By Debbie Gregory. The nation’s obesity epidemic is causing significant recruiting problems for the military, with one in three young adults nationwide too fat to enlist. It is estimated that over the next five years, based on current trends, so many young Americans will be grossly overweight that the military will be unable to recruit […]
By Debbie Gregory. Does the “D” in PTSD cause individuals suffering from it to shy away from treatment? There’s been a subtle shift in the way politicians and advocates talk about veterans struggling with post-war mental illness. It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now, there […]
By Debbie Gregory. It’s often been said, it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep. To that end, last month President Barack Obama announced a significant expansion of regulations that protect U.S. military-service members and their families from predatory lending practices, making it harder for financial firms to charge high interest rates under current […]
By Debbie Gregory. From 1953 through 1987, people serving or living at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene, and other chemicals. This chemical exposure may have led to adverse health conditions. In 2009 the U.S. federal government initiated investigations into the allegations of […]
By Debbie Gregory. The United States Navy’s Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy’s principal special operations force, and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command. SEAL training is extremely rigorous, with the dropout rate, at times, over 80 percent. In […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army will cut 40,000 troops from its ranks by 2017 as part of a new round of reductions brought on by constraints in the federal budget. The reduction will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts. If automatic budget cuts known as sequestration take place later this year, the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon has dialed back assertions regarding allegations that ISIS used chemical weapons against Kurdish fighters, saying that the Defense Department is still investigating the matter and could not confirm ISIS’s capabilities. The White House had previously announced that the United States was investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, most […]
By Debbie Gregory. A Special Forces soldier killed last week in Afghanistan has been recommended for the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his actions during a bloody attack in Kabul that claimed his life. He will also posthumously receive a Purple Heart. Master Sgt. Peter Andrew McKenna Jr., 35, was struck […]
By Debbie Gregory. The largest command in the U.S. military has a new leader. Gen. Mark Milley, an Ivy League graduate and career grunt, is taking over as the Army’s 39th Chief of Staff. The change of responsibility ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, August 14, at 10 a.m., on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Currently, the US Air Force has about 1,066 pilots who fly armed drones from Creech Air Force Base, NV and other bases. The Air Force says it needs about 1,281 pilots to fulfill the 65 daily missions mandated by the Pentagon. In an attempt to close that pilot shortage, the Air Force […]
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