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Marine Corps plans to give some officers temporary promotions
Marine officer retention dropped slightly from fiscal year 2019 to 2023.
Pay is up, end strength is down and more from the Pentagon’s latest budget proposal
Smaller services, a healthy pay raise and more from the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal.
Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.
By Joe Gould
Billet cuts affecting military medical facilities and patients, lawmaker says
'We’ve seen them lose access to quality care.'
By Karen Jowers
Pentagon chief on inaugural tour of Europe to shore up defense ties
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday began an inaugural tour of Europe to shore up partnerships that are a cornerstone of the post-World War II order.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Marine Corps leads all military services in hazing numbers ― by far
The Marine Corps leads the way, at least in terms of hazing.
By Philip Athey
Bill would cut over 100,000 DoD jobs
Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., introduced the Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act, which mandates a 15 percent reduction in civilian Defense Department employees.
By Jessie Bur
SECDEF stand down on extremism not meant to be panacea, says Pentagon spokesman
DoD creates commission and orders stand down.
By Todd South
New in 2021: The Corps is going to get smaller
The long-term goal is to reduce the size of the Marine Corps by about 12,000 Marines from 2020 levels, creating a Corps with about 174,000 Marines.
By Philip Athey
Corps to shrink by 5,000 Marines under defense compromise bill
It would reduce the Marine Corps to its smallest size since 2006.
By Philip Athey