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Spouses satisfied with military life

Army spouses are increasingly satisfied with their way of life, supportive of their soldiers' careers and generally coping better with deployments. In fact, they want to stay in the Army more than their soldier spouses. Nevertheless, there are some signs of fraying in the force, according

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First lady pushes base jobs for troops' spouses

From Army Times via AP: WASHINGTON - Opening another front in her nearly year-old campaign to support service families, first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday unveiled a new push for jobs on or near military bases. She also announced plans to mark the Joining Forces campaign's first anniversary with a two-day, four-state

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Transition services now mandatory for Soldiers

From Army Times: FORT KNOX, Ky. - Soldiers now must participate in transition services before they leave active duty. An execution order requiring them to make use of the services is in force throughout the Army. The order applies to all soldiers who are leaving active duty, whether they are Regular Army

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Bill could protect Servicemembers' custody rights

This from Army Times: Sixty-three members of the House Armed Services Committee are backing legislation to protect the child custody rights of service members, but it is unclear if their support is enough to get the protections into law. Six times, the House has approved child custody provisions that would prevent a

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U.S. troops get new protections in Afghanistan

This from Army Times: WASHINGTON - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan have assigned "guardian angels" - troops that watch over their comrades even as they sleep - and have ordered a series of other increased security measures to protect troops against possible attacks by rogue Afghans. The added protections are part of

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New GI Bill tuition protection approved

(Army Times)-- Congress has passed emergency legislation to prevent thousands of Post-9/11 GI Bill students from a drop in tuition payments next week when new policies will simplify the popular education program. President Obama is expected to sign the bill, and Veterans Affairs Department officials are trying

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Overhaul to military retirement system?

A sweeping new plan to overhaul the Pentagon's retirement system would give some benefits to all troops and phase out the 20-year cliff vesting system that has defined military careers for generations. In a massive change that could affect today's troops, the plan calls for a corporate-style

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Tips on passing new Army fitness test

(Army Times) -- The Army Physical Fitness School, which played a key role in designing the new test, is building the scoring scales that will separate the average from the exceptional. The school has completed 3,000 of 10,000 initial tests. The final scoring scale is still a

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