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The Army’s recruiting transformation is underway as the first group of warrant officers have or are about to receive their first assignments. “The talent acquisition technicians will arrive at either a recruiting brigade or battalion in late August or early September,” the Army said in July. After they graduate from their training, the Soldiers will…
Servicemembers deployed overseas were shocked after hearing the Vice President say they were not serving in “combat zones.” “As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is on active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world, the first time this century,” Harris said during…
An Army Private First Class recently posted a video with her 1st Sergeant and it has gained over 100k views and mixed reviews. Human Resources Specialist PFC Stallings, who goes by h0neyrene on TikTok, posted a video on August 8th with 1st Sgt. Tanesha T. Baldwin, the Garrison HHC 1st Sergeant for Fort Belvoir, Virginia….
Sep. 13 – The Commanding General of Training and Doctrine Command spoke about the training program that gives recruits who did not meet the standards to join the Army an opportunity to meet the minimum standard to join. “They go to school for up to 90 days,” said General Gary Brito. “They learn how to…
A soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday, according to unsealed FBI documents. The FBI claims they received a tip in February 2021 that Alexander Cain Poplin, 31, participated in what has been commonly referred to as the “Capitol riot” in January 2021. Poplin wrote that “we took our house…
Photo credits: @Savannahhnoelle Editor’s note: To avoid any possible retribution for using specific terms deemed to be controversial, this article uses “procedure” to address the topic. A military police officer has come forward to expose something she says the Army made her do and it resulted in the end of her military career. Sergeant Kyle…
Story by Staff Sgt. Justin Smith FORT BLISS, Texas – First Brigade Combat Team, Armored Division Soldiers took part in a week-long suicide prevention training exercise conducted by the organization Overwatch Project on Fort Bliss, Sept. 4-6. The Overwatch Project is a peer intervention training and education program focused on firearms suicide prevention specifically tailored…
An Army officer was surprisingly allowed to stay in the military after being convicted of drug-related charges, according to Army documents. 1st Lieutenant Kamdem Weiss seemed to have trouble adjusting to life in Alaska while assigned to the 25th Brigade Support Battalion. In 2022, Weiss allegedly asked a fellow Army officer to “come trip on…
A U.S. Army National Guard soldier has been arrested for murder after police responded to a call for help from a man who had been stabbed in Upstate New York. On Sept. 5, around 8:30 p.m., the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a gas station in Clay -just north of Syracuse- to aid a…
Editor’s note: this story may use vague or suggestive terms to avoid using direct terminology that would result in this story being penalized by social media or advertisers. A retired U.S. Army colonel was not expecting what was going to happen to him when he went to purchase a dump trailer listed on FB marketplace…