Read the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. A Marine who was present for the Battle of Iwo Jima’s history-making flag-raising has died days before the battle’s 76th anniversary. Elwood “Woody” Hughes died Feb. 2 at age 95, the Daily Herald newspaper reported. Hughes, of Illinois, landed on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on […]
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Microsoft is now offering Its military-veteran upskilling programs at no cost to Veterans
Education & EmploymentRead the original article by Blake Stilwell on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. A Microsoft tech education program that military members and veterans could previously take by leveraging their tuition assistance or GI Bill funds is now offering its program at no cost, the company announced Wednesday. The program, Microsoft Software and Systems Academy, or MSSA, will instead be funded […]
These Are the Official Space Force Ranks
Military AffairsRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. The U.S. Space Force finally has an official rank structure for its enlisted members and officers, a service spokesman has confirmed to Military.com. A leaked memo first posted on the popular Facebook page Amn/Nco/Snco detailed the new ranks, which nearly mirror Air Force ranks. Instead of “airman,” junior enlisted members between E-1 […]
In change, PT gear OK’d for wear at military commissaries, exchanges
LifestyleRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. It just got a lot easier for troops and families to hit the commissary or exchange after the gym or their child’s soccer game. Defense Secretary Mark Esper sent a memo to top military leaders on Monday immediately authorizing physical fitness attire at commissaries and military exchanges worldwide. The move puts […]
‘Soldiers’ careers depend on it’: Senators want to halt army combat fitness test rollout
CareerRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Two senators are asking other lawmakers on Capitol Hill to support a push to pause implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which they say sets unrealistic standards for some soldiers. Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Richard Blumenthal wrote a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee […]
Army wants to spot-promote officers moved into hard-to-fill jobs
LifestyleRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. As part of the upcoming round of the Army’s new officer assignment system, a select group of officers could get promoted early if chosen for typically hard-to-fill jobs across the service. Known as brevet, or spot, promotions, Congress granted the Army this authority to move lower-ranking officers into critical unit positions […]
Army wants more female recruiters and women leading combat units
RecruitingRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. The U.S. Army wants to add more female recruiters as part of an expanded effort to bring more young women into the ranks. Army personnel officials today announced that the service surpassed its overall end strength goal for fiscal year 2020 with an active force of 450,383 […]
Military Leaders in quarantine after Coast Guard’s no. 2 admiral tests positive for COVID-19
NewsRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Some of the military’s top leaders are self-quarantining after the Coast Guard‘s second highest-ranking officer tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Adm. Charles Ray tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, just over a week after he attended a White House event with other senior […]
‘Take the Tough Job:’ History-making Army leaders share insights with female Soldiers
CareerRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Army Command Sergeant Major Lynice Thorpe-Noel says she has seen her share of bias coming up through the ranks as a Black woman in the military. “Sometimes maybe I thought it would have been because of color; maybe it might have been my perception that it […]
US Military gets 1st Black service chief as Gen. ‘CQ’ Brown takes charge of Air Force
NewsRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter The Air Force must accelerate change to take on future challenges, the service’s new chief of staff said during a historic ceremony in which he became the first African American to lead a military branch. Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown became the 22nd Air Force chief of staff […]
