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  For the active-duty and full-time support E-4 through E-6 candidates (cycle 251), the command triads will be notified on July 8, and the results will be published on profile sheets in NEAS Web on July 9.   “One of the biggest questions we receive is, ‘why do the results take so long?’” said Navy Advancement Center Deputy Director, Tom Updike.   To understand the answer to this question, it is important to know the process and advancement timeline associated with each exam cycle.   First, exams are created and distributed from Naval Education and Training Professional Development...

21 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From Missouri to Texas to Michigan, a Michigan Air National Guard member is taking advantage of the educational benefits provided through the Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program (MINGSTAP). Senior Airman Seven George, with the 127th Security Forces Squadron, 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, is currently working on his third degree. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and mostly raised in Texas, George became a Michigan resident in 1993. Before becoming a nurse, he took an alternate path to fulfill his aspirations. “I ear...

A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say (scyther5/Getty Images) A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests, amid concerns about growing digital threats to public and private networks and infrastructure. The Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot program would bolster the workforces at the Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security by bringing in former federal employees and military veterans who are trained in t...

The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Wikipedia image 17 Mar 2021 The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or CAAF, heard arguments March 9 in the case of a retired Navy sailor who is challenging the constitutionality of his conviction by court-martial after he left military service. Attorneys for retired Chief Petty Officer Stephen Begani say the current laws are flawed because they treat retired members of the active and reserve forces differently when it comes to recalling them for court-martial, and Congress overstepped its authority in making active-duty retirees subject to court-...

Biden reverses Trump's transgender military ban Geoff Bennett and Adam Edelman © Provided by NBC News WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, a ban that former President Donald Trump had put in effect, the White House said. In a statement, the White House said Biden's order "sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve." "President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to mi...