The online enlistment process

This application is used to prequalify individuals for enlistment and provides more complete information to your local recruiter. By simply filling out this application, you will not be committed to enlist. The application, however, will help us determine which jobs suit your abilities. A recruiter will contact you once you release your application to the Army.

 http://www.goarmy.com/learn/apply.html

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

If you have a particular aptitude for science, technology, engineering or mathematics, here are some Army careers and jobs that will put your analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities to the test. Whether Officer or enlisted, each offers experience and skills with applications in the Army and beyond.

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/about-army-stem.html

Future Army nanosatellites to empower Soldiers

One Army project is making the future of satellite communications more responsive to Soldiers' needs.

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Nanosatellite Program, or SNaP, will be a small satellite communications, or SATCOM, constellation. This will allow communication across great distances using existing UHF tactical radios.

"SNaP is a technology demonstration with the goal of showing the military utility nanosatellites can provide to the disadvantaged user," said Thomas E. Webber, director, SMDC Technical Center Space and Strategic Systems Directorate. "The primary uses are beyond line of sight communications and data exfiltration. SNaP is a natural fit for the command since we are the Army proponent for space and also the SATCOM provider."

The command is engaged in organizing, manning, equipping and training space forces for the Army. The Army is the largest user of space and space-based capabilities.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152508/Future_Army_nanosatellites_to_empower_Soldiers/

Army to develop cyber campus in Alabama

A fully operational, multi-organizational cyber campus is a unique asset for government agencies against the emerging cyber threats.

In January 2015, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, or AMRDEC, acquired two Redstone Arsenal buildings, which are being dedicated to the cyber security mission.

"The primary focus of the AMRDEC Cyber Campus will be to provide world-class cybersecurity support to aviation and missile system customers and to provide cutting-edge research and development of cybersecurity solutions to address their most pressing challenges," said Robert Goldsmith, AMRDEC cyber lead.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152795/Army_to_develop_cyber_campus_in_Alabama/

Sgt. Corrin Campbell performing at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, in Bonner Springs, Ks

Sgt. Corrin Campbell performing at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, in Bonner Springs, Ks.
http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/corrin-campbell-the-election

Aviation Careers in the U.S. Army

 Involves the coordination and supervision of personnel, equipment and procedures for proper transportation and use of Army materials throughout the world. Jobs include air traffic controllers, railway equipment repairers, parachute riggers and truck maintainers.
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/transportation-and-aviation.AR-both.html

The Fastest Route To The Mission Is Through The Air

 Helicopters have evolved for many different types of Army missions, including air assault, scouting/intelligence, troop transport and resupply. Army helicopters provide support by gathering data, moving Soldiers and supplies and delivering firepower from above.

http://www.goarmy.com/about/army-vehicles-and-equipment/army-helicopters-and-uavs.html

Developments enhance future vertical lift aircraft

 Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center's, or AMRDEC's, Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator project is leading those science and technology efforts through two initiatives. Joint Common Architecture, or JCA, and Future Airborne Capabilities Environment, or FACE, are key to achieving these goals and expected to demonstrate the means to develop avionics software, which is more portable, modular, and interoperable than currently fielded.

http://www.army.mil/article/153006/Developments_enhance_future_vertical_lift_aircraft/

Sgt. Corrin Campbell is a singer, songwriter, and bassist

Campbell then took her service in a new direction, serving in the Reserve component of the US Army and starting an independent music career in Baltimore, Maryland.  Her ability as a songwriter blossomed, releasing both her first extended play and full-length album with great success.   Over the next several years she toured with her band, performing from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to 6th Street in Austin, Texas.  In 2010 Campbell was selected to open the Lilith Fair Revival in Columbia, Maryland.  The show included performances by Sara McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Sara Bareilles and many more.  As her career as a rock artist progressed, the U.S. Army offered her an opportunity to join her two careers in a unique position as the featured performer of Army Musical Outreach.

http://www.goarmy.com/events/army-musical-outreach/biography.html

Sgt.Corrin Campbell rocking the Warped Tour

Sgt. Corrin Campbell performing at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, in Bonner Springs, on Thursday.
http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/corrin-campbell-the-election

Choosing a Career Path

 No matter which career path you choose, the experience you receive in the U.S. Army will give you a framework for success.

