Army to Muster Thousands of IRRs
Although the Army is not mobilizing the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), it is issuing muster orders for a test group …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersSenate Panel Approves Big VA Budget
The Senate Appropriations Committee has followed its House counterpart (previous item) by voting to appropriate $43 billion for the Department …More
Army May Keep Passed-over O-5s
The Army will consider for voluntary retention on active duty lieutenant colonels who have been passed over for colonel two …More
Navy Moves IA Assignments to Detailers
The Navy has commenced assigning individual augmentees (IAs) as part of the normal detailing process. Phase One began in June …More
AF Personnel May Rate NATO Medals
Air Force military members and civilians who have served 30 consecutive or accumulated days in any of four NATO operations …More
Marines Offer New Big Bonuses
Effective June 24 the Marine Corps switches its flexible bonus multiples to flat-rate Selective Re-enlistment Bonuses. The new bonuses can …More
Only Half of Troops Have Deployed
Some 150,000 active duty soldiers, 85,000 sailors, 90,000 airmen and 65,000 Marines have deployed more than once to Iraq, Afghanistan …More
Deployed Sailors Get Exam Options
Sailors deployed to or being deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or the Horn of Africa now have more options for taking …More
Marine Staff Sergeant Slots to Skyrocket
The Marine Corps staff sergeant board that convenes July 17 is expected to allocate 1,500 more slots than last year, …More
Army ILE Courses Available
Army basic-branch captains and majors who are promotable can request enrollment in an Intermediate Level Education (ILE) course provided by …More
AF Moves to Prevent Future RIFs
A new Air Force process called Transformational Aircrew Management Initiatives for the 21st Century (TAMI-21) is intended to account for …More
AF Separation Pay Program Ends
The door closed June 1 on the Air Force’s voluntary separation pay program, the package offered to selected officers in …More
Marines Offer Cash for Combat Extensions
Marines scheduled to leave active duty before Sept. 30 are being offered $3,000 to extend long enough to make a …More
Happy Anniversary to U.S. Air Force
The publisher and staff of Armed Forces News extends a hearty congratulations to the U.S. Air Force on the occasion …More
AAFES recalls
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, has announced a voluntary …More
Navy Considers
The Navy is looking at a pilot program that would let officers and enlisted members leave the service for up …More
EagleCash Expands into Mideast Bases
Since August 2006, the number of service members using EagleCash cards has skyrocketed from 6,000 to 60,000. The count of …More
AF Changes Refractive Surgery Policy
The Air Force has changed its refractive surgery policy to allow members applying for aviation and aviation-related jobs to have had …More
MCPON Wants CPO Degree Requirement Scrubbed
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SW/FMF) Joe Campa has recommended that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen …More
Sarin Tied to Gulf War Syndrome
A study led by Roberta F. White of the Boston University School of Public Health has found evidence that a …More
Health Care Panel Releases Proposals
The Defense Department Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care released a preview of its interim report on …More
SASC Completes Input to Defense Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed its input to the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Bill. It proposes a …More
AF Combat Action Medal Kickoff Delayed
The inaugural awarding of the Air Force Combat Action Medal is now slated for June, representing a delay of about …More
Investment Brokers Fined
The NASD has fined two Fidelity broker-dealers $400,000 for misleading service members with sales literature that promoted Fidelity Destiny I …More
House Adds Benefits
In addition to approving measures proposed by the House Armed Services Committee for the 2008 Defense bill, (previous two items) …More
House Endorses Other HASC Proposals
The House’s input to the fiscal ‘08 authorization bill (see previous item) transfers oversight of the Reserve Montgomery GI Bill …More
House Approves HASC Troop/Survivor Benefits
Last week the House approved a lengthy list of military benefits proposed by the House Armed Services Committee for input …More
New Scam Alert
An Airman from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., noticed the latest scam when the account balance was $124.90 less than …More
VA Claims Backlogs Vary by Location
According to AMVETS, statistics compiled by the Department of Veterans Affairs show that claims backlogs vary based upon where the …More
Army Revamps Combat Patch Policy
Because of the change in warfare from combat operations of large scale organizations to small-unit operations, the Army has changed …More
