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A Man Disqualified from Joining the Army Allegedly Returned and Shot Up the Recruiting Station A photo of the Greensboro, North Carolina, recruiting station after the Dec. 14 shooting. Photo via Recruiter Times Facebook page 16 Dec 2020 Task & Purpose | By Haley Britzky This article by Haley Britzky originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. A per...

Navy unveils warrant officer specialty to operate MQ-25 Stingray refueling drones December 15, 2020 The Navy is looking to recruit future warrant officers to fly the MQ-25A Stingray, a carrier-based refueling drone expected to reach initial operating capability in 2024. (Boeing) The Navy has unveiled a new warrant officer specialty for those who will be operating the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based refueling drone. The service is gearing up to recruit approximately 450 warrant officers, in g...

Army Alaska wants to recruit cold-weather lovers and have them train with Norwegians, Indians in Himalayas December 15, 2020 Paratroopers participate in U.S. Northern Commands Exercise Arctic Edge at the Donnelly drop zone on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 29, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Diana Cossaboom/Army) U.S. Army Alaska has struggled to be the service’s proponent for cold weather warfare amid two decades of missions that push it’s units out to far different environments, namely the Middle East, ...

For many personnel at Fort Knox, that saying goes a long way in describing Emmet Holley. Holley leaves behind 19 years of dedicated federal civilian service to the area as the deputy for U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Knox. He retired Friday. Those who know him best say he leaves behind a lot more than that. “Emmet is the best. When it came to exemplifying leadership, his actions actually spoke louder than words,” said Pat Walsh, former director of Fort Knox Directorate of Public Works. â€...

AVOs Will Operate Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray UAVs Expected To Start Appearing In 2024 The Navy announced a new warrant officer specialty designator whose job will be to operate carrier-based MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles, which are expected to start appearing in fleet carrier air wings sometime in 2024. The establishment of the Aerial Vehicle Operator (AVO) warrant officer specialty became a reality Dec. 9 with Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite’s approval of the new des...

After falling thousands short of 2018 goals. they returning to liberal leaning cities to fill the ranks. the head of the army command said we want to go into boston, pittsburgh, kansas city, these are places with a large number of youth who just dont know what the military is about. here now is the number 2 in charge of armys recruiting all over the world. brigadier general, a pleasure and honor to have you on this evening. this is a fascinating story. one that not many of us are familiar with. ...

Theres always issues. theres 2.1 million men and women in the armed forces. its a dominant military force. its well trained. it has been at war for 15 years. the army is recruiting by the way is -- did not change standards. they returned waiver authority to recruiting command as the other services have it. theres no change in standards. normally, they waiver around 2% of people. a lot of it pot use to get people who are otherwise qualified in the army. we do have problems. one of which is seques...

They returned waiver authority to recruiting command as the other services have it. theres no change in standards. normally, they waiver around 2% of people. a lot of it pot use to get people who are otherwise qualified in the army. we do have problems. one of which is sequestration and continuing resolution of our money coming out of congress. last year, eight months into the fiscal year, we finally got the budget. the readiness and the training and the maintenance of the fleet and the aircraft...

From 30 rock. small recruiting station right in the middle of times square with thousands of people around. right now its being -- security is being provided by the new york police department with dogs and so on. in some instances i think theyre going to permit or insist that recruiters be armed. but if theyre armed theyre going to have to be trained not just in the use of weapons but the use of the weapons in those kinds of circumstances. police are very good at doing what they do because they ...