The thoughtlessness of Pentagon bureaucrats in Washington never ceases to amaze us.
When the Trump administration came into office earlier this year, the White House put out a call to all government agencies to offer new ideas for cutting government spending and reducing the federal workforce.
So what did the Defense Department suggest? Ending support for the dozens of schools that educate military children at bases inside the United States. The military currently operates 47 schools on military installations in seven states in the continental U.S., serving a total of about 20,000 students.
The proposal would turn over operation of those schools to local school districts. Many of those school districts are poorly funded, their schools are not good. In effect, this is a proposal to slash benefits targeting the families in general and children in particular.
Military children make enough sacrifices, growing up with constant moves and frequently deployed parents. The Trump administration should send that proposal back to the Defense Department and demand better ideas.
The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is on a roll.
The Defense Department on March 8 announced that troops deployed to Niger, Mali and northern Cameroon qualify to receive imminent danger pay/hostile fire pay, retroactive to June 7, 2017.
The other services should pay attention.
The daggers flew this weekend when a disparaging military rant by a California high school teacher went viral.
A technical sergeant from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada came under fire recently after she shared a racially-charged, expletive-laced rant to Facebook.
The specific impacts of caregiver duties will vary by child, but there is a potential for adverse effects on their mental and physical wellbeing.
Russia says it has no plans to invade Ukraine, but the U.S. and allies are planning for the worst.
Up to 8,500 U.S. troops are on heightened readiness in case Russia further attacks Ukraine.
The Coast Guard is calling this incident a suspected human smuggling case.
Mohammed Tariq was arrested in September 2021 after Marines observed him fondling the girl, who was not related to him.
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