The Defense Department decided that it will not force some 17,000 California National Guard soldiers to repay enlistment bonuses and other payments that they received a decade ago due to a payroll-related snafu.
Props to the Chinese navy for helping the U.S. sea service out after a sailor from the destroyer Stethem went missing and presumed overboard on Aug. 1.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich is one of the nation’s most aggressive advocates of abandoning the all-volunteer force and returning to conscription.