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  1. Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith, an aircraft maintenance ground support Marine based in Okinawa, Japan, has launched a petition on Whitehouse.gov asking that the military find another way to measure the body fat of Marines who exceed weight standards for their height

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    After years of frustration with a military body-fat measuring system that experts have said is inaccurate, one active-duty Marine is petitioning the White House to force a change.

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  1. Military Entrance Processing Command chief removed from duty

    The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....

      5:13 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  2. Marine petitions White House to revise the tape test

    After years of frustration with a military body-fat measuring system that experts have said is inaccurate, one active-duty Marine is petitioning the White House to force a change....

      3:43 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  3. Guardsman sues Target over 'no show' firing

    A member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard has sued Target Corp., saying he was wrongly fired from one of the chain's Pittsburgh-area stores for violating its 'no-call, no-show' policy while he was on a two-week training assignment in Virginia....

      3:41 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  4. Defense: U.S. man never joined Syrian al-Qaida group

    A U.S. Army veteran was confused and mistaken when he told authorities he fought with an al-Qaida group seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, his defense lawyer said Wednesday in court papers....

      6:02 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  5. 16 dead: Militants infiltrate U.N.'s Somalia office

    Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pickup rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N....

      11:26 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

  6. Military Entrance Processing Command chief removed from duty

    The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....

      5:13 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  7. Final messages reveal Marine's battle with PTSD

    We may never know exactly what went on inside the mind of Theodore 'TJ' Jones IV the night he shot at and was killed by police....

      6:30 AM, Jun. 20, 2013

  8. Maine man gets 3 years for stealing VA benefits

    A Maine man has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining veterans' disability benefits from the federal government....

      7:24 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

  9. Bills to lower vets' tuition face opposition from schools

    Bipartisan legislation that would force public colleges and universities to charge only in-state tuition rates to troops and veterans — if they want to keep receiving GI Bill payments — is facing strong opposition from schools that could see revenues drop...

      11:25 AM, Jun. 12, 2013

  10. Ventura wants 'American Sniper' lawsuit to proceed

    MINNEAPOLIS Attorneys for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura asked a federal judge Monday to allow his defamation lawsuit against slain 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle to go forward with Kyle's widow as the defendant....

      3:48 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  11. Unmanned Marine helo crashes in Afghanistan

    A K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed June 5 in Afghanistan while resupplying Marines....

      4:29 PM, Jun. 14, 2013

  12. Fort Belvoir to open East Coast's largest Exchange

    Fort Belvoir is unveiling a new, 270,000-square-foot post exchange that military officials say is the largest of its kind on the East Coast and an example of the military's effort to rebrand and modernize the old exchanges....

      7:30 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

  13. Obama sparks new fight in seeking huge nuke reductions

    President Barack Obama upped the ante in a growing political debate, announcing to a crowd in Berlin that he is set to propose slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal by one-third, or about 500 warheads, in the coming years....

      6:20 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  14. Maine man gets 3 years for stealing VA benefits

    A Maine man has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining veterans' disability benefits from the federal government....

      7:24 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

  15. Marine Corps' bagpipes boycott drives new legislation

    Having military bands perform at community events would become easier under an amendment passed Friday by the House of Representatives....

      9:27 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

  16. Final messages reveal Marine's battle with PTSD

    We may never know exactly what went on inside the mind of Theodore 'TJ' Jones IV the night he shot at and was killed by police....

      6:30 AM, Jun. 20, 2013

  17. New Xbox 'a sin against all service members'

    Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one....

      12:47 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  18. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....

      6:46 AM, Jun. 20, 2013

  19. Marine petitions White House to revise the tape test

    After years of frustration with a military body-fat measuring system that experts have said is inaccurate, one active-duty Marine is petitioning the White House to force a change....

      3:43 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  20. House bill would let more vets get private care

    An Arizona lawmaker wants to expand veterans' access to private health care by requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to make the best interest of the patient a priority when deciding whether contracted care is appropriate....

      1:18 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

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