Air Force expands waivers for recruits with asthma, food allergiesThe waivers are part of an effort to boost recruitment numbers after the service failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2023.By Riley Ceder5 months ago
Air Force would study allowing beards under proposed defense billThe Air Force currently bars airmen and guardians from growing beards, except for those who have a shaving waiver for medical or religious reasons.By Stephen Losey5 months ago
Navajo Marine says religious waiver will help recruit more personnel Cpl. Bradford Flores was granted a religious waiver to grow his hair out in honor of his Navajo heritage.By Riley Ceder10 months ago
Military cases of condition made worse by shaving have skyrocketedAs multiple services consider relaxing or amending the military-wide prohibition on beards, data shows that cases of pseudofolliculitis barbae are soaring.By Hope Hodge Seck20 months ago
The ASVAB test may soon include calculatorsDoD is weighing the use of calculators on the ASVAB.By Sarah Sicard21 months ago
Senators push DoD to approve recruits who’ve sought mental health carePast treatment or diagnosis is still a bar to service for most.By Meghann Myers2 years ago