Soldiers must now get approval from supervisors for tuition assistance

The program pays active-duty, National Guard and Reserve soldiers up to $4,500 per year for a maximum of 18 semester hours.

Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions

The Army will now allow recruits to enlist up to age 42 and has removed a waiver requirement for those with a ...
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The elusive ship built to carry US special operators is in the Caribbean

A vessel that has been described as a special operations mothership is currently deployed to the Caribbean, Task & Purpose has confirmed. A Military Sealift Command spokesperson confirmed to Task & ...
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Every single F-35 delivered to the US military last year was late

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Husband and wife in the Army compete to see who’s the better medic

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As federal food assistance runs out, junior troops with families may be hit hard

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Here’s what we know in the wake of Operation Absolute Resolve (and what we don’t)

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Pentagon to cut ties with Ivy League and other top universities, Hegseth says

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The Army is buying 30 tons of powdered sugar to use in its smoke grenades

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Army captain who fled court-martial found in mother’s home 5 years later

A former Army captain who was on the run for almost five years after fleeing a court-martial for sexually abusing his daughter was found hiding at his mother’s house last week. Christopher Wilkinson, ...
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Airman who returned fire at gunman was thinking of ‘everybody else’

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Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity

Federal immigration agents boarded a cruise ship docked in Miami and detained a Coast Guard veteran earlier this week in what the veteran and his wife say was a case of mistaken identity. Jose “Joey” ...