A Pentagon official signaled on Wednesday that the Army could lay off as many as 24,000 enlisted personnel and up to 5,000 officers within five years to meet a projected reduction in the force driven by budget cuts and the winding down of two wars. Pressed on the possibility of involuntary terminations, Thomas Lamont, an … Continue reading
A new Pentagon policy will open 14,000 — mostly Army — combat-related jobs to women, but only after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno pushed the Army to go further. Critics call the new policy a “baby step” that merely aligns policy with reality without significantly advancing equality within the ranks. The new rule … Continue reading