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Biden sparks debate with Marine backdrop to combative address
In The News
President Biden sparked debate about his own adherence to political norms during his speech last week warning of GOP attacks on democracy, when the White House placed two Mari...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why Hundreds of Airmen May Get a Pay Cut at the Worst Possible Time
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Between inflation, high gas prices, and rising housing costs around many bases, it has not been a great year on the economic front for many service members. That’s why recent ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why Moldy Barracks Are a Growing Problem for the US Military
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The increasing reports of mold in military living quarters stem from a series of longstanding issues that have compounded over time, said Katherine Kuzminski, director of the ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Air Force Staff Sergeant Promotions Lowest in Years, Part of Bigger Slowdown
Katherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture, said the Air Force was previously putting a lot o...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?
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The fact that relatively few current and former service members have been tied to anti-government extremism does not diminish the significance of the problem, said Katherine K...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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DoD’s decentralized strategy for active shooters could be dangerous, IG says
Since 2009, there have been 11 active shooter situations on U.S. military bases. The most recent was at the Army Recruiting Station in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2020. Whil...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Could Access to Abortion Services Change Where the Military Stations Troops?
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It's unlikely that the Dobbs decision will cause a major shift in future bases away from the South, where some of the nation's more restrictive abortion laws and measures are ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Top Gun’ boosted recruiting and brought the tailhook scandal. So what happens after the blockbuster sequel?
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Katherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture and family issues, pointed out that recruiting may...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Army has so far recruited only about half the soldiers it hoped for fiscal 2022, Army secretary says
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Among Americans surveyed by the Pentagon who were in the target age range for recruiting, only 13% had parents who had served in the military, down from about 40% in 1995. The...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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DoD trying to educate service members about abortion options
The bottom line is service members must get permission from their commanding officer before taking time off to go get an abortion in another state. Otherwise, they risk crimin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separations
Potentially adding thousands from the National Guard and the Reserve to that figure could have a sizable impact, according to experts. “The order of magnitude is very large,”...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why it’s suddenly so much harder to get promoted in the Air Force
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It was a tough Tuesday for many Air Force staff sergeants hoping for a promotion to technical sergeant, a role that would give them more responsibilities as well as a bigger p...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army’s education waiver reversal stuns applicants, splits experts on impact
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Aiden, a housing- and food-insecure teenager living in Miami, remembers the excitement he felt when the Army recruiter gave him the news late last month: the service was begin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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New rules make it easier to kick out airmen, guardians guilty of sexual assault
Airmen and guardians who commit sexual assault will automatically face military discharge unless they qualify for an exception to that rule, the Air Force said in a recent upd...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Every branch of the U.S. military is struggling to make its 2022 recruiting goals, officials say
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An expert on military personnel policy says that middle class parents, including those who are newly middle class, often encourage their kids to go to college before selecting...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Inflation is crushing already struggling US troops and their families
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While Americans everywhere are feeling the strain of inflation, military families are also facing challenges unique to a job that maintains a rigid pay scale and leaves you li...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Air Force leaders love the phrase ‘multi-capable airmen.’ Here’s why airmen hate it
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Spend time on any Air Force website or social media page these days and you’ll find a key phrase that keeps popping up: multi-capable airmen. Simply put, multi-capable airmen,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Touts TikTok-ing First Sergeant As ‘Future of Army Leadership’
They say there’s a first time for everything, but hailing an Army noncommissioned officer as the “future of Army leadership” for his TikTok videos is still something you proba...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fight Over Vaccine Mandate for National Guard Rages
The Pentagon won its first battle over its vaccine mandate for the National Guard, but a broader fight over the mandate is raging as multiple states seek to exert their author...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Vaccine Holdouts in U.S. Military Approach 40,000 Even as Omicron Variant Fuels Call for Boosters
The number of active-duty U.S. military personnel declining to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by their prescribed deadlines is as high as 40,000, with new Army data sho...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
