Navy doubles annual PT test requirement, updates failure guidelines
Sailors who fail three physical fitness assessments within four years will be processed for administrative separation, the new Navy policy states.
By Riley Ceder
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Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
The proposed NDAA also includes a boost in family separation allowance, among other policy alterations designed to improve troops’ quality of life.
By Patricia Kime
Navy chaplain’s ‘Lead Like Jesus’ message roils command staffs
Did chaps cross the line dividing church from state at the Navy base?
By Carl Prine
Newly separated veterans will now get phone calls from the VA to talk about benefits and support services
New in 2020: Veterans will be getting three unsolicited calls from VA within their first year of leaving the military.
Thanks to SEAL’s immunity deals, confessed killer unlikely to be charged
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Corey Scott said that he killed the detainee, not the SEAL on trial for the alleged murder.
By Carl Prine
Lawsuit filed over Bible display at New Hampshire VA hospital; uproar ensues
A dispute over a Bible display at the Manchester Veterans Affairs hospital in New Hampshire is erupting into a full-fledged war, to include close-air support and vows from both sides to trample the enemy underfoot.
By Kent Miller
Stricter recruiting standards now could save DoD billions in disability payouts later: study
A slight adjustment to a knee policy had a significant impact on reducing medical separation payouts, RAND found.
By Tara Copp, AP
Housing, relocation, access to health care are top concerns for military families in survey
The amount of time service members are away from family, and spouse employment, are among the top issues, again.
By Karen Jowers
A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridge
A secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.
Navy upgrades virtual personnel support to 24/7 help — what you need to know now
These reforms are designed to help sailors who train and fight 24/7 get the same level of assistance online that they’d receive from their Personnel Support Detachment during regular business hours.
By Mark D. Faram
126,000 service members in crosshairs for separation as DoD’s ‘deploy or get out’ policy takes effect
Troops had months to prepare for the Pentagon’s new separation policy. Did they?
By Tara Copp, AP