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DoD to open 14,000 Army jobs to women

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:30:46 +0000

A new Pentagon policy will open 14,000 — mostly ...

Military Tax Information

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:12:53 +0000

At the end of each year, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), provides you with the appropriate tax statements based on the type of income you have received. In ...

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Pentagon opens more military jobs to women

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:30:44 +0000

The Pentagon will lift parts of its longtime ban on women serving in combat units, but only a small fraction of the force will be affected, officials announced Thursday, according ...

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ABCs of the ASVAB

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:27:19 +0000

You can't simply walk into a recruiter's office and exclaim, "Hey I want
to join the Military, so sign me up!" The military has a standard process
which includes taking an entrance exam called the ASVAB
(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). It is very important to get good
scores on the ASVAB because you can't take the test over and over again until
you acheive your desired score.
Plus, obtaining a good score in the areas you need are necessary to get that dream
job in the military. Fortunately for you, there are plenty of books and online
resources to help you prepare yourself for the ASVAB. It may halp to familiarize
yourself with the different subtests.
Are you prepared?

What Military Branch is Right For You?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:06:18 +0000

All military services are not created equally. Sure, everyone gets the same basic pay and allowances. But other factors, such as enlistment incentives, quality of barracks and base housing, assignment opportunities, job opportunities, deployment rates, and promotion rates vary widely between the branches.

There are many factors you should consider when deciding which branch of the U.S. Military to join. I've developed an online guide to help you with your decision making process!

Coast Guard starts open-book rating exams

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:48:08 +0000

Paper-based rating courses are out. So are “gotcha”-style questions on the rating exam. These are some of the changes coming as the Coast Guard overhauls how it trains and tests enlisted members, a rollout that will extend to 20 ratings by 2015. The changes apply to rating qualifications and tests, according to an Navy Times story.

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Military dumps infamous �BCG� eyeglasses

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:46:59 +0000

Military recruits who wear glasses no longer will have to endure the embarrassment of sporting BCGs — those beloved standard-issue specs, technically called S9s, which are universally known as “Birth Control Glasses” because they’re supposedly so unattractive, according to an Air Force Times story..

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Junior AF officers among SERB boards� targets

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:45:45 +0000

If you’re an Air Force officer just beginning your career or trying to make it to retirement after being twice passed over for promotion, get ready to go before a force-shaping board this year, according to an Air Force Times story.

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Major European pullout could start in October

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:44:30 +0000

As many as 10,000 soldiers — and as many as 25,000 dependents — are expected to withdraw from Europe as the U.S. juggles shrinking budgets and force reductions with maintaining strong relationships with its allies, officials said, according to an Army Times story.

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Army Selects New Camouflage Patterns

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:23:17 +0000

Army uniform officials have tapped five finalists to develop the service’s new family of camouflage patterns, according to a Military.com story.

The Jan. ...

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