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    Second Lt. Jake Bunch briefs soldiers in 1st Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during an exercise in Thailand. The Army plans to use 'broadening' assignments to build soldiers' leadership skills. Capt. Lindsey Elder / Army

    Plan to develop better leaders slows promotions

    A new Army strategy to better grow and develop leaders could soon have soldiers spending more time at each rank as the Army works to give them more opportunities for training, education and broadening assignments.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  1. Defense bill calls for reducing number of generals, flag officers

    Lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to cut back on its general and flag officers.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  2. Medical, dental zones for colonel announced

    Medical Corps and Dental Corps lieutenant colonels who were promoted to O-5 in fiscal 2009 will be in the primary zone of consideration for the fiscal 2013 active-component colonel board that meets Sept. 4-6.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  3. Deadline set for professor applicants

    Officers who want to compete for assignment to colonel-level professor of military science positions that become vacant in 2014 must submit preferences to the Senior Leader Development Office by July 1.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  4. Ind. Guard promotes 1st African-American brigadier general

    The Indiana National Guard is getting its first African-American brigadier general.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  5. Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King, shown in a 2012 photo, was reinstated as commandant of the Army Drill Sergeants School at Fort Jackson, S.C., after her suspension from the job and a five-month investigation. Alan Lessig/Staff

    Ex-Drill Sergeant School chief retires — with honors

    The first female commandant of the Army's Drill Sergeant School, whom the service suspended for five months, and briefly reinstated, was awarded the Legion of Merit even as the service forced her to retire against her will.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
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    JAG majors to face retention screening

    Some JAG majors passed over for promotion could face 15-year retirement.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  6. Opt-in Reserve command board set for July

    Eligible lieutenant colonels and promotable majors of the Army Reserve will be considered for fiscal 2014 battalion-level command tours by a board that convenes July 22.

    • May. 30, 2013
  7. Petraeus gets job with investment firm

    Retired Army Gen.

    • May. 30, 2013
  8. June 2013 staff sergeant promotions

    These NCO have been selected for promotion in June, the Army announced:

    • May. 23, 2013
  9. Warrant officer candidates list is out

    The Army has announced these names and projected specialties of soldiers and other U.S.

    • May. 23, 2013
  10. Senior NCO promotions announced for June

    The Army's list of senior NCOs chosen to move up in June includes many who must re-enlist in order to be promoted:

    • May. 22, 2013
  11. Sexual assault prevention workers will not be furloughed

    Hundreds of civilians who provide sexual assault prevention and counseling services will be exempted from the 11-day furloughs that most Defense Department employees will face later this year, a Pentagon official said.

    • May. 22, 2013
  12. Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts Army

    Fort Jackson 1-star suspended amid misconduct allegations

    The Army announced it has suspended the commander of Fort Jackson, S.C., amid misconduct allegations that include adultery and a physical altercation, according to a spokesman for Training and Doctrine Command.

    • May. 21, 2013
  13. Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like: The average enlisted stateside assignment will be lengthened from 30 months to as long as 48 months. Staff

    PCS extended: Army lengthens tours to four years

    Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like.

    • May. 20, 2013
  14. DoD makes final push for 1 percent raise

    The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.

    • May. 17, 2013
  15. Fort Detrick getting new garrison commander

    Fort Detrick is welcoming a new garrison commander to the Army installation in Frederick.

    • May. 15, 2013
  16. Reserve officers selected for O-5 promotion announced

    Here are the names, branches and sequence numbers of the active national guard and army reserve officers recommended for promotion to lieutenant colonel by a selection board that met in february.

    • May. 14, 2013
  17. Reservist colonels face retention board

    Select colonels and lieutenant colonels of the Active Guard and Reserve (Army Reserve) will be screened for possible involuntary release from active duty by a board that meets in mid-July.

    • May. 14, 2013
  18. 20 Reserve colonels and generals up for promotion

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced May 8that the president has made several nominations.

    • May. 10, 2013
  19. Rep. Joe Heck is an Iraq veteran and former emergency room physician who serves as a medical adviser for the office of the chief of the Army Reserve. Julie Jacobson / The Associated Press

    Congressman promoted to Reserve brigadier general

    Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., an Army Reserve officer, has been selected for promotion to brigadier general, one of the rare circumstances where a member of Congress would be a reserve component general or flag officer.

    • May. 9, 2013
  20. Corporate training expands to NCOs

    Training With Industry opportunities are available to select noncommissioned officers who want to broaden their professional development through learning experiences in corporate America.

    • May. 9, 2013
  21. National Guard logo.

    Army defends active-for-reserve deployment swap

    Almost 9,500 Army National Guard soldiers have been off-ramped from overseas deployments in fiscal 2013 and 2014. Will reserve components be left out of the Army's next chapter?

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  22. Reclass now, and save your career

    A new program gives senior commanders the authority to re-enlist some soldiers in overstrength military occupational specialties who otherwise may reclassify or leave the Army.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  23. Army announces May officer promotions

    The Army has announced the list of officers that have been selected to move up in May.

    • Apr. 27, 2013

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