Top Enlisted Leaders Say They Support Extending Parental Leave Period to 2 Years Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to standardize parental leave policies...
Service Was a Second Chance for the Space Force's Enlisted Leader. He Tried to Give Others the Same Shot. During his 33-year career, Roger Towberman was stationed everywhere from Hawaii to the United Kingdom until he was selected...
How the Army's Retiring Top Enlisted Soldier Fought to Make Life Better for Troops by Being Open About Himself Michael Grinston, who has been the service's top enlisted leader since 2019, has been a noncommissioned officer since before...
'What Is This?': Army Enlisted Leader's Long-Promised Blue Book Underwhelms Soldiers A 23-page, hard-copy pocket version of the book summarizes some Army policies -- mostly uniform rules -- and includes service...
54 Job Types Down to 10? Air Force's Top Enlisted Leader Looks to Merge Maintenance Specialties Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi wants airmen to be able to take on more tasks and is pushing an initiative to reduce the number...
Army's Top Enlisted Leader Removed Diversity Consideration for Top Enlisted Roles The move comes after Republican lawmakers and political commentators have blasted the services throughout the Biden...
Knocking Down 'Crappy' Barracks: Marine Enlisted Leader Says Housing Needs to Improve Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, who took the mantle of top enlisted leader of the Marine Corps over five months ago, said that having...
The Air Force's First Female Enlisted Leader Broke the 'Brass Ceiling.' Here’s Her View on Retirement. JoAnne Bass recalled getting a phone call on her birthday, one that would change not just her life and career but also...
Immediate Action Needed to Boost Military Pay and Improve Housing, Senior Enlisted Leaders Tell Congress Pressed by House panel Chairman Don Bacon to identify the top two quality-of-life issues facing their services, all the...
The Army's Sergeant Major Is About to Face Congress on Quality-of-Life Issues. He May Have a Lot to Answer For. Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer will make his Capitol Hill debut next week as senior enlisted leaders from each...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
