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AMERICA’S MILITARY: Readiness ‘on a shoestring’
Despite budget squeeze, troops keep force combat ready
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Pentagon will have to hammer out details of new BAH cut
As Congress finalizes the first cut to the military’s tax-free housing allowance in a generation, defense officials will have to hammer out the details of precisely how much cash will come out of individual service members’ pockets.
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Purple Hearts might be awarded in domestic terrorism cases
Service members killed or injured in domestic terrorist attacks – like the 2009 shooting at the Army’s Fort Hood – may soon be eligible for Purple Heart awards. Congress is addressing ambiguity over who gets a Purple Heart, traditionally limited to those wounded in combat.
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New military retirement system might be popular, study says
New study finds military retirement system by promising smaller monthly pension checks but also giving troops a lump sum “transition pay” immediately upon retirement
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President Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops for Iraq
President Obama has authorized up to 1,500 more U.S. troops to join the advise and assist mission in Iraq, the White …
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DoD policy will allow some immigrants in U.S. illegally to serve
A small number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally will have an opportunity to join the military for the first…
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Abuse scandals prompt Hagel to examine military’s links to NFL
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is taking a close look at the military’s ties to the National Football League amid a sp…
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Obama will consider ground troops in Iraq on ‘case-by-case basis,’ Dempsey says
President Obama is considering putting combat troops on the ground in Iraq on a “case-by-case basis,” his top militar…
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DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD
The Defense Department has agreed to reconsider the bad-paper discharges for thousands of Vietnam-era veterans who ma…
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AMERICA’S MILITARY: Readiness ‘on a shoestring’
Despite budget squeeze, troops keep force combat ready
-
Pentagon will have to hammer out details of new BAH cut
As Congress finalizes the first cut to the military’s tax-free housing allowance in a generation, defense officials will have to hammer out the details of precisely how much cash will come out of individual service members’ pockets.
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Purple Hearts might be awarded in domestic terrorism cases
Service members killed or injured in domestic terrorist attacks – like the 2009 shooting at the Army’s Fort Hood – may soon be eligible for Purple Heart awards. Congress is addressing ambiguity over who gets a Purple Heart, traditionally limited to those wounded in combat.
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New military retirement system might be popular, study says
New study finds military retirement system by promising smaller monthly pension checks but also giving troops a lump sum “transition pay” immediately upon retirement
-
President Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops for Iraq
President Obama has authorized up to 1,500 more U.S. troops to join the advise and assist mission in Iraq, the White …
-
DoD policy will allow some immigrants in U.S. illegally to serve
A small number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally will have an opportunity to join the military for the first…
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Abuse scandals prompt Hagel to examine military’s links to NFL
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is taking a close look at the military’s ties to the National Football League amid a sp…
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Obama will consider ground troops in Iraq on ‘case-by-case basis,’ Dempsey says
President Obama is considering putting combat troops on the ground in Iraq on a “case-by-case basis,” his top militar…
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DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD
The Defense Department has agreed to reconsider the bad-paper discharges for thousands of Vietnam-era veterans who ma…
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AMERICA’S MILITARY: Readiness ‘on a shoestring’
Despite budget squeeze, troops keep force combat ready
-
Pentagon will have to hammer out details of new BAH cut
As Congress finalizes the first cut to the military’s tax-free housing allowance in a generation, defense officials will have to hammer out the details of precisely how much cash will come out of individual service members’ pockets.
-
Purple Hearts might be awarded in domestic terrorism cases
Service members killed or injured in domestic terrorist attacks – like the 2009 shooting at the Army’s Fort Hood – may soon be eligible for Purple Heart awards. Congress is addressing ambiguity over who gets a Purple Heart, traditionally limited to those wounded in combat.
-
New military retirement system might be popular, study says
New study finds military retirement system by promising smaller monthly pension checks but also giving troops a lump sum “transition pay” immediately upon retirement
-
President Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops for Iraq
President Obama has authorized up to 1,500 more U.S. troops to join the advise and assist mission in Iraq, the White …
-
DoD policy will allow some immigrants in U.S. illegally to serve
A small number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally will have an opportunity to join the military for the first…
-
Abuse scandals prompt Hagel to examine military’s links to NFL
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is taking a close look at the military’s ties to the National Football League amid a sp…
-
Obama will consider ground troops in Iraq on ‘case-by-case basis,’ Dempsey says
President Obama is considering putting combat troops on the ground in Iraq on a “case-by-case basis,” his top militar…
-
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD
The Defense Department has agreed to reconsider the bad-paper discharges for thousands of Vietnam-era veterans who ma…