You will have the opportunity to train and achieve a certification in almost any career path. You will be given hands-on training, and you will be expected to carry more responsibility than you would starting out in a comparable civilian job. You will also gain leadership skills and a work ethic that can only come with a background in the military.

Explore hundreds of career paths in the U.S. Army and find the job that's right for you by using the tools below.


http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/help-choosing-a-career-job.html

Army athletes, coaches bolster Team USA performance at Pan Am Games

Soldier-athletes from the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, won two gold, one silver and five bronze medals as members of Team USA at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

The games ended Sunday after 17 days of competition between nearly 7,000 athletes representing all 41 nations of the Pan American Sports Organization, which includes the Caribbean, Latin America, North America and South America. The games featured 39 sports, including all 28 sports on the Olympic program. Team USA topped the medal chart in every category, leading all nations with 265 medals, including 103 gold, 81 silver and 81 bronze medals.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152940/Army_athletes__coaches_bolster_Team_USA_performance_at_Pan_Am_Games/

New Army cyber officers hack improvements into DARPA's 'Plan X'

"Do you have a map in your car? When was the last time you looked at a compass? Imagine a day when we don't have that technology such as the Global Positioning System, better known as GPS. These are the things we worry about," Capt. James McColl said.

Both McColl and Capt. Justin Lanahan are cyber officers, part of the newly created 17-series Army branch. They both participated in a week-long "hackathon" in Arlington, Virginia, July 20-24, in support of continued development of "Plan X," a four-year, $120-million program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152979/New_Army_cyber_officers_hack_improvements_into_DARPA_s__Plan_X_/

Health Care Specialist (68W) Jobs

The health care specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness.

Job Duties

• Administer emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties
  
• Assist with outpatient and inpatient care and treatment
  
• Prepare blood samples for laboratory analysis
  
• Prepare patients, operating rooms, equipment and supplies for surgery

Training

Job training for a health care specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 16 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in-patient care.

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/medical-and-emergency/health-care-specialist.html

Medical Laboratory Specialist (68K) Jobs

The 325th Army Hospital will train and employ Medical Laboratory Specialist for those qualified. For more information Facebook the Independence Army Recruiting Center.
Hooaaah!

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/medical-and-emergency/medical-laboratory-specialist.html

VFW recognizes Army medics at 116th convention

In front of nearly 10,000 veterans from World War II through Afghanistan attending the 2015 Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Pittsburgh, July 18-22, the VFW honored all Army combat medics with one of its most prestigious annual awards.

The Army medics received the 2015 VFW Armed Forces Award for valor in battle and extraordinary commitment to national security.

Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald Ecker of the Army Medical Command, or MEDCOM, accepted the award on behalf of all combat medics.
http://www.army.mil/article/152883/VFW_recognizes_Army_medics_at_116th_convention/

Army rockers at Warped Tour in Maryland Heights

 SGT Corrin Campbell performing at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, in Maryland Heights, Mo. today.

http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/corrin-campbell-the-election

Motor Transport Operator (88M) Training

Motor transport operators are primarily responsible for supervising or operating wheel vehicles to transport personnel and cargo. They are the backbone of the Army’s support and sustainment structure, providing advanced mobility on and off the battlefield.

Job Duties

• Operate all wheel vehicles and equipment over varied terrain and roadways
  
• Manage load, unload, and safety of personnel being transported
  
• Oversee and check proper loading and unloading of cargo on vehicles and trailers
  
• Employ convoy defense techniques
  
• Identify, correct or report all vehicle deficiencies
  
• Prepare vehicle for movement/shipment by air, rail or vessel
  

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/transportation-and-aviation/motor-transport-operator.html

Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (91B) Training

The wheeled vehicle mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as heavy-wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.

Job Duties

• Maintain wheeled vehicles, their associated trailers and material handling equipment systems
  
• Inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing, replacement, adjusting and testing of wheeled vehicles and material handling equipment systems, subsystems and components
  
• Service automotive electrical systems including wiring harness, and starting and charging systems
  
• Perform wheeled vehicle recovery operations

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/mechanics/wheeled-vehicle-mechanic.html

Citizen safety Soldier

Pfc. Justin Barker wants safety procedures from the Army's Wheeled Vehicle Recovery Course implemented at his civilian workplace.

