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Corps plans to spend more money on retaining, training Marines
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 allocates $77 million for reenlistment bonuses.
Active coronavirus cases among VA patients jump 36 percent in a week
More than 1,500 patients have died from the fast-spreading illness since the start of March.
Troops would see 3 percent pay raise, more child care and family support programs under House plan
Military Times obtained an early copy of House personnel plans for the annual defense authorization bill, set to be voted on next week.
Despite steady rise in coronavirus cases, VA officials push ahead with return to normal operations
Nearly 1,500 patients have died from the fast-spreading illness since the start of March.
Key Senate panel approves 3 percent pay raise for troops next year
If approved, troops would see back-to-back years with 3 percent pay raises for the first time in a decade.
Cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits next year passes House
The legislation would tie the 2021 Social Security COLA to veterans benefits increases.
Health protection measures increase at American bases across Indo-Pacific and US to cope with coronavirus
Other installations across the U.S. have announced HPCON Bravo conditions to include: Fort Mead, Maryland; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Fort Gordon, Georgia; and the Marine Barracks in Washington D.C.
By Shawn Snow
VA programs would see a 13 percent funding boost under Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget plan
If enacted, the proposal would make VA the second-largest federal agency in terms of discretionary spending.
Afghan casualties and attrition are outpacing recruitment and retention
“Despite the high tempo of the conflict, neither pro-government forces nor anti-government elements achieved significant territorial gains during the reporting period."
By Shawn Snow
New in 2020: Slower promotions to sergeant and staff sergeant, revamped re-enlistment process
Starting in January the Marine Corps will increase the time-in-service and time-in-grade requirements for promotion to sergeant and staff sergeant.
By Philip Athey