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Air Force Staff Sergeant Promotions Lowest in Years, Part of Bigger SlowdownKatherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture, said the Air Force was previously putting a lot o...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?The fact that relatively few current and former service members have been tied to anti-government extremism does not diminish the significance of the problem, said Katherine K...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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DoD’s decentralized strategy for active shooters could be dangerous, IG saysSince 2009, there have been 11 active shooter situations on U.S. military bases. The most recent was at the Army Recruiting Station in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2020. Whil...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Could Access to Abortion Services Change Where the Military Stations Troops?It's unlikely that the Dobbs decision will cause a major shift in future bases away from the South, where some of the nation's more restrictive abortion laws and measures are ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Top Gun’ boosted recruiting and brought the tailhook scandal. So what happens after the blockbuster sequel?Katherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture and family issues, pointed out that recruiting may...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Army has so far recruited only about half the soldiers it hoped for fiscal 2022, Army secretary saysAmong Americans surveyed by the Pentagon who were in the target age range for recruiting, only 13% had parents who had served in the military, down from about 40% in 1995. The...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Military Faces National Guard Refusals and Legal Blockade over Disobeying COVID-19 Vaccine Order"Readiness will be felt domestically and [problems] are going to be much more evident to the American people. It's going to be noticed," Nathalie Grogan, a researcher for the ...
By Nathalie Grogan
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DoD trying to educate service members about abortion optionsThe bottom line is service members must get permission from their commanding officer before taking time off to go get an abortion in another state. Otherwise, they risk crimin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separationsPotentially adding thousands from the National Guard and the Reserve to that figure could have a sizable impact, according to experts. “The order of magnitude is very large,”...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why it’s suddenly so much harder to get promoted in the Air ForceIt was a tough Tuesday for many Air Force staff sergeants hoping for a promotion to technical sergeant, a role that would give them more responsibilities as well as a bigger p...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army’s education waiver reversal stuns applicants, splits experts on impactAiden, a housing- and food-insecure teenager living in Miami, remembers the excitement he felt when the Army recruiter gave him the news late last month: the service was begin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Tens of thousands of part-time soldiers face discharge for missing COVID vax deadlineThe Army’s deadline for its part-time soldiers in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard to receive the COVID-19 vaccine passed last week, and tens of thousands of members f...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Abortion disinformation is growing and dangerously divisive, experts sayRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account struck an urgent tone the Sunday after the Supreme Court’s historic abortion ruling. She implored her 968,000 followers to have t...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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New rules make it easier to kick out airmen, guardians guilty of sexual assaultAirmen and guardians who commit sexual assault will automatically face military discharge unless they qualify for an exception to that rule, the Air Force said in a recent upd...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The hidden costs for US troops after the downfall of Roe v. WadeIt’s “impossible” to look at the Supreme Court’s decision without also considering the “serious problem of sexual violence in the military,” said Nathalie Grogan, a research a...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Every branch of the U.S. military is struggling to make its 2022 recruiting goals, officials sayAn expert on military personnel policy says that middle class parents, including those who are newly middle class, often encourage their kids to go to college before selecting...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Inflation is crushing already struggling US troops and their familiesWhile Americans everywhere are feeling the strain of inflation, military families are also facing challenges unique to a job that maintains a rigid pay scale and leaves you li...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Most military recruits come from families of people who served. Experts say that's not sustainable.The military is having a tough time finding new recruits, and one factor may be its heavy reliance on families of those who’ve served. The U.S. Military's new recruiting class...
By Nathalie Grogan
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‘The king of battle’ — How US artillery in the hands of Ukrainians may reshape the war with RussiaThe 90 M777 howitzers that the United States is providing to Ukraine will not only make it more difficult for the Russians to move out in the open but the guns could also supp...
By Col James Frey
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Air Force leaders love the phrase ‘multi-capable airmen.’ Here’s why airmen hate itSpend time on any Air Force website or social media page these days and you’ll find a key phrase that keeps popping up: multi-capable airmen. Simply put, multi-capable airmen,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
