Why Ulysses S. Grant Might Be Getting a Promotion Soon Some members of Congress think it's time to elevate Grant to the Army's highest rank, on par with George Washington.
In Reshaping the Force, Marines Let Officers Skip Promotion Boards An administrative message announced that eligible officers will be able to opt out of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel...
Senior Army Enlisted Can Soon Be Temporarily Promoted Without NCO Schooling Noncommissioned officers who haven't yet graduated from the Army's Master Leader Course may still get promoted beginning next...
Air Force Watchdog Finds Career Disparities for Hispanic, Asian, Female Service Members Women and minorities aren't seeing their careers advance as quickly as their white male counterparts, an IG report found.
Navy's Personnel Boss Says Getting Rid of Photos in Promotion Boards Hurt Diversity Data from the DoD shows that both the Navy and Marine Corps officer pools are struggling with diversity along gender and...
Arkansas Senator Suggests Reviewing All General Nominations for Critical Race Theory Sen. Tom Cotton suggested reviewing all general and flag officer promotions -- from O7 and up -- to assess nominees' opinions...
All Soldiers Now Must Serve As Corporals Before Promotion to Sergeant Current corporals will need to qualify for promotion and complete BLC or else they will be reassigned as specialists.
In Major Promotion Shift, All Soldiers Will Serve as a Corporal Before Moving to Sergeant The new policy impacts active-duty soldiers and both full-time and part-time National Guard and Reserve troops.
Some Air Force, Space Force Officers Can Now Opt Out of Promotions. Here's Why Some U.S. Air Force officers now can choose not to be considered for promotion in order to broaden their career development.
Marine Colonel Gets 1-Star Nomination After Being Passed Over for Promotion 3 Times The Marine Corps has had 25 Black generals since admitting African American troops in 1942.
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...