Meghann Myers
Pentagon bureau chief
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
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Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog finds
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
Some officers still promoting thanks to loopholes in background checks, study says
Unclear guidelines and uneven discipline could let unfit officers through the cracks.
West Point grad’s charity provides college grants to Gold Star families
David Kim's Children of Fallen Patriots has given $50 million in college grants to Gold Star families.
Little guidance for troops, dependents who may need to end a pregnancy post-Roe
The Pentagon's current message is "business as usual."
Abortions are rarely performed by military clinics, data shows
Military hospitals performed fewer than 100 abortions between 2016 and 2021.
DoD looks to protect troops, civilian employees from prosecution over new abortion laws
The Justice Department generally shields federal employees whose work might violate state laws.
Marine Corps, Army report disproportionate substance abuse, mental health issues
The Air Force and Coast Guard reported the lowest prevalences.
Pentagon committee on women in the military is back in business
The first meeting of the reconstituted Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services is scheduled for Thursday.
New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases
Asymptomatic HIV-positive troops with undetectable viral loads can now continue serving and deploying.
Veteran status will be considered in deportation cases, new ICE directive says
Immigration agents are now required, on paper, to include military service in deportation files.
