Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Economic Hardship Bonuses for Enlisted Troops? Clock Is Ticking on Pentagon Decision. After three weeks of being pressed by Military.com about whether it plans to pay out any economic hardship bonuses, the...
Hoping to Retain Experienced Airmen, Air Force Tweaks 'Up or Out' Policy The Air Force is automatically adding two years to the length of time enlisted airmen can stay in the same rank before having...
Army Ranks For Enlisted Personnel The U.S. Army has 13 enlisted ranks, from private up to sergeant major.
Most Americans Would Discourage Young People from Joining Military as Enlisted Service Members, Report Says The study found that 54.4% of respondents would dissuade a 17-year-old from joining the military as an enlisted service...
Historically Low Number of Staff Sergeants Are Getting Promoted by the Air Force Only 17% of airmen were promoted to staff sergeant this month, marking the lowest promotion rate since at least 1996.
Junior Enlisted Could See NCO-Style Evaluation System The new evaluations are due to be tested this year, though it's unclear which unit will try out the new approach.
Enlisted Troops Could See 30% Pay Hike Under House's 2024 Defense Spending Bill A House panel's proposal for annual Pentagon spending would give E-6s and below significant increases in their base pay.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Promotions Lowest in Years, Part of Bigger Slowdown Only 21% of eligible airmen were chosen for promotion.
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to...
Weather and Night Vision Goggles Were Likely Factors in Marine Corps Helicopter Crash, Report Finds The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...