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Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.
NCOs seek help mentoring junior Marines
The crisis-response plus-up: With new missions, units come new opportunities for Marines
Commandant: Accountability does not mean 'zero-defects'
Many Reserve Marines eligible to leave early
Corps devises new career path for second-tour squad leadersThe Marine Corps is developing new courses for select noncommissioned officers amid a broader effort to update how it chooses and grooms infantry squad leaders, Marine officials said.
While the hats being tossed were round instead of square and no one shuffled a tassel from right to left, the Naval Academy’s Class of 2013 had one thing in common with college grads across the country: excitement — and a few nerves — about what comes next.
Hundreds of civilians who provide sexual assault prevention and counseling services will be exempted from the 11-day furloughs that most Defense Department employees will face later this year, a Pentagon official said.
The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint to the Defense Department Inspector General charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout
Sergeants major study leadership, ethicsMarine Corps leaders are pressing forward with the development of a new course for freshly minted sergeants major that stresses leadership and professional ethics as they prepare to oversee an entire battalion or squadron of Marines.
The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.
The Marine colonel running day-to-day management of the U.S. military's nonlethal weapons program has been removed from his command, Marine Corps Times has learned.
Recent reliefs indicate new fine line for Marine Corps commandersAt least six Marine officers have been removed from their jobs since mid-March, a startling and unusually public warning from the brass.
DoD's push to dump bad leadersThe Marine Corps' top general is taking aggressive action to flag dysfunctional commanders and, he hopes, improve accountability among leaders.
Retired officers skeptical of Commandant's review planCommandant Gen. Jim Amos has embraced a new focus on accountability and better reviews of leadership within the Corps, but discussions with retired senior officers demonstrated that the change could be a sensitive subject for many.
The commander of the Marine Corps' Officer Candidates School, where last month three Marines died in an apparent murder-suicide, was removed from his job this week by the service's top general.
39 Marines given E-to-O opportunityAnother 39 enlisted Marines have been given an opportunity to earn a commission by the fiscal 2013 enlisted-to-officer selection boards. With 67 already selected earlier in the year, that brings the total for 2013 to 106.
ANNVILLE, Pa. — Gabby Flamm wants to become a professor of military history some day, and figures a good way to achieve that goal will be to attend West Point.
Exchange billets increase for enlisted and officersExchange opportunities to serve with foreign forces or other branches of the U.S. military are expanding in fiscal year 2014.
Marine IMA program could lose thousands of billets in overhaulMarine officials are set to review the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program, foreshadowing a possible overhaul that could trim thousands of empty billets and reorganize the program’s structure.
The Marine Corps has announced the fiscal year 2015 officer promotion selection board schedule. The schedule was published in Marine administrative message 209/13, signed April 18.
WASHINGTON — Federal auditors say a job-training program designed to help veterans re-enter the workforce has more than 60,000 empty slots, left unfilled despite efforts to reduce the jobless rate among veterans.
Top Marine commander in Afghanistan has considerable combat experienceThe new top commander in southwestern Afghanistan will lead Marine forces there with considerable combat experience — including service during the 2004 battle for Fallujah, Iraq.
The Marine Corps' commandant, upset with recent media coverage of the service's effort to evaluate what jobs women should fill in combat, has challenged a civilian journalist to undertake its difficult Infantry Officer Course.
DI school: Preparing Marines for DI dutyMARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Before Marines put on the campaign covers and yell at recruits, they spend a lot of time preparing their bodies — and their voices — for the demands that come with the three-year-long tour.
DI secrets: There’s a human side to these larger-than-life MarinesMARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — The images stay with you for the rest of your life: Screaming drill instructors, in your face, in your space, in your nightmares.
Navy cook earns Armed Forces Chef of the YearFrom satisfying a sub crew’s hunger to creating culinary art for the world’s top defense leaders, this Navy cook has done it all, and now he has an award to prove he’s among the best.
For officers, new MOSs to open for early separation benefitsOfficers in about twice as many military occupational specialties this year will be eligible for separation cash or early retirement benefits in fiscal 2014, according to newly released details for two early out programs.
More staff sergeants to make gunnyRevisions to the fiscal 2013 gunnery sergeant selection board criteria have produced modest gains in the number of allocations this year. That is good news for staff sergeants and below.
New guidance was issued Friday allowing sexual assault victims to avoid having to reveal mental health counseling when applying for government security clearances.
The Marine Corps won't allow women to serve in the infantry until at least 2015, according to a new plan outlining how the service will conform to a landmark Pentagon decision allowing female troops into ground combat units....
The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
The Marine Corps won't allow women to serve in the infantry until at least 2015, according to a new plan outlining how the service will conform to a landmark Pentagon decision allowing female troops into ground combat units....
Revisions to the fiscal 2013 gunnery sergeant selection board criteria have produced modest gains in the number of allocations this year. That is good news for staff sergeants and below....
The Marine Corps won't allow women to serve in the infantry until at least 2015, according to a new plan outlining how the service will conform to a landmark Pentagon decision allowing female troops into ground combat units....
The Marine Corps won't allow women to serve in the infantry until at least 2015, according to a new plan outlining how the service will conform to a landmark Pentagon decision allowing female troops into ground combat units....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
Revisions to the fiscal 2013 gunnery sergeant selection board criteria have produced modest gains in the number of allocations this year. That is good news for staff sergeants and below....
Cutting scores are published each month by Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington. To get promoted, the individual composite score for a Marine must meet or exceed the cutting score. The following lists identify regular corporal and sergeant promotions...
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps is introducing a new pistol qualification program featuring tougher courses of fire more closely tied to combat scenarios, less time to shoot and a uniquely designed, human-shaped target. ...
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NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....
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