The Reserve Soldier is a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic assigned to 319th Quartermaster Battalion, Twinsburg, Ohio, and he's a tow truck operator as a civilian. He attended the WVRC at Regional Training Site - Maintenance Fort Devens Mass., April, 2015.

Safety aspects of the WVRC Barker wants implemented include, wearing of gloves when handling chains and winches, making sure individuals are out of the way during recovery operations, and stepping over cables instead of on them. He also wants his coworkers to adopt the military's hand signals, which he says are more concise than the ones he's accustomed to as a tow truck operator.

"I'm definitely gonna tell my boss about it and try to have him give me a raise," Barker said.


 http://www.army.mil/article/148274/Citizen_safety_Soldier/

Army at the Warped Tour

Army musician Sgt Corrin Campbell performing at the Warped Tour in Kansas City and St. Louis.

http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/corrin-campbell-the-election

Army Rangers are experts in leading Soldiers on difficult missions

The purpose of the U.S. Army's Ranger Course is to prepare these Army volunteers — both Officers and enlisted
Soldiers — in combat arms related functional skills. The Rangers' primary mission is to engage in close combat and direct-fire battles. There are three distinct phases of Ranger School that require Soldiers to make quick decisions in adverse situations these phases are called 'crawl,' 'walk' and 'run.'

 http://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/being-a-soldier/ongoing-training/specialized-schools/ranger-school.html

Ranger saves life of drowning child

n the afternoon of July 11, at a local resident community pool area, Spc. Luke Smith and some friends were cleaning up after hosting a barbecue with fellow Rangers and their Families.

As they were taking boxes back to their vehicles, Smith and fellow Ranger Sgt. Khali Pegues heard a scream and cry for help. A young child, approximately 6-years-old, had fallen into the pool and drowned.

"We heard a woman scream and some commotion from another party," said Pegues of the 75th Ranger Regiment. "I grabbed Smith to head over there, because I knew he had extensive training in CPR and life-guard saving techniques."

Smith, a native of North East, Maryland, served in the Boy Scouts of America before joining the Army in 2011. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout as well as earning the Life-Saving Merit Badge. Though he is not current according to Boys Scouts of America guidelines, Smith had extensive training in performing CPR.

"We got over there and then I went into a tunnel vision," said Smith of the 75th Ranger Regiment. "As soon as I saw the child, I immediately asked everyone around if anyone was a current life-guard or medical provider. No one responded."

Smith and another Ranger, Sgt. Brian Miller, assessed that the child was unconscious, had no pulse, swollen abdominal region and blue lips, and then immediately begun starting the CPR process. As he began the chest compression, Smith called for the child's father to begin rescue breathing.

He instructed the father to do half-breaths, so the child's lungs would not over expand. After the second cycle of the CPR process, Smith began fearing the worse.

"As I was giving her chest compressions, I was staring her in the face and praying," Smith said. "Please God; let me save this little girl."

It was then during the third cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths that the child woke up in a jolt. She began to expel water from her system. Smith leaned her forward and began to smack her back to help clear out more water.

Smith, relieved at that point and thankful his prayers had been answered, then turned and looked at the father to say, "she's going to be okay."

 http://www.army.mil/article/152590/Ranger_saves_life_of_drowning_child/

Soldier earns Olympic berth in Modern Pentathlon at Pan American Games

Spc. Nathan Schrimsher earned an automatic berth into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a third-place finish in men's Modern Pentathlon on a stormy Sunday at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Schrimsher, 23, a Soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, from Roswell, New Mexico, took the bronze medal in the five-sports-in-one-day event with 1,421 points.

"I'm ecstatic," Schrimsher said. "Yes, sir, it's awesome."

WCAP Sgt. Dennis Bowsher, 32, a 2012 Olympian from Dallas, finished 10th with 1,348 points in the event, which includes fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping and combines cross-country running and laser pistol shooting - all in one day.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152570/Soldier_earns_Olympic_berth_in_Modern_Pentathlon_at_Pan_American_Games/

Soldier-athletes help Team USA win team title at PanAm Games

For the first time in four decades, Team USA has taken home the team title in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Pan American Games.

Capt. Jon Anderson and Sgt. Whitney Conder struck gold and Sgt. Spenser Mango won bronze helping Team USA clinch the title.

All three Soldiers are members of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP.

"We came here to win medals and we were able to do that, so I'm just excited for the entire team," said Shon Lewis, head coach of the Army WCAP team, who also served on the U.S. Pan American Games staff.

