Air Force Recruiting Officials have been crunching the numbers. During the middle of Fiscal Year 2004, recruiting officials set the Fiscal Year 2005 goal (which runs from 1 October 2004 ... Read More

The Navy Buddy Enlistment Program provides for the enlistment of small groups of not more than four male individuals or four female individuals who wish to remain together for as ... Read More

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security are warning the public about two new Iraq-related Internet scams, including one directed at the relatives of fallen U.S. soldiers. According to an ... Read More

This is not your typical deployment location in the war on terror. Troops deployed to Guantanamo get to scuba dive in their off time and have an assortment of restaurants ... Read More

Dan Hartman's "Free Ride" could be the theme song to the Anheuser-Busch Company's latest offer to the military. This month, the brewery announced that once again it will open the ... Read More

About 900,000 Defense Department employees may be affected by Bank of America's loss and the possible compromise of government travel card information, according to an article on the Armed Forces ... Read More

The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) is encouraging qualified Sailors and Marines to apply for the 2006 season. The application deadline is April 1, 2005, and selection results will ... Read More

Military discharges based on the Pentagon's homosexual conduct policy have dropped to their lowest rate since 1996 and make up a small fraction of unprogrammed separations, according to Department of ... Read More

"OPERATION I CAN” is not just another clever Army acronym; it’s short for “Iraqi Children Assistance Network.” I CAN connects thousands of Iraqi children to people throughout the world who ... Read More

Until recently, only Soldiers of certain rank or military occupational specialty qualified for reenlistment bonuses. Soldiers also had to wait for their reenlistment window to open before they could reenlist, ... Read More

The Raven could very well be “the little engine that could” of the unmanned aerial vehicle fleet. Weighing in at four and a half pounds with a five-foot wingspan and ... Read More

A new badge recognizing Army troops who have been in combat will debut in March. The Close Combat Badge will recognize specific Armor, Cavalry, Field Artillery and Combat Engineer Soldiers, colonel ... Read More

It seems that everyone makes fun of military cooks. Jokes about chow-hall food, and threats to recruits to "make them into a cook" abound in the military. Okay, so it's not ... Read More

Unmanned aerial vehicles the size of model airplanes, rugged minicomputers that automate calls for air support and remotely controlled rifled mortar capabilities will change the way the Marine Corps fights ... Read More

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department civilians and servicemembers building tax-free retirement accounts through the Thrift Savings Plan soon will be able to change their investment options at any time instead of ... Read More

U.S. Coast Guardsmen are helping their Defense Department brethren by working to protect the coasts and waterways of an American military outpost in the Caribbean. A team of roughly 50 ... Read More

A new affiliation bonus of $6,000 is now available to officers and warrant officers leaving active duty and signing up for service with National Guard or Army Reserve units. In addition, ... Read More

What happens if you don't get the job you want after you join the Air Force? Can you apply for a different job later on during your enlistment period? Yes, ... Read More

More than 100,000 Soldiers will move from “Cold War” jobs to positions such as military police and civil affairs as part of Army Transformation according to an article on the ... Read More

Blue Star Banners, flags, buttons and pins have emerged across the country during the Global War on Terrorism, providing a silent but powerful reminder of the service members who are ... Read More

Air Force Aid Society officials said they are offering as many as 4,500 college education grants to Air Force family members through the Gen. Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program. According ... Read More

The Navy has extended the opportunity for eligible Sailors interested in leaving the Navy before the end of their active obligated service (EAOS) this fiscal year under another installment of ... Read More

In the Army and Marine Corps, "First Sergeant" is a rank (E-8). In the Air Force, "First Sergeant" is a special duty position, staffed by selected Senior Noncommissioned Officers in ... Read More

A 3.1 percent military basic pay hike, higher housing allowances and more healthcare and educational benefits for the National Guard and Reserve are all part of the president's proposed fiscal ... Read More

The Department of Defense recently approved a new retention incentive package for Special Operations Forces (SOF) aimed at maintaining combat readiness and keeping experienced operators in uniform. The initiative uses ... Read More

Army Officers can now share their deployment experiences with their local communities through the Special Recruiter Assistance Program. As of Jan. 15, officers who are currently located in CONUS (Continental United ... Read More

Eligibility for the Army Continuing Education System’s eArmyU program’s laptop option has expanded to include most active-duty specialists through staff sergeants who re-enlist. Effective Feb. 1, eligible E4, E5 and E6 ... Read More

Television today is inundated with shows on forensic science. Programs like “CSI” and “Dr. G., Medical Examiner” have piqued the public’s interest in how forensic experts find answers to questions ... Read More

What's the difference between the Navy and the Coast Guard, or the Army and the Marine Corps? How many "troops" are assigned to a platoon? What's the difference between an ... Read More

Air Force officials are making changes to what information will be kept in selection briefs for officers facing promotion boards this year. Starting with active-duty promotion boards through the rank of ... Read More

Pentagon leaders and Capitol Hill legislators want to increase the current available combined government death benefit for families of fallen servicemembers by about $250,000. If enacted, the proposed change essentially ... Read More