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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans GroupsPete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s defense secretary nominee, and Doug Collins, his pick for veterans affairs secretary, have advocated greater privatization of vete...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Opinions of Lower-Ranking Troops Could Soon Be Considered in Officer PromotionsThe troops that officers command may soon get the chance to weigh in on their supervisors’ promotion board process, a chance for junior officers and even enlisted troops to we...
By Taren Sylvester
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Hegseth and Collins’ Push for Cutting Veterans’ Health Benefits Alarms Service Members and Veterans GroupsKate Kuzminski, the director of the military, veterans, and society program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said there is a conversation that could be had ab...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Bronze Stars, Like Those Hegseth Earned, Are Common Among Military OfficersFor many military officers who serve in war zones, Bronze Stars are akin to a pass or fail, said Jason Dempsey, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Air Force's New Deployment Model Sparks Criticism, Staffing Concerns at BasesSome Air Force officials are concerned by the service's innovative deployment model, a new government watchdog report revealed, with some wing and command leaders saying the i...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How Generals and Admirals Get Promoted Now and How That May Change Under TrumpHow the U.S. military chooses and promotes its generals and admirals — the highest-ranking officers in the military — rarely gets attention. That changed this month with repor...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of “Woke” Generals. He Can.A chief campaign promise from President-elect Donald Trump — which has also been echoed by his secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth — centers on getting rid of military gene...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Profound Fear and Anxiety Among Women in Uniform’: Pentagon Reacts to Allegations Against HegsethThe release of a police report with graphic details of sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Defense secretary, is stok...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t.If confirmed by the Senate, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon could mean upheaval for the careers of thousands of women serving in the military. ... "Th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Could Military Orders Via Tweet Return In Trump’s Second Term?When Donald Trump begins his second term as president in January, national security law experts predict he may return to his old habit of issuing orders to the military via so...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth’s Combat Experience May Come in Handy After Surprise Pentagon PickIf confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Hegseth must construct a complex web of relationships within the Pentagon — to his immediate subordinates inside the Office of Secretary of Def...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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What Military Personnel Policies Could Change Under President TrumpWhen President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he may quickly reverse military policies regarding abortion and transgender service members, though recent pushes in...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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20 Sets of Military Family Members Serving in the National Guard Deploy to JapanTwenty sets of families serving in the Minnesota National Guard deployed to Japan earlier this year. The families are made up of siblings, parents and spouses deployed to the ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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DoD Program Makes It Easier to Enlist with ADHD, Asthma, Other Medical ConditionsMore than 5,600 people with previously disqualifying medical conditions have been allowed to enlist in the military without having to get a waiver under a pilot program, a def...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Ups Recruiting Goal to 61,000 Soldiers in 2025, an 11% JumpThe Army will shoot to recruit 61,000 new soldiers in fiscal year 2025, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced Monday, an increase of 6,000 recruits after two recen...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Army Is Giving All Soldiers a $240 Special Pay While DeployedSoldiers will now see $240 per month in a new special duty pay when they are on deployments, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced Monday. Soldiers on an “operatio...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Navy Plans Better Fitting, More Functional Uniforms for Women SailorsAs the number of female service members has increased over the years, the military branches have invested money in research and development to better tailor uniforms and body ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Marines Surpass Enlisted Recruitment Goal by 1, Officers over a Dozen in Sharp Drop from 2023Despite the diminished numbers, the service did indeed exceed its goals, and according to Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Meets Recruiting Goal with Soldiers Who Are Older or Need Extra PrepThe Army’s recruitment upswing comes after Wormuth’s announcement in October to overhaul and modernize the way the service recruits – realizing that the service needed to inve...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Activates First-of-Its-Kind Medical Command in Europe with an Eye on MoscowKatherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow and director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security, said one only has to look at current...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
