Promotion

For the first time, the Army is promoting officers based purely on merit, rather than time-in-grade. The new Army Officer Merit Promotions policy was...

New guidance from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy will help pave the way for Guard officers with long promotion delays to receive backpay. A memo sent...

A new Army policy will allow officers to opt-out of promotion boards to complete special assignments, pursue educational opportunities or reach other...

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command unveiled a new proficiency badge during Army birthday celebrations last week. The Expert Soldier Badge would...

The United States obligated more than $1.5 trillion on “war-related” costs since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent Defense Department report. Most...

A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with senior defense leaders showed the Pentagon has a ways to go before swaying Congress to add a sixth...

Defense leaders, including the chief of the National Guard Bureau, discussed budget needs with lawmakers today during a series of hearings in both the...

Two senior National Guard leaders will shuffle positions if the Senate confirms White House nominations submitted last week. Lt. Gen. Daniel R...

New Army specialists (E-4s) will automatically receive an email reminder to enroll in the service’s new Distributed Leader Course, an online tool that...

There will be several new faces when the adjutants general gather this weekend in Washington, D.C., for their annual winter meeting. The senior...

The Army has made some headway in shortening the waits National Guard officers experience in getting federal recognition of their state promotions...

Days of back and forth between leaders on Capitol Hill and the White House appeared to leave the nation hurtling towards a partial government shutdown...