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Hair, hands and hosiery: Air Force overhauling outdated rules on airmen’s looks
The Air Force is introducing hot-weather uniforms, allowing morale patches on Fridays and more.
281 companies are being sued for using the term ‘morale patch’
Morale Patch Armory is suing retailers for trademark infringement. Defendants say the term is generic and has been around much longer.
By Harm Venhuizen
Why toxic senior leaders survive — and sometimes thrive — in the military
The armed forces have lost far more talent as a result of poor and toxic leadership than any supposed benefit the toxic people have brought to their organizations, writes recently retired Col. Jason Lamb.
By Retired Col. Jason Lamb
Surface warfare officers: Order your leather jackets now!
The black leather jackets for sailors who have earned their SWO pins, announced in January, are now available for order.
By Harm Venhuizen
Goldfein’s final year plan: ‘Violent execution’ to cement his changes
By the time he retires in 2020, Gen. Dave Goldfein wants to embed his three primary initiatives into the fabric of the service, so they’ll last far beyond his tenure.
Is DoD moving too quickly to merge commissaries and exchanges?
Questions remain about whether this will benefit customers.
By Karen Jowers
The pilot shortage: The Army’s struggle to fix its aviation problems
The Army's pilot manning looks good on paper, but data shows that the Army needs nearly 700 more pilots.
A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridge
A secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.
The holidays are humming for military families thanks to volunteers, nonprofits and a few of Santa’s elves
From bikes to Christmas trees and parties, military families are not forgotten this holiday season.
By Karen Jowers