GAO: Privatize Medical Jobs Carefully
While privatizing many medical and dental services jobs has allowed more people in uniform to contribute to the high pace …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCorps Looking for EEO Advisors
The Marine Corps is looking for applicants to become equal opportunity advisors. Those selected will attend 10-week training courses at …More
Enlisteds Needed for Blue Angels
The Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration team, is looking to fill enlisted billets for its 2009 show season. Sailors …More
AF Launches Self-Service Assignments Application
Officers and airmen can now use the Web to list as many as eight preferred future duty stations in the …More
Navy Lifts Tuition-Assistance Restrictions
Sailors who have less than one year of service remaining can now take advantage of the Navy’s tuition assistance program …More
Alternative to Pay Day Loans Offered
The Air Force Aid Society urges Air Force members who find themselves short on the necessary cash to meet short-term …More
Navy Seeks Enlisted Fliers
Sailors who want to fly may get that chance. The Navy announced criteria for the Active Duty Flying Chief Warrant …More
Army Offers Home, Small Business Incentives to Recruits
Army recruits in five cities could receive as much as $40,000 if they agree to a five-year commitment. The money …More
Admirals Assume New Duties
The Navy announced new duties for two flag officers on Jan. 25. * Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller will become …More
Proposed Legislation Would Forgive VA Debt of Those KIA
Survivors of service members who die in combat while owing money to the Department of Veterans Affairs would not have …More
Mullen Weighs In on Dwell Time
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff envisions a time in the not-too-distant future when service members could count …More
Army To Retire BDUs
The Army’s venerable battle dress uniform (BDU), which has been around since 1981, will soon fade into history. Under the …More
Marines: No Visible Cell Phones
Marines can no longer wear cellular telephones or any other electronic equipment on uniforms that is visible. The change, as …More
Bill Would Allow Prosecution of All Grave Defilers
A measure pending before the House Armed Services Committee would make it a federal offense to defile any grave of …More
Navy, Earnhardt Team Up
Some very good and very lucky sailors will get a chance to view a NASCAR race from a perch typically …More
Air Forces Releases Demographics Data
f the 325,725 officers and airmen serving on active duty with the Air Force as of Dec. 31, roughly 20 …More
Navy Seeks Pregnancy, Parenthood Info
More than 50,000 Navy officers and sailors, including nearly every woman in uniform, can expect to receive an invitation to …More
Bush Signs 2008 Defense Bill
Satisfied with changes Congress made regarding seizure of Iraqi assets held in the U.S., President Bush signed the 2008 National …More
Guard, Reserve Mobilizations Increase Overall
The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard announced an increase in Reserve and National Guard mobilizations for the week …More
Command E-8, E-9 Lists Released
The Navy has released the lists of those tapped for promotion to command senior chief petty officer and command master …More
Army Aims to Better Identify Soldiers with Brain Injuries
The Army is taking steps to better identify and treat soldiers who sustain traumatic brain injuries. In a report released …More
Space A Travel Changes Announced
Spouses and dependent children of any service member who has been deployed for more than 120 consecutive days are now …More
TRICARE Covers ‘Lap-Band’ Surgery
TRICARE announced it will cover certain surgical procedures for military beneficiaries with serious obesity problems. The procedures – laparoscopic adjustable …More
New Government Travel Charge Card Selected
Beginning Nov. 30, the Defense Department’s 1.2 million users of official travel cards will receive new charge cards. The new …More
Changes Afoot for CENTCOM Air Force Members
As of February, Air Force members will no longer test for promotion while they are in the U.S. Central Command …More
Help Available for Absentee Voters in Primaries
The Defense Department is urging service members and their families who do not live in areas in which they are …More
Army Draws Fewer High-Quality Recruits
For the third consecutive year, the Army missed benchmarks for education standards among new recruits in 2007. The service would …More
Senate Passes 2008 Defense Bill
The stalemate between the White House and Capitol Hill over the 2008 Defense bill is nearing an end. The Senate …More
Logistics Officers Don New Insignia
Roughly 50 former ordnance, quartermaster and transportation officers donned insignia of the newly formed Army Logistics Branch during a Jan. …More
