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Army Keeping Recuiting Goals Fluid

The Army is not releasing its recruitment target for fiscal 2020, at least for the time being. Recruiters have been given an initial range that closely mirrors fiscal 2019, but other factors like soldier retention will shape the final number... Read More Details

Army Beefs Up Assessment for Battalion Commanders

The Army has officially launched new requirements for potential battalion commanders that include a five-day evaluation at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Instead of a board review of personnel files, they will now be selected through an evaluation process... Read More Details

Guard Pilot Killed Battling Wildfires in Australia

A Montana Air National Guard officer was among three American firefighters killed when their commercial C-130 Hercules water tanker crashed battling wildfires in Australia earlier this month. Lt. Col. Ian McBeth, 44, of Great Falls, Montana, was... Read More Details

Bipartisan Bill Would Help Curb Veteran Homelessness

Legislation that would expand eligibility for a veteran housing program is one step closer to law after clearing the House of Representatives earlier this month. The Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020 (H.R. 2398) passed by a 362-31 vote. A similar bill, S... Read More Details

Legislation Would Help Military Firefighters Facing Serious Diseases

Two members of the House have teamed to help ill military firefighters. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act (H.R. 5637) earlier this month. The bill would... Read More Details

Persistence Pays Off

On Capitol Hill, fortune often favors the persistent. This is not just a product of today’s deeply divided Congress. A measure of resolve has always been necessary in navigating the legislative process our fore-fathers created. Their sense that most... Read More Details

Right & Left of Boom

Something at the birthday party was making people sick. That’s all the small team of National Guardsmen knew as they made their way into the Clarks Summit State Hospital near Scranton, Pennsylvania, last October. Part of an evaluation of the state’s... Read More Details

Strength in Numbers

Individual membership provides the most important revenue stream in any professional association. More than just a source of dollars to fund staff and operations, individual memberships dues convey the authority to speak for a community. In the case... Read More Details

Guard and Reserve Role in Space Force Not in Initial Report

The Air Force has sent Congress its initial plan for how to organize the new Space Force, but it does not address details on the exact role of Guard and Reserve. While maintaining that the Guard will be part of the new force, officials instead noted... Read More Details

Air Force Suicides Spiked by One-Third in 2019

The Air Force saw a nearly 30% rise in suicides in 2019, but had been on pace for an even greater increase prior to a service-wide, one-day stand down. According to officials, the Air Force lost 137 service members and civilians to suicide last year... Read More Details