A House panel Wednesday backed a 3.9% pay raise for all military personnel next year, mirroring Senate plans to give troops a bigger boost than Pentagon officials had requested.
A contractor in Iraq accused of aggravated assault will face a U.S. military court-martial, the first such case under an amendment to rules covering civilians with U.S. forces in combat zones, officials said Monday.
While looking for money for school many servicemembers, veterans, and their families tend to overlook the more than $300 million of military -- and veteran -- related scholarships and grants.Learn to use scholarships to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the GI Bill will soon be worth $38,700 -- a total increase of nearly $1,500 over last year's rate.
More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan were sent anyway, according to DoD records. The numbers of non-deployable Soldiers are based on health assessment forms filled out by medical personnel.
The Pentagon must focus on current war demands, even if it means straining the U.S. armed forces and devoting less time and money on future threats, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday in a speech to journalists at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
The detachment was re-formed in April 1988. Our members represent all walks of civilian life and all ranks from within the Marine Corps. We are honored to have as associate members, veterans of other branches of the military services.
