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New legal, financial protections stall out

Improvements in legal and financial protections for troops and their families were removed from the final version of the 2010 defense authorization bill because of questions about which congressional committee is responsible for changes to the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act.The … Continue reading

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Economy fueled recruiting gains in FY09

The active and reserve military branches all met or exceeded both their numeric and quality recruiting goals during fiscal 2009 for the first time in the 36-year history of the all-volunteer force, the Pentagon’s top military personnel policy official said … Continue reading

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Economy fueled recruiting gains in FY09

The active and reserve military branches all met or exceeded both their numeric and quality recruiting goals during fiscal 2009 for the first time in the 36-year history of the all-volunteer force, the Pentagon’s top military personnel policy official said … Continue reading

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AFPC seeks Airmen of the Year nominations

The Air Force Personnel Center is seeking nominations for the 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Award, officials announced Tuesday.Nominations for the 12 winners are due April 22.The award is divided into three categories — airman, noncommissioned Officer and senior … Continue reading

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Senators back military student-loan relief

Service members carrying student loans that originated before Oct. 1, 2008, would get a 60-month reprieve from having interest accrue on their debt, under a bipartisan Senate bill.The proposal, which builds on a student loan bill enacted last year that … Continue reading

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No retroactive early retirement for reserves

Congressional negotiators blamed themselves for leaving intact a reserve retirement formula that treats the 600,000 National Guard and reserve members who mobilized before Jan. 28, 2008, differently from those who mobilized later.Negotiators who prepared the final version of the 2010 … Continue reading

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No retroactive early retirement for reserves

Congressional negotiators blamed themselves for leaving intact a reserve retirement formula that treats the 600,000 National Guard and reserve members who mobilized before Jan. 28, 2008, differently from those who mobilized later.Negotiators who prepared the final version of the 2010 … Continue reading

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Female sailors could join sub crews by 2011

A handful of female seniors at the Naval Academy or in the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps could very well be the first women to be assigned to a U.S. submarine.And if initial plans fall into place, those women — … Continue reading

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Aging fleet more air-worthy than in 2001

More airplanes are flying today than at the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a feat the Air Force attributes mostly to the hard work and ingenuity of maintainers.Two-thirds of the service’s aging fleet is available to go … Continue reading

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Labs report progress in regrowing bones

ATLANTA — As military doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen more horrific injuries involving skin, nerve, vascular and bone losses from explosions, they have tried to think of what more could be done for the victims besides bandaging things … Continue reading

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