Colin Kahl asked Stanford to extend his leave of absence through July's critical NATO Summit in Lithuania.
Benefits include incentive bonuses ranging from $200 to $800 a month.
The letter from Lloyd Austin is the latest criticism of Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold of all senior military moves.
Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past.
Nearly 200 nominations have been stalled over one senator's objections to military abortion policies.
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has vowed to hold up all military nominations over his objections to the military's abortion policies.
The Pentagon has missed its Dec. 27 deadline by months.
The services have 30 days to enact a trio of new policies that aim to guarantee service members’ ability to access reproductive health care.
The Army might have been last, but its policy has more teeth than those of other services.
Score one for Navy families.
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