military.com —  1+ hour, 38+ min ago

...Question: I get that transition can be messy, but I thought I'd dodged a bullet when I got a job right after the Army.... ...Then, my boss put me "on a plan," and instead of working on it, I quit. Now I can't find another job.... ...Let's first look at what may have happened as you exited from the Army:. Choosing the First Job Offered.... ...(After looking up "goat rodeo" on Google) It's natural to approach your military-to-civilian transition with apprehension and insecurity, and to...

military.com —  2+ hour, 1+ min ago

...NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. -- On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform... ...Michael Gilday, answered "suicides" when asked earlier this year what in the security environment kept him up at night.... ...Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Dumas, 21, who's served for two months on the USS Gravely, a destroyer, hopes to become a nondenominational Christian... ...East Coast to Bahrain....

military.com —  19+ hour ago

...Mark Milley, the top general for the U.S. military, told lawmakers at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday.... ...Pentagon Seeks Massive Ammo Boost as War in Ukraine Rages On.... ...Secretary Carlos Del Toro told reporters in January.... ...territory against waves of soldiers and armored vehicles sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin....

military.com —  1+ day, 47+ min ago

...House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan's president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles.... ...President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon on a tour of the island's diplomatic allies in the Americas which she framed as a chance... ...Speaking later Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China will "closely follow the development of the situation and resolutely... ...The spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian, denounced Tsai's stopovers and demanded that no U.S. officials meet with her....

military.com —  22+ hour, 59+ min ago

...Images of Afghans clinging to the landing gear of an American cargo plane rocked the world as the Taliban closed in on Kabul and two decades of fighting... ...in Afghanistan ended for U.S.... ...the Hawala network and Western Union to send funds while the families await the U.S. visa process.... ...said Justin Sapp, who was the first U.S....

military.com —  19+ hour, 40+ min ago

...At issue is the VA's Millennium Electronic Health Records program, built by Oracle Cerner.... ...troubled rollout of the system to VA facilities, Secretary Denis McDonough said Wednesday.... ...Oracle Executive Vice President Mike Sicilia said that, given the work that was completed and a significant reduction in the number of times the... ...The VA signed a $10 billion deal with Cerner in May 2018 to develop and oversee adoption of an electronic health records system that would be compatible...

military.com —  1+ day ago

...Seven months later, Pvt. 2nd Class Holiday is a proud graduate of Army basic training, and is finishing her advanced instruction at Fort Lee, Virginia... ...Army Recruits Get 2nd Chance. WASHINGTON -- Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army.... ...Randy Ready, spokesman for the Army Center for Initial Military Training, said about 6% of those recruits don't make it through basic and advanced... ...Secretary Christine Wormuth....

military.com —  1+ day ago

...As part of the drills, the Yars mobile missile launchers will maneuver across three regions of Siberia, Russia's Defense Ministry said.... ...MOSCOW -- The Russian military conducted drills of its strategic missile forces Wednesday, deploying mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the... ...The massive exercise took place days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, Russia's... ...The Defense Ministry did not mention plans for any practice launches....

military.com —  1+ day ago

...of Veterans Affairs health care provider for years.... ...I enlisted in the Army in 2003, spending four years as a medic, including a 12-month deployment to Iraq.... ...So, when I read an article describing a positive step the VA has taken to ensure that women veterans access the care they have earned, I felt a moment... ...When I left the military, I met with a psychologist who told me, "You do not deserve care for your mental health. You are a woman."....

military.com —  17+ hour, 52+ min ago

...Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen.... ...During a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday, conservative firebrand Rep.... ...For example, a 2021 show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, that drew conservative ire and was among those that Gaetz cited Wednesday was sponsored... ..." that Ramstein Air Base, Germany, canceled last year after GOP criticism....