By Debbie Gregory. Warrant officers are technical and tactical experts. They are considered to be the best of the best in their field. As it struggles to fill its warrant officer ranks, the Army National Guard is offering up to $20,000 to qualified candidates. The Guard is focused on recruiting for 39 career fields in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Predatory lending practices, broadly defined, are the fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair tactics some lenders use to dupe people to take out loans they can’t afford. So if a lender practices deception, exploitation, violates consumer protection laws, or charges more than reasonable loan terms, they are considered to be predatory lenders. Now, […]
By Debbie Gregory. When Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Greca posted on Facebook that he was taking time off to deal with physical, mental and emotional issues, he did so with the hopes of helping others. Perhaps if someone in his position could reach out for professional help, it could go a long way in de-stigmatizing […]
By Debbie Gregory. Several Air Force officials have reported that the U.S. Air Force is facing a shortage of more than 500 fighter pilots. The divide is expected to widen to more than 800 by 2022. The shortage stems from a reduction in the number of active duty fighter squadrons. In a written statement, Air […]
By Debbie Gregory. A U.S. official has confirmed that one, and possibly two Americans killed in the terrorist attacks in Brussels were the spouses of U.S. personnel. While their names have not yet been released, it has been confirmed that one of the victims was the wife of an Air Force lieutenant, and that the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Even before the horrendous terrorist attacks on Brussels which killed at least 34 people and injured about 170, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that President Obama wants the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) defeated by the end of his term. Carter said that the president called for the process to […]
By Debbie Gregory. The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has warned Congress that their mission is threatened by budget cuts, which has led to a dangerous lack of readiness and training. Assistant Commandant Gen. John Paxton has said that nearly half of non-deployed Marine units do not have all of the personnel, equipment or […]
By Debbie Gregory. In a sign of the times, the Navy held its first-ever “resiliency medicine” summit, which included exploration of healing methods outside of Western medicine, including meditation and yoga. Guest headliner Deepak Chopra told the audience, “Stop thinking of your body as a thing. If you think of your body as a structure, […]
By Debbie Gregory. When actor Gerard Butler visited Camp Pendleton to promote his movie, London has Fallen, little did he know that the visit wouldn’t be his last. Butler has accepted an invitation to escort a person that has only been identified as “Cpl. Maclellan” to the Marine Corp Ball in November. But whether or […]
By Debbie Gregory. Radioisotopes are capable of causing radiation poisoning and sickness, making them a potential tool for terrorists seeking to build a “dirty” bomb that could cause widespread contamination. Belgian authorities believe that a group of Islamic terrorists were trying to figure out a way to collect such materials to build a bomb. They […]
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