The Navy Begins Major Revamp of Promotions, Starting with Master Chiefs Navy officials say the change will not only benefit the service, it will also give sailors more control and transparency over...
Army's Delayed Switch to New HR System Won't Slow Promotions Despite uncertainty about when the Army's delayed new human resources system will be launched, officials say promotions over...
Army Promotions Will Be Stalled for Months Because of New HR System The Army's transition to its new HR system is expected to stall many promotions through at least the end of January, service...
Army Boosting Promotion Points for Expert Badges and Cutting Those for Fitness Test Performance The changes go into effect for the June 2023 promotion month.
Coast Guard Suspends Policy That Booted Troops Who Weren't Promoted Quickly Enough The move comes as Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan has pledged to make workforce management a top priority.
Navy Gets New Top Enlisted Sailor Who Promises to Focus on Sailors' Needs and Their Families Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea has taken over for now-retired Master Chief Russell Smith.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Promotions Lowest in Years, Part of Bigger Slowdown Only 21% of eligible airmen were chosen for promotion.
Navy Will Offer Chiefs Promotions to Go to Sea -- or the George Washington -- in New Program The Navy rolled out a new program Friday that offers promotions to senior and master chief petty officers in exchange for...
Marines Will Finally Have Their First Black Four-Star General The Marine Corps announced that Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has been confirmed to head U.S. Africa Command and will be promoted...
Air Force to Promote Fewer Noncommissioned Officers as Worries About Inexperience Grow The service attributed the decrease in promotion opportunities to restructuring, a decrease in end-strength numbers and...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
