RAD ideas that will make you pick a side
Seven suggestions that pit sailor against sailor, enlisted against officer or command against rank-and-file:
View ArticleDoD: Fate of quality-of-life programs left to services
As more and deeper budget cuts loom, the fate of the military's quality-of-life programs will be left to the individual services, defense officials say.
View ArticleDoD responds to child abuse crisis
Faced with an epidemic of child abuse across the four services, the Defense Department is establishing a child abuse working group, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
View ArticleNew West Point cadets in annual 'March Back'
The new class of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy is set to wrap up the first six weeks of basic training with a 12-mile march to West Point.
View ArticleYemen's al-Qaida leader vows to free prisoners
The leader of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot vowed in a message posted Monday to free fellow militants from prisons and urged jailed fighters to remain faithful to the terror group's ideology.
View ArticleAfghans taking charge and changing names
Military announcements of deaths in Afghanistan - generally terse, bare-bones statements - have undergone a subtle change this summer, reflecting the shift to Afghans for the security of their country.
View ArticleCoast Guard reinstates TA for E-7 and above
The Coast Guard has restored tuition assistance for all ranks through September, the service announced today. The program is also open to all degree levels.
View ArticleOfficial: U.S., Germany to negotiate 'no spy' pact
Germany and the United States will begin negotiations this month on an agreement not to spy on one another in wake of the revelations by NSA leaker Edward Snowden about massive electronic surveillance...
View ArticleBright ideas to fix the fleet: Sailors answer Navy's call for solutions
Thousands of sailors are stepping up to expose time-wasting, inane tasks and layout solutions - and the brass is listening.
View ArticleFrom the Fleet: O-5 says stop coddling sailors
We as the Defense Department have emulated, ever so slowly, the values of the greater society, and we are on a slippery slope if we continue to head down this path.
View ArticleBudget office releases estimate for 2014 COLA
The cost-of-living adjustment in government benefits for next year is likely to be 1.5 percent, according to an August 8 estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.
View ArticleTape test protest: One Marine takes his body-fat fight to the top
When Staff Sgt. Jeff Smith was assigned to the Marine Corps' Body Composition Program in 2009, he knew what to expect. After all, he helped run the exercise portion of his unit's BCP a few years prior.
View Article'Trust' game death reported at Marine Barracks Washington
A Marine lance corporal died Saturday morning after sustaining a gunshot wound at Marine Barracks Washington, Marine officials said, and one media outlet reported it could have occurred in a 'trust game.'
View Article1st female superintendent starts at Air Force Academy
The first woman to lead the Air Force Academy took over the job Monday, but Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson said she's not dwelling on the significance of the milestone.
View ArticleSub New Mexico returns to Groton after 1st deployment
A Navy attack submarine has returned to Groton after completing its first deployment.
View ArticleCNO Greenert to hold all-hands call at Pearl Harbor
The Navy's top uniformed officer was scheduled to meet active duty and retired sailors as well as business leaders on Monday during a trip to Hawaii.
View ArticleHasan silent so far amid Fort Hood shooting trial
The trial of a U.S. Army psychiatrist resumed Monday with witnesses after witness describing how he carried out a shooting massacre that left 13 dead at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.
View ArticleKerry defends NSA surveillance programs
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended the National Security Agency surveillance programs on Monday and downplayed their impact on U.S. efforts to deepen relations with two key allies in Latin...
View ArticleWife, friend charged in Minn. guardsman's killing
The widow of a slain Minnesota Air National Guard member was charged Monday along with another man in her husband's killing.
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