Research finds veterans earn more than non-veterans
Veterans, on average, earn $5 an hour more than civilians who never served in the military, a new study shows. This article was first published on Military Times
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Veterans, on average, earn $5 an hour more than civilians who never served in the military, a new study shows. This article was first published on Military Times
Continue ReadingAsk a room full of veterans and service members if they’ve lived in a barracks with unsanitary conditions, and chances are everyone’s hand will shoot up in the air. Ask if they’ve complained about those conditions and some of those hands will stay there. Then ask if the complaints went unanswered; those remaining hands will […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is ordering the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations to rescind awards given to prosecutors who were “ridiculously” awarded Navy Achievement Medals after losing the case against former SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher, he said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Not only did they lose the case, they had difficulty […]
Continue ReadingThe Air Force’s B-1B Lancer long-range bomber is supposed to be one of three critical strategic bombers in the Pentagon’s inventory. At the moment, however, the Air Force’s Lancer fleet is an embarrassing mess. During the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten on Tuesday, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-Sd.) stated that of […]
Continue ReadingA Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed around 10 am Pacific Time near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, Navy officials have announced. Search and rescue teams from China Lake and Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, are looking for the pilot, whose status is currently unknown, officials told Task & Purpose on Wednesday. The single-seater […]
Continue ReadingA Hispanic organization is teaming up with a Texas veterans group to push for Fort Hood to be renamed in honor of an absolute badass Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. According to Stars and Stripes, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) “approved a resolution brought forward by a council of Texas veterans” […]
Continue ReadingA Marine one-star general whom an investigation found to be an abusive and toxic boss has essentially escaped unpunished. Brig. Gen. Norman Cooling received official counseling as a result of a Defense Department’s Inspector General’s Office investigation, a defense official said. Cooling, who had been fired as legislative assistant to the commandant, is now serving […]
Continue ReadingA former member of SEAL Team 1 in San Diego has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for child molestation on Tuesday, which comes on top of a previous federal sentence of 27 years he’s currently serving for manufacturing child porn in Virginia. Ex-Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Kyle Seerden, 33, pled guilty to […]
Continue ReadingThe Navy wants to assure you that is not dispatching an entire fleet to the Strait of Hormuz a part of efforts to escort American commercial ships and has no plans on initiating a sequel to World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic with its Iranian adversaries. “We will escort our ships as they come […]
Continue ReadingThe chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee sharply criticized the Navy’s failures with the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, saying that these missteps “ought to be criminal.” During the confirmation hearing for Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, who is set to become the next chief of naval operations, Sen. Jim Inhofe, a Republican […]
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