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Report: Sexual Assaults in U.S. Military is Rising

Reports of sexual assaults among the U.S. military increased by a very small amount in 2020, a year when troops were largely locked down for months as bases around the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Pentagon. The annual report released last Thursday showed that sexual assault reports involving service members went […]

May 21, 2021

Virginia Higher Ed State Council Vice Chair Resigns in Protest of VMI Investigation Handling

The vice chair of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Tom Slater resigned Tuesday in protest over the handling of the independent investigation into Virginia Military Institute (VMI), The Roanoke Times reported. Slater told council members that he was disappointed that VMI superintendent Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has not been offered […]

May 20, 2021

University of Phoenix to Plant 10,000 Flags and Host Virtual Event in Honor of Memorial Day

University of Phoenix will plant 10,000 flags on the lawn of the Phoenix campus location on Tuesday, May 25th. The school has a tradition of commemorating Memorial Day by planting American flags spelling out a message as a reminder of the holiday’s true meaning. For 2021, 10,000 flags will spell out, “Always Remember.” And on […]

May 20, 2021

University of Phoenix

Howard ROTC Hosts Gen. Mark A. Milley for Special In-Person Commissioning Address

Howard University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program honored nine Army cadets and 11 Air Force cadets in the first ROTC Joint Commissioning Address in Cramton Auditorium. The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a college program that is offered at more than 1,700 colleges and universities across the United States to prepare young adults […]

May 14, 2021

Gen. Miley delivers keynote at ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

US Army Recruiters Host Mass Recruitment Drive May 10 Through June 14

Army recruiters are hosting a mass recruiting drive starting May 10 through June 14, Army News Service reported. With hundreds of virtual hiring fairs, potential recruits nationwide can have one-on-one meetings with recruiters and learn about signing bonuses – up to $40,000 – or student loan reimbursements – up to $65,000. Recruiters will also talk […]

May 14, 2021

Veterans Affairs Officials Promise Focused Initiatives to Improve Lacking Minority Representation in Leadership

Veterans Affairs officials are promising more focused initiatives to improve minority representation in leadership positions, but advocates remain skeptical, the Military Times reported. “To be honest, it’s rather difficult to fully invest in processes that have existed for some time and expect them to yield different results,” said Victor LaGroon, director of the Black Veterans Empowerment Council. […]

May 14, 2021

Veterans Affairs

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Advocates for Improved Advancement for Black Servicemembers

Army Gen. Mark Milley said the U.S. military must improve opportunity and advancement for Black service members, who continue to be significantly underrepresented in certain fields, such as Air Force pilots and senior ranks, The Associated Press reported. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the comments during a Howard University ROTC commissioning […]

May 14, 2021

U.S. Air Force Creates Two Teams to Address Issues Among LGBTQA and Native American Servicemembers

The U.S. Air Force has created two teams to address issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians in the LGBTQA or Native American communities, Military.com reported. On April 26, the service announced the creation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Initiative Team (LIT) and the Indigenous Nations Equality Team (INET) to better examine […]

May 6, 2021

MacDill Air Force Base Employs AIM High Recruitment Program to Boost Representation in Military

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa is seeking to boost representation in the U.S. Military’s highest ranks, WFLA reported. To that end, the Air Force’s AIM High program is looking to inspire and recruit youngsters to increase representation and diversity in the military by giving high school students a seat in the cockpit of aircraft. […]

May 6, 2021

MacDill Air Force Base

VMI Board Votes to Remove Stonewall Jackson’s Name from Quote in Barracks

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Board of Visitors has voted to remove Stonewall Jackson’s name as the author of a quote mounted in the student barracks and engraved on class rings, Black Enterprise reported. The board voted to remove Jackson’s name from Memorial Hall and from the front of the old barracks on campus. The […]

May 6, 2021

VMI Stonewall Jackson Statue

1st Lt. Maria Eggers Becomes First Woman and First Latina from 3rd Cavalry Regiment to Earn Expert Infantry Badge

1st Lt. Maria Eggers, 24, has become the first woman and the first Latina from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to earn the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB), qualifying at the highest level — True Blue, NBC News reported. Eggers earned the EIB in April by finishing a five-day test that measures physical fitness and ability to perform in various […]

May 6, 2021

1st Lt. Maria Eggers

Companies Getting Cybersecurity Talent from Other Areas, Including the Military and Law Enforcement

Cybersecurity recruiters should take a balanced approach to IT talent and seek diverse perspectives, according to a study by cybersecurity association (ISC)², ITPro reported. (ISC)² interviewed 2,034 cybersecurity professionals and job seekers in the U.S. and Canada for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Pursuers Study. Only 51% of cybersecurity professionals have degrees in computer and information services. Only […]

April 29, 2021

Apollo 11 NASA Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 90

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer, CNN reported. His family shared the news Wednesday. “We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer,” the […]

April 29, 2021

Michael Collins

Commonwealth War Graves Commission and UK Authorities Apologize for Not Properly Honoring WWI Military Personnel

British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 – possibly ranging up to 350,000 – mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren’t properly honored due to “pervasive racism,” The Associated Press reported. Those service members were either not commemorated by name or were not […]

April 29, 2021

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Former Black VMI Students Describe Racism at the School

More than a dozen Black men who attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in the mid-1970s to early 1980s described pervasive and pernicious racism at the school, The Washington Post reported. Many of them said they are proud of their education at VMI and some do not believe the scrutiny of the school is warranted. Some […]

April 29, 2021

Gov. Ralph Northam

West Point Students Expelled or Forced to Repeat Following Cheating Scandal

Eight West Point students were expelled and more than 50 others must repeat a year after a cheating scandal, Voice of America reported. The U.S. Military Academy West Point will also end its willful admission process that lets cadets who admit to violating the honor code escape expulsion. 55 cadets in this matter used the […]

April 22, 2021

U.S. Military Academy West Point

Former Captain Plans Walk to Raise Awareness about Veteran Suicide

Former Capt. Greg C. Washington will be walking almost 1,800 miles across 11 states to raise awareness about veteran suicide and pay respect to his two best friends killed in combat, Army News Service reported. During “A Walk to Honor,” Washington will start in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, at the end of April and stop in […]

April 22, 2021

Former Capt. Greg C. Washington

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins to Become VMI’s First Black Superintendent

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has been chosen as Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent amid allegations of racism at VMI and the school’s historic ties to the Confederacy, The Roanoke Times reported. Wins – a 1985 VMI alum – retired from the U.S. Army in 2019 after 34 years. He was appointed as VMI […]

April 22, 2021

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins