This was brought to my attention by one of my readers (thanks Tim)… The U.S. Army will soon launch a redesign of Basic Combat Training intended to build more discipline after many commanders complained that new soldiers often show up to their … Continue reading
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Go read THIS article from Strategy Page first, then come back… I’ll wait… Okay, here we go. Most, if not all of what the author references is, in fact, old news, at least in certain circles. That’s pretty much a … Continue reading
If you’re retired military and/or have dependents with ID cards that have your SSN on it, beware… Department of Defense ID card replacement If you’re retired from the Armed Forces, listen up! On July 17th we drove aboard Charleston AFB … Continue reading
Sometimes one gets stuck with the last watch in an organization or a ship, submarine or squadron… Two examples- One was my cousin who had the last watch operator watch on USS Scamp, was at the SRP when they cut … Continue reading
This one has been flopped over the transom from both the mil-email chain and some readers- A bit of history, and some interesting commentary here- While primarily pointed at the Army, this also applied to all services and the Navy … Continue reading
Once again the military (specifically retired military) has been thrown under the bus by this administration and the @#$%^ congresscritters… This does NOT start with new inductees, it is going to apply immediately in 2014 to all current active duty … Continue reading
Healthcare site is down again (still)… Now saying MONTHS of issues ahead… Article HERE. Other than the House acting on the death benefits for the military; zippo again today out of the congresscritters. It appears the Senate didn’t even bother … Continue reading
That whole the Russians are our ‘friends’ thingie… Well, not so much… Russia’s Mediterranean task force will comprise 5-6 warships and may be enlarged to include nuclear submarines, Navy Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said on Sunday. “Overall, already from this year, … Continue reading
More and more ‘pundits’ are claiming that exploding military personnel costs and health care costs will bankrupt DOD by 2020… As always, it’s a thin film of truth, surrounded by and build on lies… From VADM (ret) Ryan’s open letter … Continue reading
Nuff said… … Continue reading