Email shutdown looms for 250,000 personnel, and the Army has no fix yet
The Army said it is “committed” to providing official email access to all soldiers and Army civilians in response to concerns that the service’s decision…
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More Protestants, fewer Catholics in Army’s recent religious shifts
Since the start of the Global War on Terror in 2001, the religious affiliations of the Army have seen some change, according to a recent…
Sappers blow up local water park — no, really
There are two types of combat engineers: those who say demolition is their favorite mission, and those who are lying. Sappers from the 36th Engineer…
Other states hesitant to defy Guard’s COVID vaccine mandate like Oklahoma
The new adjutant general for the Oklahoma National Guard made headlines when he issued a memo suspending the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Guard…
Colonel punished for shoplifting shoes at Kuwait PX
A colonel deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, received a formal reprimand in recent months after an inquiry found that he stole a pair of shoes…
Special Forces sergeant major fired gun during domestic assault, prosecutors say
A Special Forces sergeant major faces a general court-martial in March on several UCMJ charges stemming from a series of alleged domestic assaults in 2019,…
Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command
The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard has declared the organization will not enforce the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its troops, according…
Fewer recruiters, individual quotas: How the Army is ‘modernizing’ recruiting
U.S. Army Recruiting Command has faced its fair share of challenges in getting prospective soldiers “into boots” over the past few years, including the constraints…
First woman to finish Army’s sniper school is Montana Guard soldier
It’s one of the most grueling, individually focused schools in the Army, meant to produce soldiers capable of infiltration, advanced marksmanship and more. And, for…
Junior enlisted troops may lose email in Army’s platform transition
The Army’s ongoing adoption of Microsoft-based email, teleconferencing and collaboration services for its “Army 365″ platform could leave hundreds of thousands of soldiers, civilians and…