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Marines Condemn ‘Disturbing Statements’ from Veteran Running for CongressAny time that currently serving troops or veterans make partisan comments while in uniform, it damages the relationship between the military and society, said Katherine Kuzmin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Pushes for Action After Sailors Appear to Flout His Beard PolicyThose EEO reforms are a welcome effort to improve a process that has long been plagued by delays, according to Katherine Kuzminski, a scholar at the Center for a New American ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Goes Quiet on Iran as Trump Pursues DiplomacyJason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who served more than two decades as an Army infantry officer, argued Hegseth was willing to s...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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A Congressional Fight over VA Benefits Is Dividing Veterans GroupsThese changes would particularly affect the Post-9/11 generation of veterans and currently serving troops, many of whom are in the process of having their disability ratings d...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Veterans Disability Bill Could Cut Tinnitus Compensation to Fund Other Benefits“Today it’s tinnitus and sleep apnea. Tomorrow it could be PTSD, migraines, toxic exposure conditions, or any other disability that becomes a tempting budget target,” Kyleanne...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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Pentagon Creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for General and Admiral PromotionsIn the context of general and flag officer promotions, “joint warfighting experience” typically refers to assignments at commands in charge of more than one military branch th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Female Navy Officers Say They Fear a Career Cap After Hegseth Cuts Women from Promotions ListWhile Hegseth is within his rights to intervene in the list, “it’s just not the norm” and its “a break from tradition” said Katherine Kuzminski, a researcher specializing in m...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Military Will Now Prescreen Recruits for 28 Medical ConditionsKate Kuzminski, from the Center for New American Security, said the policy “doesn’t actually narrow the candidate pool, since anyone with the listed conditions would be disqua...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Recruiting Is Up. Now the U.S. Military Wants to Grow the Force by Another 44,500 Troops.The proposed increase could reflect the military's evolving understanding of how it would fight a distributed war in the Pacific against China, for example, said Kate Kuzminsk...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How Hegseth Has Transformed the Pentagon’s Wartime Press OperationJason Dempsey, a career Army infantry officer who served as a special assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said social media videos and public appearances do not serve the ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Pentagon Calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘Mobilization Asset’ in New PolicyKate Kuzminski, director of studies for the Center for New American Security, said the IRR has always been part of the Pentagon’s strategy to “fill necessary requirements in w...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Gives Some Civilian Employees Days to Accept Reassignments, Separations or Face Involuntary Moves amid Force-Wide Rebalancing EffortBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Raises Enlistment Age Limit to 42 and Eases Marijuana RulesKatherine Kuzminski, the director of studies at the Center for a New American Security and an expert on military recruitment, said the Army most likely increased its age cap t...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Raises Enlistment Age to 42, Eases Marijuana RestrictionsThe Army’s previous limit was 35, though exceptions are occasionally made. The higher age limit brings the Army in line with other services’ limits of 41 in the Navy and 42 in...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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DHS Pick Mullin Boasts of ‘Special Assignments’ Abroad but Offers Few DetailsJason Dempsey, a retired army officer and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said Mullin appears to be interested in fostering a perception that he has w...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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It Only Took 2 Weeks for the Iran War to Cause a Draft ScareAn awkwardly worded question and a poorly phrased answer by a government official have launched speculation and debate about the possibility of a draft. Most of it is wrong or...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fears of Military Draft Swirl amid Iran Conflict - Expert Weighs InWithin hours of the first American strikes on Iran Saturday, social media was buzzing with quips about Barron Trump rushing to the doctor to be diagnosed with bone spurs....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump Appears Ready to Attack Iran as U.S. Strike Force Takes ShapeA lack of calamities during those previous operations has made it easy to overlook the potential pitfalls of future missions, said Jason Dempsey, a retired Army officer who st...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Army to Be More Selective with Reenlistment Bonuses Under New GuidanceThe Army is adjusting how it awards reenlistment bonuses, refining how incentive pay is awarded as it tries to keep high-performing soldiers in hard-to-fill roles....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The U.S. Army’s Quiet Rotation in the PhilippinesThe U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Stacie Pettyjohn
