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    Marine Col. removed as Pentagon's non-lethal weapons directorate chief

    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.

  1. DoD makes final push for 1 percent raise

    The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.

  2. Prime ContentRecent reliefs indicate new fine line for Marine Corps commanders

    At least six Marine officers have been removed from their jobs since mid-March, a startling and unusually public warning from the brass.

  1. Prime ContentDoD's push to dump bad leaders

  2. Prime ContentRetired officers skeptical of Commandant's review plan

  3. Commandant relieves Officer Candidates School commander

  4. Prime Content39 Marines given E-to-O opportunity April 21, 2013

  5. Students aiming for military academies get tips April 20, 2013

  6. Prime ContentExchange billets increase for enlisted and officers April 19, 2013

  7. Prime ContentMarine IMA program could lose thousands of billets in overhaul April 19, 2013

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  1. 2015 officer promotion selection boards

    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.

    • Apr. 18, 2013

  2. Auditors find low enrollment in vets jobs program

    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.

    • Apr. 16, 2013
  3. Major. Gen. W. Lee Miller, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) commanding general (left), and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the International Security Assistance Force commander, salute during the Regional Command (Southwest) Transfer of Authority ceremony here on Feb. 28. Sgt. Bryan Peterson / Marine Corps

    Top Marine commander in Afghanistan has considerable combat experience

    The new top commander in southwestern Afghanistan will lead Marine forces there with considerable combat experience — including service during the 2004 battle for Fallujah, Iraq.

    • Apr. 10, 2013
  4. Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Female Engagement Team Marines in Afghanistan in 2011. Cpl. Andres J. Lugo / Marine Corps

    Marine Corps commandant challenges journalist to attempt Infantry Officer Course

    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.

    • Apr. 9, 2013
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    DI school: Preparing Marines for DI duty

    MARINE 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.

    • Apr. 8, 2013
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    Staff Sgt. Jason R. Lansdon, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, inspects a recruit during senior drill instructor inspection aboard Marine Corps Recruit depot San Diego on March 1. Lance Cpl. Pedro Cardenas / Marine Corps

    DI secrets: There’s a human side to these larger-than-life Marines

    MARINE 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.

    • Apr. 8, 2013
  7. Senior Chief Petty Officer Derrick Davenport, from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff team plates desserts at the Pentagon March 25, 2013. Davenport has been named top "chef of the year" after a Armed Forces Chef of the Year competition. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Navy cook earns Armed Forces Chef of the Year

    From 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.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
  8. Maj. Lance Lewis, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, climbs into the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise in April 2011. Hornet pilots will be eligible for several early out incentives next year. Lance Cpl. Courtney White / Marine Corps

    For officers, new MOSs to open for early separation benefits

    Officers 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.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Perry, the motor transportation chief with Motor Transportaion Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs his Marines on the CrossFit workout they will conduct on the flight deck of the Gunston Hall in June. More staff sergeants will have the opportunity to make gunnery sergeant in fiscal 2014. Sgt. Richard Blumenstein / Marine Corps

    More staff sergeants to make gunny

    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.

    • Apr. 6, 2013
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    Clearance form now lets sexual assault victims keep counseling private

    New guidance was issued Friday allowing sexual assault victims to avoid having to reveal mental health counseling when applying for government security clearances.

    • Apr. 5, 2013
  11. The Marine Corps began recruiting female volunteers for its Infantry Officers Course last year as part of a broader effort to assess how female Marines might perform in assignments whose primary mission is ground combat. So far, none has passed. Getty Images

    Two more female Marines flunk infantry officers training

    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.

    • Apr. 2, 2013
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    State governments want vets, too

    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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
    • CAREERS /

    Switching skills to prep for civilian life

    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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013

  14. For interviews, time of day matters

    Your chances of being hired may have a lot to do with how many others interviewed on the same day, a new study suggests.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
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    Being a good cop requires host of skills

    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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
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    Marine’s new company takes off after appearance on ‘Shark Tank’

    A dip into the “Shark Tank” pushed Marine Maj. Rob Dyer’s dietary supplement company, Noots! Nutrition, and its main product, RuckPack, into overdrive.

    • Apr. 1, 2013

  17. Navigating USAJobs.gov: Land a federal job

    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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
  18. Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams' big break came in the late 1980s, when he was handpicked to lead the logisitics element for a contingency task force sent to the Persian Gulf to protect oil tankers facing threats from Iran. Lessons learned trying to keep the force supplied laid the foundation for the Corps' approach to such efforts over the next 20-plus years, says longtime friend retired Maj. Gen. John H. Admire. Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea / Marine Corps

    Marine Corps' No. 3 general to retire

    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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
  19. The subject of leadership is explored in the Marine Corps Times' cover story in the current edition.

    Brass edict: Mentor more, intimidate less

    Knife 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.

    • Apr. 1, 2013
  20. Marine Corps Recruiting Command emphasized diversity in this award-winning poster, part of a 2012 campaign. A March 26 White Letter from Commandant Gen. Jim Amos creates a series of task forces to recruit and retain minority officers. U.S. Marines

    Amos pushes for more diversity in leadership

    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.

    • Mar. 29, 2013
  21. A command pilot with 3,500 flying hours, Gen. Philip Breedlove currently serves as commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Air Force

    Breedlove tapped to lead U.S. European Command

    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.

    • Mar. 28, 2013
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    Officers much happier than enlisted members

    Enlisted 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.

    • Mar. 26, 2013
  23. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, former commander of U.S. Central Command, shakes hands March 22 with Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, USCENTCOM commander, during their change of command ceremony. Mattis will retire later this year after more than 40 years of service. Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Kelly / Air Force

    Mattis ‘would happily storm hell’ with troops

    With a short speech, Marine Gen. James Mattis stepped down as head of U.S. Central Command on Friday and began preparing in earnest for retirement.

    • Mar. 25, 2013

  24. OCS will test your mettle like never before

    Officer Candidate School will turn you into leadership material, but you’ll have to work for it.

    • Mar. 25, 2013

  25. Security clearance questions to be updated

    The governmentwide form used to apply for security clearances is being updated to relax foreign travel and foreign contact questions for service members, recognize same-sex marriages, and clarify that marijuana use must be reported even if you have resided in a state where use is legal.

    • Mar. 22, 2013

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