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.
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...