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Report: Persisting Gender Gaps in U.S. Military Impede Compliance With International, Humanitarian Law

A report from the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security finds that persisting gender gaps in the U.S. military are making it difficult to comply with international conventions.

October 29, 2021

Massachusetts Bill To Help Military Connected Children Receive Education in the State

October 22, 2021

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Leadership & Policy

A Champion for Higher Education: Colin Powell, Dead at 84

Colin Powell made history when he became the first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later U.S. Secretary of State.

October 18, 2021

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Air Force Manpower Nominee Pledges to Address Racial Disparities and Sexual Assault if Appointed

October 7, 2021

The Citadel Has Lifted Its Mask Mandate

October 1, 2021

Space Force Partners with ‘Cradle of Astronauts’ Purdue University

October 1, 2021

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Air Force Focuses on Pilot Production To Avoid Shortage When Commercial Airlines Rebound After COVID-19

September 24, 2021

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Women and Minorities Have Become Harder to Recruit, Prompting Air Force To Diversify Its Leadership

September 24, 2021

Military, University Leaders Discuss Sexual Assault, Harassment at America’s Academies

September 10, 2021

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, delivers opening remarks during the virtual National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment with America’s Colleges, Universities and Service Academies, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 7, 2021. The multiday, collaborative event enabled more than 230 senior leaders from the Department of Defense and civilian academic institutions to develop partnerships and to share evidence-based best practices to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment at colleges, universities and service academies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zach Vaughn)

Biden Administration Asks 11 Trump-Appointed Military Academy Advisers To Resign or Be Dismissed

September 10, 2021

Sean Spicer at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference.

USC Aiken Welcomes Students Using Military Tradition

August 20, 2021

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Children of Disabled or Deceased Veterans Eligible for Educational Financial Support in Pennsylvania

August 13, 2021

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Graduate School USA Sold to American Public Education, Inc., Owner of For-Profit Universities

August 13, 2021

Lieutenant General Becomes Second Woman in History To Lead Combatant Command, Receive Fourth Star

August 13, 2021

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Georgia Military College to Give Special Admission Consideration to Certain GED Grads

A nonprofit dedicated to helping young adults earn their GED for free announced a partnership with Georgia Military College, reports WRBL News. Based in Georgia, the nonprofit BRIDGE of Columbus, Inc., has been serving local communities since 1993 by helping students obtain their GEDs. According to WRBL, those without a high school diploma or GED […]

August 6, 2021

Chief Naval Personnel Says Removing Promotion Photos Has Hurt, Rather Than Help, Diversity Goals

In an effort to prevent discrimination and unconscious bias during promotions, then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued a military-wide directive barring the use of photos in promotion boards last summer. Now, a year later, the chief of naval personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell Jr. says the change has had the opposite effect. According to military.com, Nowell […]

August 6, 2021

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Pentagon May Soon Add COVID-19 To The Military’s List of Mandatory Vaccinations

Military members might soon be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, especially as cases related to the Delta variant rise. According to Reuters, the Pentagon is debating issuing a mandate that could come within the next few days. Currently, the U.S. military reports that around half of the U.S. armed forces are fully vaccinated. That’s […]

August 6, 2021

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The Parade Will Go On: The Citadel Brings Back Longstanding Tradition After COVID-19 Cancelations

The parade will go on at the The Citadel. After pausing the tradition last year due to COVID-19, the historic military college in Charleston, South Carolina, says it will allow the public to return and watch the cadet parades outside, where there is currently no requirements for masks or social distancing, said Kim Keelor, a […]

August 6, 2021