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Vaccine Holdouts in U.S. Military Approach 40,000 Even as Omicron Variant Fuels Call for Boosters
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The number of active-duty U.S. military personnel declining to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by their prescribed deadlines is as high as 40,000, with new Army data sho...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why Military Officers Are Commanding Fewer Enlisted Troops Than Ever Before
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A recent piece of analysis from a non-profit government watchdog group suggests that the U.S. military is too top-heavy, and that having too many commissioned officers leads t...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Defense Bill Signals Changes to Military Justice System, Shift of Focus to Pacific Threats
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Sending the $768 billion defense authorization bill to the Senate for a vote later this week, House lawmakers have voted in a budget that is notable both for its long-awaited ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Air Force Opens Door for Select Few From the Enlisted Ranks to Become Officers
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The airmen involved in the Air Force’s enlisted drone pilot program have a great shot at becoming officers and remaining pilots if they want to, the top officer and enlisted a...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Gunnery Sergeants Who Never Went to Boot Camp? It May Be Coming in the Marine Corps
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Enlisted Marines are made in boot camp. Marine officers, The Basic School. Long days and harsh instructors give sharp lessons in what it means to be a Marine and forge a bond ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pentagon Chief Issues COVID Vaccination Order for National Guard
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered all National Guard and Reserve service members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face the loss of pay and other consequences...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Marine Corps wants junior Marines to have a say in who their leaders are
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Junior Marines could help determine whether officers and senior enlisted leaders are selected for promotion as part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to revamp its evaluation proce...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The debate over registering women for the draft is a waste of time: There is no draft
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Every time lawmakers debate whether women should be required to register for the draft, I just want to yell: There is NO draft! President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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As defense disruptions loom, Biden eases up on vaccine refusers
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As the first deadline under federal vaccination orders hit Tuesday, for active-duty Air Force personnel, the Biden administration said firing those who refuse jabs should not ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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US Military COVID Cases Lowest Since June as 1st Vaccine Deadlines Approach
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New COVID-19 cases among U.S. service members have been on a steady decline over the last month, as more service members have become vaccinated ahead of the Defense Department...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines near
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Hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members remain unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Pentagon’s first compliance deadlines near, with ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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American women will soon become eligible (in theory) for the draft
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Mass conscription in wartime is a remote prospect in America. But were a draft called, the country’s conscripts might soon look very different. An amendment to the annual defe...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Furor builds over top general Milley's role in Trump's final days
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Gen. Mark A. Milley, the embattled chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would have several more medals to add to his uniform if the Pentagon gave them for dodging artillery ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Taliban show off U.S.-made weapons and gear in a bid to intimidate, project authority
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“They want to convey not just authority, but intimidating authority,” said Katherine L. Kuzminski, a military policy expert at the Center for a New American Security think tan...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms
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The Pentagon’s effort to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all 1.3 million active-duty service members will continue to face resistance from a segment of the force, troops a...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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What Corporate America Can Learn From the Navy’s Vaccine Campaign
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The corporate world may want to take a page out of the U.S. Navy’s manual when it comes to boosting workforce Covid-19 vaccination rates. The Navy is the pride of the U.S. mi...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pregnant Cadets, Midshipmen Must Give Up Their Child Or Their Career. Two Senators Want To Change That.
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Two senators are teaming up to change an “unfair, antiquated” policy that requires students at military academies who get pregnant to choose between abandoning their military ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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South Dakota governor sending National Guard to Mexico border on mission funded by GOP megadonor
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) will deploy up to 50 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border, her office said Tuesday, with a highly unusual caveat — the missio...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Navy's Century-Old SWO Career Path Needs Big Changes, Government Watchdog Says
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The federal government's watchdog agency is recommending that the Navy make significant changes to the Surface Warfare Officer, or SWO, career path. The Government Accountabil...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘We cut too deep’: Air Force reinstates hundreds of ROTC cadets after dismissals spark backlash
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The Air Force reversed its decision to dismiss hundreds of reserve officer training cadets and restored nearly 130 scholarships, officials said, after a lobbying effort assail...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
