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Army approves combat patches for soldiers in Iran war zone
Top enlisted Marine issues emotional appeal to ‘reach out to somebody’ trib.al/5kazvSM
Top enlisted leaders say they see no issue with women in combat meeting standards trib.al/OVMSlk9
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The Army approved soldiers deployed in support of the war in Iran to wear a unit patch on their right shoulder as a combat patch.
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Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz asked Marines struggling with mental health to reach out, because Marines are “ready to help.”
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The military’s top enlisted leaders, who are all men, said they do not see an “erosion” of standards with women serving in combat arms.
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Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges trib.al/KVEzxBm
Infantry, artillery, other combat arms troops had highest suicide risk in 2024 trib.al/pbwUfM7
VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find trib.al/ksDIEr8
Pentagon calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘mobilization asset’ in new policy trib.al/8EwR053
New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms trib.al/JUXiSlg
Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus trib.al/fdlafqT
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Bunker artwork from the Iran War often includes tallies chronicling Shahed attacks and how long troops have spent in their concrete confines.
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A new Pentagon report found that troops in combat arms fields like infantry and artillery had higher suicide risks in 2024.
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A government watchdog found high staff turnover and burnout left veterans not being referred to housing programs.
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The Pentagon updated its Individual Ready Reserve policy but experts caution that this isn’t necessarily because of war with Iran.
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Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will lower veterans’ disability pay if medication improves their condition.
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Senior Army warrant officers will bid against each other for a bonus that they will take to sign up for six more years of active duty.
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