Poor economy drives more troops to re-enlist

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
Nyhus re-enlisted last week, and in so doing joined [...]

SecDef calls for Congress to mandate that Guard, Reserves have lead in DoD ops in the homeland

This is from the Navytimes.  Things are changing my friends. How long will TAR/FTS Sailors be relevant? Interesting read…
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took a giant step Monday toward more tightly blending the active-duty military and reserve components into an “integrated total force,” calling for wide-ranging personnel policy changes, codifying the reserves’ homeland defense role [...]

Happy Birthday USMC!!

Happy Birthday Marines!
From: Corpsman.com

GIBILL2008.org brought to you by our Friends @ IAVA.ORG !!

Folks, Just got info from “IAVA.org” about a new site they created to help get information out about the new GI BILL.  Here is the email.  Go to this site.. it is a real “EYE OPENER”!!
I will have my tuition paid in full + 1000.00 in Books, PLUS $10,710.00 Living Expense Paid to me!!
Now hopefully [...]

Top enlisted Marines push corpsmen equal pay for deployments

Snagged this from Navytimes I am glad the Top Marine Enlisted Leaders are trying to look out for, us, IMHO the Navy “OFFICER” Leaders forget about those of us who serve with the Marine Corps.
What do you think?? Leave a comment Below:
When sailors deploy with Marine units, they live in the same conditions, eat the [...]

Have you locked down your Network Connection?

There is a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle, about;

“WARDRIVING”
For those of you who don’t understand the term, picture folks cruising your neighberhoods looking for open wireless network connections so they can leech off of your connection.
This can slow down your system, but worse if they get in, and you do banking on your [...]

Important Military Service Links

Army
Official Web Site for United States Army
Army Medical Department — AMEDD
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Financial Management
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Research Institute
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Military History Institute
U.S. Army Reserve
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense/Strategic Command
U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command
Walter Reed Army Medical [...]

Doc’s Love being Green.

Ok this will start more fights withen our Corpsman community. Those of “US” who have served with the Corps, know it is a highly demanding, both physically and mentally, job. It is a job you hate when serving but you have to be taken away kicking and screaming from. Most of us [...]

MARINES having success in Afghanistan, but being spread thin

This is from MSNBC. The Marines have suffered no casualties since they took on the Taliban in Afghanistan. Unfortunately no one from NATO wants to setup to secure the areas the Marines take. What a mess. Would someone please tell me when Iraq struck the US??? Why are over 85% of [...]

Tribute video to US Army medics. IMEF CASEVAC

This is posted on the Front page as well. Video author: rayethon
Tribute video to US Army medics. IMEF CASEVAC

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