"As we head to Las Vegas for the World Championships," Lewis said, "this is an upbeat. We still have a lot of work to do, but I'm encouraged with how we performed."

Anderson defeated Venezuela's Querys Perez by a 9-0 technical fall in the men's 85-kilogram/187-pound Greco-Roman finals at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Mississauga Sports Centre's Hershey Centre, July 15.

"We're on the warpath," said Anderson, who is working toward the 2015 World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games. "We're on a mission, and we're not going to stop, not until we get to the top."

Anderson, who finished second in the 2015 U.S. World Team Trials, used a relentless, hard-charging attack to defeat Perez.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152497/Soldier_athletes_help_Team_USA_win_team_title_at_PanAm_Games/

Future Army nanosatellites to empower Soldiers

One Army project is making the future of satellite communications more responsive to Soldiers' needs.

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Nanosatellite Program, or SNaP, will be a small satellite communications, or SATCOM, constellation. This will allow communication across great distances using existing UHF tactical radios.

"SNaP is a technology demonstration with the goal of showing the military utility nanosatellites can provide to the disadvantaged user," said Thomas E. Webber, director, SMDC Technical Center Space and Strategic Systems Directorate. "The primary uses are beyond line of sight communications and data exfiltration. SNaP is a natural fit for the command since we are the Army proponent for space and also the SATCOM provider."

The command is engaged in organizing, manning, equipping and training space forces for the Army. The Army is the largest user of space and space-based capabilities.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152508/Future_Army_nanosatellites_to_empower_Soldiers/

The Army Reserve offers a Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill

 The Army Reserve offers a Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill for over $13,000. If you qualify for and accept a critical position in the Army Reserve, you can earn an additional MGIB kicker.

http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/education-benefits/money-for-college.html

The Montgomery GI Bill

The Montgomery GI Bill is designed to help you pay for your college education.
Depending on how long you enlist with the Army and the job you choose, you can get over $60,000 to help pay for college. All you have to do is give $100 a month during your first year of service.
While most people think of the Montgomery GI Bill as a military benefit, it’s not actually managed by the Department of Defense or any branch of the U.S. Military. The Montgomery GI Bill is actually a “veteran benefit” and is managed by the Veterans Administration, which administers the program based upon the laws enacted by Congress.
To find out more about current amounts and eligibility requirements, contact your local Army recruiter or Army job counselor.

http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/education-benefits/money-for-college.html

Soldiers matriculate at newly-opened 'ArmyU'

 he Army is consolidating Soldier education under "one roof" as part of the "Army University" concept, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey said.

The Army University, officially abbreviated "ArmyU" for short, is administered by the Combined Arms Center, or CAC, on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

While not a "brick and mortar" university, ArmyU will maximize the educational experience, which Soldiers are already getting in the Army through the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC. The plan for ArmyU is to organize the Army's professional military education programs into a university system to increase academic rigor, create greater opportunities for accreditation, and enhance the quality of the force, according to CAC leaders.

ArmyU will integrate the education already provided in the Army for enlisted Soldiers, officers, warrant officers and Army civilians of all components.


http://www.army.mil/article/152468/Soldiers_matriculate_at_newly_opened__ArmyU_/

SPECIALIZED CAREERS & JOBS Discover Interesting & Fullfilling Careers with the U.S. Army

Use the career finder tools below for help finding specialized jobs that you find interesting and best fit your skills and goals.

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialized-careers.html

Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)

Learn more about the United States Army's World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) at http://www.armywcap.com/

Drill sergeant does double duty as Taekwondo coach

 Watching a group of Navy personnel train for deployment overseas wouldn't seem the ideal place to witness the head coach of the All-Military Taekwondo team in action, but it is.

For the coach, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fennell - also a drill sergeant with Task Force Marshall - preparing others to fight is an everyday occurrence.

