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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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Army isolating some soldiers returning from Africa
The Army has begun isolating soldiers returning from the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa, but so far the Pentagon …
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New travel pay rates mean less money for TDY
Traveling on temporary duty is not as lucrative as it used to be. Effective Oct. 1, the Pentagon made several revisio…
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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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Some states delay Guard training for month
Training for tens of thousands of Army National Guard soldiers will be postponed or canceled this month as the reserv…
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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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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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Army isolating some soldiers returning from Africa
The Army has begun isolating soldiers returning from the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa, but so far the Pentagon …
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New travel pay rates mean less money for TDY
Traveling on temporary duty is not as lucrative as it used to be. Effective Oct. 1, the Pentagon made several revisio…
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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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Some states delay Guard training for month
Training for tens of thousands of Army National Guard soldiers will be postponed or canceled this month as the reserv…
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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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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 …
-
Army isolating some soldiers returning from Africa
The Army has begun isolating soldiers returning from the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa, but so far the Pentagon …
-
New travel pay rates mean less money for TDY
Traveling on temporary duty is not as lucrative as it used to be. Effective Oct. 1, the Pentagon made several revisio…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Some states delay Guard training for month
Training for tens of thousands of Army National Guard soldiers will be postponed or canceled this month as the reserv…
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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…
