Meghann Myers
Pentagon bureau chief
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
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Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog finds
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
Here’s your first look at the Space Force flag
Space Force officials presented President Trump with the new flag in a White House ceremony.
For the second week, COVID-19 recoveries among troops outpaced new diagnoses
The number of infected service members continues to rise, but at a much slower pace than in April.
DoD’s inspector general has received almost 300 tips for coronavirus-related issues
The Pentagon is preparing for a massive COVID-19 after-action review
Special operations using artificial intelligence, personality traits to recruit and select
As special operations evolves, so, too, will the needed skillsets for operators.
Republican lawmaker pushes back on DoD policy barring some coronavirus survivors from enlisting
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, called on the defense secretary to re-consider a ban on any COVID-19 survivors.
What if military recruiting could screen for wash-outs?
There may be some factors that make someone more likely to leave the military before their first contract ends.
New Defense Department coronavirus cases trending downward
Though cases continue to grow, the rate of increase is slowing down.
Updated guidance allows unhospitalized COVID-19 survivors to join the military
Now, prospective recruits who have tested positive for coronavirus can join up, as long as they weren't hospitalized.
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military
Recruits who have survived COVID-19 are disqualified from joining up.
