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"Cutting Army end strength to only 452,000 soldiers locks in the service’s worst projections for recruiting, forestalling any possibility to achieve greater-than-predicted success," writes Thomas Spoehr of the Heritage Foundation.

About seven months after the Army reintroduced land navigation to its Basic Leader Course, half of the soldiers in that pilot program have failed the training.

Member nations of the European Union (EU) Council have agreed to raise the funding for the European Peace Facility (EPF) by €2bn in 2023.

NCOs will have until Dec. 1, 2023, to be promoted before going to the school that traditionally corresponds with that rank.

WASHINGTON — Upgrading living quarters, extending permanent change of station accommodations and enhancing services for military families will be among the quality-of-life improvements the Army will make for its Soldiers,

The potential overhaul of the course, or BLC, would be part of the service's effort to get all of its troops more extensive combat training.

Sergeant Marcus K. Destine has been named as the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce’s October honoree of the month from Fort Leonard Wood.

Sergeant Major Stephen Mack Roberts, Jr., a native of Robertson County, retired on May 1 after serving his country for nearly 23 years in the United States Army.

The Army's Basic Leader Course is a 22-day school for the Army's junior leaders and required to rise to the rank of sergeant.

The new policy will begin Jan. 1 and applies to all soldiers eligible for promotion to the ranks of sergeant through master sergeant who have been unable to complete required professional military education courses for a variety of reasons, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston said.