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The ASVAB test may soon include calculators
DoD is weighing the use of calculators on the ASVAB.
By Sarah Sicard
Air Force hair standards and the invisible labor changing institutions
Let's recognize the work undertaken by the Air Force Women's Initiative Team that led to the recent policy change for hair standards for women, says the author of this commentary.
By Maj. Kelly Atkinson
8 surprising medical conditions that could bar you from service
There are a number of unusual medical conditions that could keep you out of military service.
By Caitlin O'Brien
Marijuana legalization hasn’t harmed Army’s recruit outcomes, study says
The study compared the information from Army enlistment contracts with the career outcomes of each recruit over nearly two decades.
By Kyle Rempfer
Ponytails and lipstick: Sweeping changes to Army grooming standards are coming
“Some people don’t like change but that’s just how the world is ... and we need to change with it,” the sergeant major of the Army said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Austin confirmed as new defense secretary in historic vote
The former head of U.S. Central Command is the first Black defense secretary in American history.
Congress approves waiver for Biden’s pick for defense secretary
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon took a major step closer to confirmation on Thursday, after House and Senate lawmakers voted to waive a rule blocking the recently retired general from assuming the post.
House committee nixes Lloyd Austin’s waiver hearing
Weeks-old plans for defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin to testify before the House Armed Services Committee have been canceled.
By Joe Gould
Smith touts Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
Democrats are calling for Austin's speedy confirmation.
By Joe Gould
General education: What Austin can learn from Mattis’s rocky relationship with Congress
Austin must work with Congress to win support for President-elect Joe Biden’s national security budget and priorities.
By Joe Gould
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
By Joe Gould