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Big Bonuses, Relaxed Policies, New Slogan: None of It Saved the Military from a Recruiting Crisis in 2023
While some of those problems still linger and had an effect on numbers in the past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, experts told Military.com that long-standing issues rangi...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Commandant wants all Marines to do a tour in the Indo-Pacific
However, the Marine Corps is also in the process of returning to its roots as an amphibious force following years of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when it served as a smaller ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Only 43 of more than 8,000 discharged from US military for refusing Covid vaccine have rejoined
Experts speculated that younger troops may have left and found other career paths, while older service members may have seen it as a reason to accelerate retirement. “Some peo...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Milley leaves Joint Chiefs with a legacy of controversy, consequence
For others, it’s clear Milley has been tested by an evolving civilian-military relationship, pushing the boundaries of the nonpartisan nature of his role. Katherine Kuzminski,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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'Unfair Burden': Tuberville Blockade on Promotions Is Stressing Military Families, 3 Service Secretaries Say
Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture and family issues, told Military.com in an interview ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions
Katherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security, noted that nearly two dozen affected nominees would have oversight of U.S. military operat...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Biden Made the Final Call on Space Command Basing. Was the Air Force Out of the Loop?
Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture and family issues, told Military.com that the preside...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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US troops in Ukraine now eligible for combat pay
The move could be related to President Joe Biden’s July 13 executive order designating Operation Atlantic Resolve as a contingency operation, said Katherine Kuzminski, directo...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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For 50 Years, Recruiting a Volunteer Military Was Salesmanship. Now, Few Are Buying.
In 1981, the Army introduced a new recruiting slogan, one it would keep for two decades: “Be all you can be.” “It was so well-executed, because it truly did get into how servi...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump and DeSantis debut dueling military policies
“There doesn’t seem to be very much daylight between the two of them on a couple of different fronts,” said Katherine Kuzminski, an armed forces expert and society at the Cent...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel
One reason why the Air Force is facing a money crunch is that the costs of PCS moves have been climbing, especially under a Defense Department policy change enacted in Septemb...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How one senator has blocked the Pentagon over abortion
“I think it’s fair to ask questions – how does this policy not violate the Hyde Amendment?” says Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow who studies politics and the military at ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pentagon at war with football coach turned senator over abortion policy
“We have never seen a situation where a blanket hold is being put on military officers for decisions made by civilians,” said Kate Kuzminski, director of the military, veteran...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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A showdown with one senator over hundreds of generals and admirals is set to ripple through the US military
"It's perfectly appropriate for the for Congress to provide its oversight role in asking the civilian appointees — so service secretaries and other civilians in that chain of ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join
Katherine Kuzminski, head of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at Center for a New American Security, a bipartisan security think tank, said the pandemic exacerbated ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army, Air Force racing to address recruitment, both projected to fall short as eligibility and interest fall
At the same time, the military is facing larger issues, such as the number of parents who believe their children need to pursue a college degree right out of high school to ac...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Republicans Rehash Vaccine Mandate Policies In NDAA Amendments
Using the Career Intermission Program as a model to help reinstated troops have normal careers may not be a good idea because the program is too new to see whether program par...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fentanyl has taken a record toll on the Army. Families demand answers.
Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said that while a civilian organization might view drug use from a more compassionate lens, it ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Green Berets Have Struggled for Years with Recruiting, Internal Data Shows
"In GWOT, there was a real preference for special operations," Katherine Kuzminski, a military policy expert at Center for a New American Security, told Militarry.com. "This i...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Paid leave: Will stronger military families mean a stronger military?
The challenge going forward, defense analysts add, is confronting the stigma that still exists, among both men and women, around actually taking the leave. While it may not di...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski