The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public Confidence, Political Attacks and the Economy Are All Taking a Toll. Americans still think highly of veterans, but a majority would recommend against joining the military, particularly in the...
The Army Recruiting Ad Featuring a Soldier with 2 Moms Just Got Harder to Find. Here's Why. The series of ads focused on individual, personable, real service members from diverse backgrounds as a way to appeal to the...
Is VA Paying for Migrant Health Care? The Agency Says 'No' Despite Wave of Political Attacks. Lawmakers and some media outlets say that an agreement between the VA and the Department of Homeland Security shortchanges...
Vets Ended 2023 with Jobless Rate Under 3%, Providing Debate Fodder for Potential Biden-Trump Fall Matchup The closely watched monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics put the nation's unemployment rate for December...
Barracks Repairs, Other Military Quality-of-Life Improvements Slam Into Congress' Upcoming Budget Fight Efforts to replace dilapidated housing and improve service members' quality of life could be kneecapped before they can even...
The Blockade on Promotions Is Finally Over. Here's How to Ensure it Never Happens Again. "The story of Tuberville's failed blockade is essentially the story of a schoolyard bully."
Judge Halts Dismantling of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Just as Removal Work Begins Judge Rossie Alston issued the temporary restraining order blocking "any acts to deconstruct, tear down, remove, or alter the...
7 More Generals, Admirals Get Promotions Approved as Senate Chips Away at Tuberville Backlog It remains unclear whether senators will be able to approve the rest of the officers awaiting confirmation by the end of the...
Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
Hundreds of Military Promotions Approved by Senate Just Hours After Tuberville Releases His Hold Tuberville announced he was dropping his procedural hold on military confirmations on all but those nominated to be four-star...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of service members
VA Fires 1,000 Employees as Part of Trump's Trimming of the Federal Workforce The dismissals targeted non-union employees who had served less than a year in competitive jobs or fewer than two years in...
Army Cuts Outreach at Girls School After Dropping Recruiting at Black Engineering Event The Army has severed a long-standing partnership with Ashley Hall, an all-girls preparatory school in Charleston, South...
Data Breach Prompts Coast Guard to Take Personnel and Pay System Offline The system will be down until at least Feb. 19 while the service investigates a hacking incident, officials said.
