Army Assumes People Will Volunteer During National Emergency
The U.S. Army is developing brigades designed to quickly train new volunteer recruits in the event of a national emergency.
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HERO: Blue Angel Pilot Did Not Eject So His Plane Wouldn’t Crash Into Apartment Building
Pilot and Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss died Thursday afternoon near Smyrna Airport in Tennessee during training exercises for an upcoming air show. As tragic as the incident was, Kuss’s heroism is now being lauded as it becomes clear the pilot refused to eject so he could maneuver the craft away from an apartment building. American Military…
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Navy Bureaucracy Has No Idea How To Make Job Title ‘Yeoman’ Gender-Neutral
By Jonah Bennett The Navy is hell-bent on adjusting job titles to suit gender equality, but the bureaucracy is stumped on changing the clerical position of “yeoman” and has mulled over alternatives like “yeo-person” and “yeo-specialist” as replacements. But up to this point, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens has rejected…
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Veteran Kills Himself After Call To VA Suicide Hotline Goes To Voicemail
By Luke Rosiak An Illinois veteran in distress called the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide hotline in July 2015, but no one picked up. So, he laid down on nearby train tracks and waited for death. The body of 30-year old Thomas Young was found July 23, 2015 after being struck by a Metra train outside…
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Former CIA Director Says Military May Disobey Orders From Trump
Jonah Bennett Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said that if Donald Trump takes over as president, the military may flat-out refuse to follow orders from Trump. Those orders are based on certain campaign pledges Trump has made during his campaign tours, Hayden said Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Politico reports. Hayden…
