Why Did The Pentagon Quietly Make a Major Change to its Mission Statement? By Debbie Gregory Sometime between January 2nd and January 3rd of this year, the Department of Defense quietly changed its longstanding mission statement. A mission statement is not simply a description of an organization by an external party, but an expression, made […]
Immigrants Kicked Out of the U.S. Military By Debbie Gregory There is a big difference between the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), which allows foreign-born individuals going into active duty in the United States Armed Forces to enlist first in the DEP before they ship out to Basic Training, and the Military Accessions Vital to the […]
Army National Guard Pilot Reaches Lofty Heights By Debbie Gregory Ever since she was a little girl in Mexico, Army 2nd Lt. Liliana Chavez knew she wanted to fly. In high school, she joined the Junior ROTC, and her path was set. The 24-year-old aeromedical evacuation officer achieved that lofty goal, flying UH-60 Black Hawk […]
Navy Chaplain Fired After Video Reveals he had Sex in Public By Debbie Gregory In yet another case of behavior unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, a Navy chaplain has been fired after he was seen on video having sex with a woman he met at a pub in New Orleans. Citing a ‘loss of […]
VA Rapid Appeal Modernization Program Information By Debbie Gregory Late last year, the VA launched Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) with the goal of providing eligible Veterans with the earliest possible resolution of their disability compensation claim. On April 2, 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded the program by removing the previous requirement that […]
Pentagon’s New Cellphone Restrictions By Debbie Gregory The Defense Department has decided it will continue allowing the use of cellphones at the Pentagon in common areas and other offices in the Pentagon if classified information is not present, but it will strictly enforce existing rules to prevent cell phones from being brought into secure areas […]
Reported Military Sexual Assault Increases 10 Percent By Debbie Gregory According to the Defense Department’s Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, servicemember reporting of sexual assault increased by about 10 percent in fiscal year 2017. Although the increase in reporting occurred across all four military services, the overall increase was spiked by […]
Navy Using New System to Remotely Control Fighter Jets By Debbie Gregory. Not to be confused with the arcade game company, the United States Navy is testing a new system called the ATARI, which stands for aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor. ATARI hands control of an aircraft that’s on approach to an aircraft carrier […]
VA’s Caregiving Program Is Still Dropping Veterans with Disabilities By Debbie Gregory In 2015, veterans and their caregivers began sharing reports about being cut from the VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The program pays a stipend to family members, often a wife or mother, of a disabled Post 9/11 veteran, who […]
Twin Brothers Reunited after WWII Deaths at Normandy By Debbie Gregory Identical twins Julius “Henry” Pieper and Ludwig “Louie” Pieper from Creston, Nebraska were inseparable, which is why the 19-year-old brothers died together at Normandy. While their service on the same ship ran against standard military policy, they had pleaded with their father to […]
