Whistleblowers reached out to Congress to report “unwarranted sexually suggestive and aggressive messages" from a senior manager. Obesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting. Project Converge is not, according to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, "activity for activity’s sake." “We should never again trade blood for first contact.” Senior NCO training teams now analyze operational kit and provide new equipment training to units. Linnington served in the Army for 35 years before joining the national veterans non-profit. The group expects to add its 200,000th member later this year, which is the organization's 20th anniversary. The departure comes as House Republicans inserted amendments into National Defense Authorization Act, some seeking to eliminate the office. Founded in 1905, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Illinois is the Army’s second oldest museum. The gunman in a mass killing in Allen, Texas, is among 32 recruits who washed out of the military and went on to commit extremist crimes. Load More