As with all natural disasters, the immediate aftermath of the massive tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma Monday afternoon was filled with confusion and chaos. That confusion was on stark display Tuesday morning when …
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The Nightmare Continues
The Army announced late Tuesday afternoon that it has suspended the commanding general of the post that trains half its troops and all its drill sergeants due to allegations of “adultery and a physical altercation.”
The …
$278,000
— How much the Army has paid Major Nidal Hasan since he allegedly killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 while shouting "Allahu Akbar!" – Arabic for “God is great.” The service says, here, it cannot suspend his pay until he is found guilty.
Our Shared Mission…to End Suicide
I didn’t know Neil Landsberg.
But I know many of the fine veterans who work for and volunteer with the organization that Neil clearly loved, Team Rubicon.
Neil was 34 years old when he took his life May 9.
By all …
Gay Boy Scouts Employee: I Can’t Live A Lie Any Longer
I am a full-time paid professional employee of the Boy Scouts of America. I am also gay.
Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet In Keeping Aging Brains Sharp
Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about the Mediterranean diet could help older brains to act young again.
“When GAO compared prices paid by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a sample of 83 drugs purchased in the first calendar quarter of 2012, DOD’s average unit price for the entire sample was 31.8 percent ($0.11 per unit) higher than VA’s average price...”
— From a Government Accountability Office report, here, released Monday comparing how much the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs paid for the same prescription drugs.
The SEAL Sniper Killing, Revisited
The shocking and bizarre death of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle – at the hands of a fellow combat vet – in Texas last February was one of the saddest tales to come out of the post-9/11 wars on the homefront. Battleland was able …
The Geography of U.S. Hate, Mapped Using Twitter
ADHD May Prime Boys for Obesity
ADHD has been linked to struggles with drugs and alcohol, less schooling and more arrests, but the latest study shows it may also contribute to problems with weight as well.
Sorry, But Japan Still Can’t Get the War Right
TOKYO – After weeks of muddled statements, verbal gaffes and bungled photo ops, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made one thing unintentionally clear: He thinks Japan did little wrong in its years of war and colonial expansion, …
“A Better Return on Investment”
The folks at Georgia’s Fort Stewart Army post think they do a good job. Fact is, they think their work is good enough that it qualifies for a 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Those are those annual …
“If a perpetrator [of a sexual assault] shows up at a court-martial with a rack of ribbons, and has four deployments and a Purple Heart, you know, there is certainly the risk that we might be a little too forgiving of that particular crime.”
— Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, explaining Friday why the post-9/11 wars may have shielded some troops from punishment for sexual assaults.