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Marine Infantry veteran says enlisted shouldn’t become officers — mayhem ensues
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However, there are advantages to allowing enlisted service members to become officers, said Katherine Kuzminski, director of the military, veterans, and society program at the...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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US Army Wants Relieved Anti-Vaccine Soldiers Back as Recruitment Woes Loom
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The US Army wants to re-enlist soldiers who were discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccines as the service grapples with increasing recruitment challenges. According to a repor...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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In war for talent, Army’s new direct commissions an admin ‘disaster’
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Personnel expert Kate Kuzminski, who heads the Military, Veterans and Society branch of the Center for a New American Security think tank, emphasized how important it will be ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force Struggle for Recruits. The Marines Have Plenty.
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Katherine Kuzminski, who studies military personnel issues at the Center for New American Security, said that the Marine Corps’ tough and coyly negging message — broadcast thr...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Big Bonuses, Relaxed Policies, New Slogan: None of It Saved the Military from a Recruiting Crisis in 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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3M settled its combat earplug lawsuit for $6 billion – but don’t get too excited
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Hearing problems are common among U.S. troops who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other Global War on Terrorism battlefields in part because of their exposure to blasts from ...
By Taren Sylvester
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New CNAS Report: “The Future of Civilians in National Security”
Press Release
Washington, August 17, 2023 —Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, “The Future of Civilians in National Security” from authors Katherine ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Nathalie Grogan & Celina Pouchet
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See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions
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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?
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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
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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.
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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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Afghanistan shows the U.S. needs a doctrine not just for fighting wars, but also leaving them
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But recognizing these mistakes won’t necessarily keep a future administration from making them again. Christopher Kolenda, a retired Army colonel and an adjunct senior fellow ...
By Chris Kolenda
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Trump and DeSantis debut dueling military policies
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“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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NOTEWORTHY Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
Press Note
In this edition of Noteworthy, Katherine Kuzminski and Taren Sylvester discuss changes recently made by President Biden to Select Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve to activ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Taren Sylvester
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How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel
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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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Must-pass defense bill ensnared in culture wars
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“It’s going to open up a long series of deliberations and negotiations that have the potential to really delay this process,” said Kyleanne Hunter, a senior political scientis...
By Kyleanne Hunter
