Hoping to Retain Experienced Airmen, Air Force Tweaks 'Up or Out' Policy The Air Force is automatically adding two years to the length of time enlisted airmen can stay in the same rank before having...
Army Ranks For Enlisted Personnel The U.S. Army has 13 enlisted ranks, from private up to sergeant major.
Most Americans Would Discourage Young People from Joining Military as Enlisted Service Members, Report Says The study found that 54.4% of respondents would dissuade a 17-year-old from joining the military as an enlisted service...
Historically Low Number of Staff Sergeants Are Getting Promoted by the Air Force Only 17% of airmen were promoted to staff sergeant this month, marking the lowest promotion rate since at least 1996.
Junior Enlisted Could See NCO-Style Evaluation System The new evaluations are due to be tested this year, though it's unclear which unit will try out the new approach.
Enlisted Troops Could See 30% Pay Hike Under House's 2024 Defense Spending Bill A House panel's proposal for annual Pentagon spending would give E-6s and below significant increases in their base pay.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Promotions Lowest in Years, Part of Bigger Slowdown Only 21% of eligible airmen were chosen for promotion.
As US Troops and Families Go Hungry, They Don’t Trust the Pentagon for Help Thousands of active-duty service members struggle daily with hunger related to financial hardship, though the true scope of...
Senior Army Enlisted Can Soon Be Temporarily Promoted Without NCO Schooling Noncommissioned officers who haven't yet graduated from the Army's Master Leader Course may still get promoted beginning next...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.