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MISFIRE: DoD shouldn’t have waited so long to approve danger pay for troops in Niger
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.
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Medals & Misfires
MEDAL: Marine Corps fitness test offers smart alternative to running
The other services should pay attention.
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MISFIRE: California teacher’s military tirade is just plain vile
The daggers flew this weekend when a disparaging military rant by a California high school teacher went viral.
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MISFIRE: Airman’s trumpet-sounding ignorance on Facebook makes everyone look bad
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.
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MEDAL: Killing ISIS with entrenching tools? Yes, please
CSM Troxell's words were motivating, to say the least.
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MEDAL: Thank you for your service, MQ-1 Predator
The U.S. military's original unmanned recon drone will retire officially this summer.
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MISFIRE: Looks like the Navy is lowering standards
The Navy is retaining more sailors who are failing fitness tests and not getting promoted.
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MEDAL: Reversing the drawdown in Europe
The U.S. is investing about $200 million to fix and build air bases in Eastern Europe.
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MISFIRE: The sailor who spotted Peter Mims and then went back to bed
This sleepy sailor had the opportunity to be a hero.
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MEDAL: All eligible Army specialists and sergeants to go before promotion boards
The new rule will help the Army retain and maximize talent, and also ensure fewer leadership positions remain empty.
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MISFIRE: Health care officials have to get Tricare transition right
Tricare is undergoing huge changes, so it's crucial that health care officials and contractors get this transition right.
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MEDAL: Review of valor awards proved totally justified
The military-wide review of more than 1,300 valor decorations awarded since 9/11 continues to pay dividends by recognizing the nation’s heroes for their incredible courage on the battlefield.
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MEDAL: In Taliban urination case, the military court was right
Pissing on dead Taliban was wrong. But the commandant's heavy-handed treatment of those Marines was worse.
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MISFIRE: Abandoning DoD-run schools is a terrible idea
The Pentagon's proposal to turn over stateside military schools to local school districts amounts to a cut in benefits for military children.
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MEDAL: Making good use of tech experts, in and out of uniform
If the military wants to recruit and retain tech experts, career paths might need to change.
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MISFIRE: Trump should let John Kelly’s son rest in peace
Rarely do we hear a remark from a commander-in-chief that is as off-key and seemingly thoughtless as President Trumps comment on Tuesday morning about combat death of his chief of staff’s son.
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MISFIRE: The military should help troops fend off Russian social media bots
DoD owes troops some basic guidance in battling trolls, bots online.
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