Marines fast track qualified cyber, signals recruits to rank of gunny
The Marine Corps has launched a pilot program that will allow qualified recruits to enter the Corps with a rank as high as gunnery sergeant.
By Todd South
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Navy, Marine Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide
The thought behind the program is erect a barrier between a person’s suicidal impulse and taking action on that impulse.
Pentagon looks to root out extremists aiming to recruit service members
The Defense Department is talking with federal law enforcement agencies as they develop databases on domestic extremists groups, said the senior enlisted adviser to the Joint Chiefs chairman.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
To counter extremism, focus on causes, not merely symptoms
As the military stands down to self-examine in the wake of an insurgency that threatened democracy, the Defense Department must do more than punish criminal behavior, says the author of this commentary.
By Tom Kolditz
Navy officials address 2 racist incidents on West Coast
The meetings came after a noose was found on one ship, and hate speech was found written on a wall on another ship.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Here is the Space Force’s new rank structure
William Shatner is going to be so disappointed.
For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal
Austin, who broke racial barriers throughout his four decades in the Army, said military leaders must set the right example to discourage and eliminate extremist behavior.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force
The acting defense secretary ordered the implementation of 15 broad recommendations that include a plan to crack down on participation in hate groups by service members and draft proposed changes to the UCMJ.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
William Shatner and the Military Times brought America into the most important debate in the NDAA
Discussions on how the U.S. Space Force needs to separate itself from Air Force culture is important for its future and should not be ignored, says the author of this commentary.
By Dr. Brent D. Ziarnick
Services to consider removing all identifying information from promotion board packets
After photos, names and genders are next to come off of promotion board packets.
Space Force aims to set standard for diversity, inclusion in the military
Some critics worry steps taken in public, such as the military’s first all-female space operations crew, only serve to obscure larger systemic problems the Space Force has inherited from the branch of the military it grew out of, the U.S. Air Force.
By Dan Boyce, Colorado Public Radio via the AP
West Point superintendent says he’s taking action on racism highlighted by nine recent cadets
“It’s an opportunity to review how we’re doing business here at West Point," the superintendent said.
By Kyle Rempfer