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Army recruiting reform rolling along into 2024
The Army is trying to overhaul recruiting, but it won't happen overnight.
By Davis Winkie
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Army recruiting reforms go ‘back to the future’ to fix ongoing crisis
The Army appears to have modeled recruiting reforms after a defunct organization that fell victim to budget cuts, not performance.
By Davis Winkie
That time Johnny Cash might have intercepted secret Russian code
Johnny Cash served in the Air Force.
By Sarah Sicard
Test scores drop, disqualification rates rise at Army recruiting shops
More potential recruits can’t meet weight or academic standards and more are using substances banned by the military.
By Todd South
Airmen take KC-46 tanker on record-setting ride in the name of sleep and fatigue science
The mission aimed to see how airmen and the jet would fare over a full day in flight.
Johnny Isakson, former US senator and veterans advocate, dies
Johnny Isakson, whose real estate business made him a millionaire, spent more than four decades in Georgia political life.
Women veterans, students would see expanded services and benefits under new law
The sweeping veterans policy measure was passed in mid-December but wasn't signed into law until Tuesday.
Congress finalizes sweeping veterans policy bill with new protections for women, students
Trump is expected to sign the measure into law later this month.
There’s plenty of toilet paper – so why are people hoarding it?
An explainer about a Johnny Carson joke, zero risk bias, squirrels, the global coronavirus pandemic and why we have many squares to spare.
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
How motorcycling eases a veteran’s troubled spirit
Military veterans and first responders deal with residual stresses and other service-related maladies. In an effort to help them cope, a motorcycling nonprofit combines long rides with group therapy.
By Carmen Gentile
Departing vets committee chairman hopes partisan divisions won’t overwhelm VA policy work
Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson is set to retire from the Senate at the end of the year.
Kurds may be wiped out before Turkey sanctions happen, senators worry
Congress’ most concrete response to the unfolding Syrian crisis includes sanctions on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
By Joe Gould