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It’s been described as a “slap in the face,” “slaughter,” “a punitive … assault on science, the environment, and indeed the planet.”

Norfolk-based Navy installations reported seven sailors died by suicide last year, renewing concern about the progress of efforts to improve mental health services and suicide intervention within the military. Lawmakers

Norfolk-based Navy installations reported seven sailors died by suicide last year, renewing concern about the progress of efforts to improve mental health services and suicide intervention within the military. One key piece of legislation, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021, the Brandon Act, has yet to be implemented by the Department of Defense.

The military's standards for committed members and new recruits have dropped in 2022 as the services struggle to overcome challenges in filling the ranks.

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. The Navy, like the other military branches, spent 2022 facing a bleak recruiting environment, one that is expected to be harder in 2023. Over the past year, the sea service introduced several new policies, from increasing age limits to new billet […]