Sailors sound off
Updating one's record is near impossible. Documents must be submitted to the personnel office to be sent in to the system. Most of these offices are manned by sailors who just don't care about their...
View ArticleDumb rules that rankle: Answers to your questions about the AF's most...
Ever wondered why you have to wear reflective PT gear but can't wear brightly colored athletic shoes? Find answers to this and other questions.
View ArticleSome military homes have risky blind cords
Nearly 300 children have strangled or been seriously injured by window-blind cords since 1996, and at least 10 have been in military housing where residents often are prohibited from making changes...
View ArticleGender-neutral MOS standards as jobs open to women
The Army is establishing gender-neutral standards to identify who is capable and qualified to get the job done - any job.
View ArticleBy taking in Snowden, Ecuador would defy U.S. again
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador embraces his role as a thorn in Washington's side, railing against U.S. imperialism in speeches and giving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange refuge in his nation's...
View ArticleSOCOM has 'concerns' about spec-ops women
U.S. Special Operations Command may seek exceptions that would keep women out of its elite small units as the Pentagon implements plans to open nearly all military jobs to women by 2016, but it may...
View ArticleNavy tradition, or a form of hazing? You tell us
The Navy is taking a tougher stance on hazing, but some of our readers say the fleet is just watering down old-fashioned Navy tradition.
View ArticleCorps rolls out new plan to test women's suitability for combat jobs
The Marine Corps is moving forward with its next steps in incorporating women into more combat assignments, administering new strength tests to hundreds of Marines, preparing to open some ground...
View ArticleCostly repairs to flag, general officer quarters questioned
A Senate committee is again asking the Defense Department to try to rein in - or at least better justify - excessive costs for flag and general officer quarters.
View ArticleAfghan IEDS: Warfare on the cheap
For pennies on the millions of dollars, Afghan insurgents fight the mighty U.S. military.
View ArticleExpect security clearance delays
Over the last decade, the government has fought tooth and nail - largely successfully - to speed up the security clearance process and encourage intelligence agencies to share more information with one...
View ArticleTechnical sergeant results coming this week
Staff sergeants trying for promotion to technical sergeant will find out Thursday if they've made it.
View ArticleShaped by history, Gettysburg celebrates milestone
Gettysburg changed the direction of American history 150 years ago, and the town hasn't been the same since.
View ArticleFlight to Cuba for which Snowden booked departs
A plane took off from Moscow on Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was empty, and there was no sign of him elsewhere on board.
View ArticleMock Afghan village under construction in S.D.
Army National Guard soldiers are building a mock Afghanistan village in western South Dakota that will be a target for Air Force bomber practice missions.
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses to review 'Norfolk 4' case
RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a former sailor's bid to clear his name in the high-profile 'Norfolk Four' case.
View ArticleU.S.: No word yet from Taliban on peace talks
The United States and Afghanistan are still waiting to hear from the Taliban about opening peace talks, but remain willing to go ahead with negotiations despite a stir the militant group caused in...
View ArticleJune 24, 1863: Confederates strip southern Pa. clean
Despite top-level orders to the contrary, supply-starved Confederate troops occupying parts of southern Pennsylvania are wasting little time stealing food, clothing, ammunition and other gear from...
View ArticleReport: Snowden took job to gather NSA cyber evidence
NSA leaker Edward Snowden says he took his job with the National Security Agency for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence on Washington's cyberspying networks, the South China Morning Post reported...
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