up, or be urged to […]
‘Ready, Not Woke’: Republican Criticism Hits a Nerve Amid Army Recruiting Woes
Once sacrosanct, the military has increasingly become a political punching bag in Washington, D.C., but the country’s largest service has lately started taking some swings of its own. “We are a ready Army, not a ‘woke’ Army,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told reporters Tuesday. “What I’m trying to talk about now is how that drip, […]