9 Lyrics from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' That Perfectly Describe Life as a Military Spouse Swift is known for leaving cryptic messages, Easter eggs and layered meanings in her lyrics for her fans to find, argue over...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Army National Guard Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses Due to Lack of Funding The sudden suspension is due to a miscalculation by National Guard planners who forecast the amount of funds needed and the...
DC-Area Army Retention Is Good, and It Could Be a Bellwether for the Rest of the Service Army units in the Washington, D.C., area are already within striking distance of their retention goals, extending the...
Army Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses for Soldiers After Hitting High Retention Rates Soldiers will not be able to contract under the old selective retention bonus until it is reinstated, according to the...
Marines Offer Fast Promotions to Reenlisting Corporals The Marines say that this new program, dubbed the "Small-Unit Leader Initiative," is being rolled out to continue the push to...
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The Army Is Reducing Soldiers' Reenlistment Options The Army is tweaking its retention program for next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, reducing soldiers' reenlistment options...
2013 Reenlistment Window Opens with Restrictions With 10 years of war winding down, the focus is now, more than ever, on retention of quality soldiers.
More Sailors Are Reenlisting. Leaders Say It's Because Navy Culture Is Changing The Navy is ditching mantras like, "Family didn't come in your seabag, shipmate," to appeal to new generations.
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...