Students aiming for military academies get tips
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.
- Apr. 20, 2013
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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.
Recent reliefs indicate new fine line for Marine Corps commanders
DoD's push to dump bad leaders
Retired officers skeptical of Commandant's review plan
39 Marines given E-to-O opportunity
April 21, 2013
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.
Two more women have washed out of Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, putting a quick end to the latest iteration of an experiment into which roles female Marines might be able to fill in combat.
For Maj. Chris Ewing, Army National Guardsman and brigade design engineer, state government is the place to be. The pace of work in Louisiana’s Department of Transportation and Development gives him the chance to shine.
Marine Reserve Sgt. Marqus Jackson doesn’t want to work security all his life, but that’s been his job so far. And as his Reserve obligation began to wind down this spring, his prospects weren’t looking much better.
Your chances of being hired may have a lot to do with how many others interviewed on the same day, a new study suggests.
A week out of the police academy, Nicholas West flubbed it. He chased a suspicious vehicle but didn’t write down the license number. He didn’t turn on his flashing lights. He lost track of his location. And when the speeding vehicle finally pulled over, he parked too far away, making himself vulnerable.
A dip into the “Shark Tank” pushed Marine Maj. Rob Dyer’s dietary supplement company, Noots! Nutrition, and its main product, RuckPack, into overdrive.
For those seeking federal employment, there's only one way in: USAJobs.gov, a sprawling portal listing all federal jobs. It's the first stop for anyone wanting to work for Uncle Sam.
One of the Marine Corps' most influential officers will retire this summer after nearly 40 years in uniform. As director of the Marine Corps Staff since 2009, Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams has served as the top adviser to two commandants and worked alongside some of the military's most senior leaders. To date, he's one of only four African-American Marines to wear three stars, according to the Montford Point Marine Association, which promotes the legacy of black Marines.
Brass edict: Mentor more, intimidate lessKnife hands — they'll cut you to the quick. Junior Marines identify the crisp, flat-palmed, vaguely threatening gesture as one of the first signs of discipline they see in the Corps.
A new white paper issued by Commandant Gen. Jim Amos outlines an aggressive campaign to make the senior officers' ranks more diverse in race and gender.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has formally announced Gen. Philip Breedlove is the president’s nominee to become the next head of U.S. European Command.
Officers much happier than enlisted membersEnlisted service members are significantly less happy than officers with their pay, leaders, promotion fairness and quality of life, according to the latest annual Military Times Poll.
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