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SecDef pulls back on personnel reforms, leaves out big changes for now
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday vowed to push forward on an array of changes to the military personnel system, but omitted many of the ambitious proposals that top-level Pentagon officials talked about earlier this year.
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Retirement ‘calculator’ lets troops compare options
Troops nearing the end of their military career can take a close look at their retirement pay options with a new online calculator tool released Tuesday.
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Report: GI Bill on-the-job training benefit not being used
Very few veterans are using benefits added to the GI Bill in 2011 that offer living stipends to nonstudents who seek on-the-job training or apprenticeships, according to a new government report.
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Lawmakers consider cutting joint-billet requirements
The joint-duty assignment requirements that help define modern military officers’ career tracks have inadvertently fueled the Defense Department’s bloated bureaucracies and should be fundamentally reformed, a top defense expert told lawmakers Tuesday
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Uber and Lyft to offer free rides to veterans for job interviews
The ride sharing services will give free transportation to veterans who have trouble getting to work or job fairs.
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Vets dismayed by VA payback rules on separation pay
Stephen, a Marine Corps staff sergeant, agreed to leave the Corps a few years ago with “voluntary separation pay” when his service was drawing down. Little did he know he’d end up having to pay it back to the government.
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Size of lump-sum retirement payouts still undecided
Career troops’ extraordinary choice: Traditional pension checks or an undetermined but less valuable one-time lump-sum cash payment.
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Top general faces questions about Afghan child sex abuse
Afghan officials vows to prosecute sex offenders as U.S. officials voice growing concern about ‘baca bazi.’
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Budget fix would fall below spending caps for 2016
The ongoing political fight on the defense budget could force Pentagon funds even lower than officials had feared.
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DoD plans to send more officers to civilian grad schools
The Pentagon wants to send more officers to earn graduate degrees at top-notch civilian universities, a key piece of personnel reforms that could fundamentally alter the career tracks of senior military leaders.
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SecDef pulls back on personnel reforms, leaves out big changes for now
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday vowed to push forward on an array of changes to the military personnel system, but omitted many of the ambitious proposals that top-level Pentagon officials talked about earlier this year.
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Retirement ‘calculator’ lets troops compare options
Troops nearing the end of their military career can take a close look at their retirement pay options with a new online calculator tool released Tuesday.
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Report: GI Bill on-the-job training benefit not being used
Very few veterans are using benefits added to the GI Bill in 2011 that offer living stipends to nonstudents who seek on-the-job training or apprenticeships, according to a new government report.
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Lawmakers consider cutting joint-billet requirements
The joint-duty assignment requirements that help define modern military officers’ career tracks have inadvertently fueled the Defense Department’s bloated bureaucracies and should be fundamentally reformed, a top defense expert told lawmakers Tuesday
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Uber and Lyft to offer free rides to veterans for job interviews
The ride sharing services will give free transportation to veterans who have trouble getting to work or job fairs.
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Vets dismayed by VA payback rules on separation pay
Stephen, a Marine Corps staff sergeant, agreed to leave the Corps a few years ago with “voluntary separation pay” when his service was drawing down. Little did he know he’d end up having to pay it back to the government.
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Size of lump-sum retirement payouts still undecided
Career troops’ extraordinary choice: Traditional pension checks or an undetermined but less valuable one-time lump-sum cash payment.
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Top general faces questions about Afghan child sex abuse
Afghan officials vows to prosecute sex offenders as U.S. officials voice growing concern about ‘baca bazi.’
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Budget fix would fall below spending caps for 2016
The ongoing political fight on the defense budget could force Pentagon funds even lower than officials had feared.
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DoD plans to send more officers to civilian grad schools
The Pentagon wants to send more officers to earn graduate degrees at top-notch civilian universities, a key piece of personnel reforms that could fundamentally alter the career tracks of senior military leaders.
-
SecDef pulls back on personnel reforms, leaves out big changes for now
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday vowed to push forward on an array of changes to the military personnel system, but omitted many of the ambitious proposals that top-level Pentagon officials talked about earlier this year.
-
Retirement ‘calculator’ lets troops compare options
Troops nearing the end of their military career can take a close look at their retirement pay options with a new online calculator tool released Tuesday.
-
Report: GI Bill on-the-job training benefit not being used
Very few veterans are using benefits added to the GI Bill in 2011 that offer living stipends to nonstudents who seek on-the-job training or apprenticeships, according to a new government report.
-
Lawmakers consider cutting joint-billet requirements
The joint-duty assignment requirements that help define modern military officers’ career tracks have inadvertently fueled the Defense Department’s bloated bureaucracies and should be fundamentally reformed, a top defense expert told lawmakers Tuesday
-
Uber and Lyft to offer free rides to veterans for job interviews
The ride sharing services will give free transportation to veterans who have trouble getting to work or job fairs.
-
Vets dismayed by VA payback rules on separation pay
Stephen, a Marine Corps staff sergeant, agreed to leave the Corps a few years ago with “voluntary separation pay” when his service was drawing down. Little did he know he’d end up having to pay it back to the government.
-
Size of lump-sum retirement payouts still undecided
Career troops’ extraordinary choice: Traditional pension checks or an undetermined but less valuable one-time lump-sum cash payment.
-
Top general faces questions about Afghan child sex abuse
Afghan officials vows to prosecute sex offenders as U.S. officials voice growing concern about ‘baca bazi.’
-
Budget fix would fall below spending caps for 2016
The ongoing political fight on the defense budget could force Pentagon funds even lower than officials had feared.
-
DoD plans to send more officers to civilian grad schools
The Pentagon wants to send more officers to earn graduate degrees at top-notch civilian universities, a key piece of personnel reforms that could fundamentally alter the career tracks of senior military leaders.