"One of things we can do is to get them as close to the real thing as possible," Fennell said of merging Taekwondo and training others for deployment. "If the team only trains on shield and paddles [and not man to man], they will never be ready for an actual fight.

http://www.army.mil/article/152381/Drill_sergeant_does_double_duty_as_Taekwondo_coach/

Army Fitness & Nutrition

Because a Soldier's level of physical fitness has a direct impact on his or her combat readiness, a Soldier in the U.S. Army must be mentally and physically fit. Not only are physically fit Soldiers essential to the Army, they are also more likely to have enjoyable, productive lives. The renewed nationwide interest in fitness is accompanied by several research studies on the effects of regular participation in sound physical fitness programs. The overwhelming conclusion is that proper exercise programs enhance a person's quality of life, improve productivity, and bring about positive physical and mental changes.

 http://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/fitness-and-nutrition.html

Soldiers use database to learn about nutrition

 When Soldiers rip open Meals, Ready-to-Eat, also known as MRE, in a combat zone, most people probably are thinking more about flavor and filling their stomachs than about the nutrition.

However, that does not mean nutrition is not important. The new online combat rations database, or ComRaD, formally launched earlier this month by the Department of Defense's Human Performance Resource Center, or HPRC, provides warfighters, military dietitians, food service officers and leaders the opportunity to learn more about the nutritional value of what is inside those packages.

http://www.army.mil/article/152307/Soldiers_use_database_to_learn_about_nutrition/

All-Army triathlete rides road to pro

Underneath his quiet and cool demeanor, 1st Lt. Marcus Farris is ready to be unleashed on race days. A disciplined athlete, he has trained for many hours to represent and compete as a member of the All-Army Triathlon team.

Farris, a quality assurance representative in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District's Construction Division, said he did not realize his passion for running until his Junior ROTC days while attending high school in Huntsville, Alabama. Back then, preparing for physical training tests introduced him to the sport. Once his engineering studies began at Auburn University, he started participating in ultra marathons - distances longer than the standard 26.2 miles.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152318/All_Army_triathlete_rides_road_to_pro/

ARMY STEM: CAREERS & JOBS Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Specialized skills are part of every U.S. Army job. If you have a particular aptitude for science, technology, engineering or mathematics, here are some Army careers and jobs that will put your analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities to the test. Whether Officer or enlisted, each offers experience and skills with applications in the Army and beyond.

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/about-army-stem.html

Army chemists study new kind of molecule

Imagine a future in which a chemical attack on a Middle Eastern village in the dead of night has no effect on the people in its path. They are sleeping soundly in tents embedded with protective filtration material that prevents any harm. The village elders, who come out to investigate, have that same material in the headscarves they wear over their faces as they walk about with chemicals lingering in the air.

That day is coming closer. Two U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center scientists, Greg Peterson and Jared DeCoste, are working with chemists at Northwestern University to make it a reality.

For the past eight years, Peterson and DeCoste have been steadily refining and improving a recently developed class of chemical compounds known as metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs. Chemists make them in a laboratory using organic struts and metallic nodes, much like an erector set, creating void spaces for chemical warfare agent, or CWA, or toxic industrial compound, or TIC, molecules to enter.

 http://www.army.mil/article/151839/Army_chemists_study_new_kind_of_molecule/

The Army's two astronaut candidates officially joined the astronaut corps

The Army's two astronaut candidates officially joined the astronaut corps, July 7.

Maj. Anne McClain and Maj. Andrew Morgan are among the eight new astronauts, who are ready to help advance scientific research aboard the International Space Station and pave the way for the United States' new space launch capabilities and journey to Mars. The four women and four men moving from candidates to the corps were part of the 2013 astronaut class, chosen from 6,300 applications - the second largest number of applications NASA ever has received.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152252/NASA_s_newest_astronauts_complete_training/

Brooke Army Medical Center performs first robot-aided pediatric surgery

A 2-year-old boy has a shot at a better quality of life, thanks to a robot and a few skilled surgeons.

Doctors here performed surgery on Jose Collado Jr., son of Maj. Jose Collado and his wife Alma, last month to remove a large cystic mass from behind his bladder. The procedure marks Brooke Army Medical Center's, or BAMC's, first robot-assisted pediatric surgery.

"The surgery was very successful," said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Thomas Novak, BAMC's chief of pediatric urology. "We were incredibly pleased at the outcome and at the impact we made on Jose's future quality of life."

The Collados first brought their infant son to Brooke Army Medical Center two years ago, hoping to pave a better future for Jose.

Jose had been diagnosed shortly after birth with Polymicrogyria, a rare malformation of the human brain that can cause problems with eyesight, seizures and developmental and motor delays. Along with these issues, which include legal blindness, Jose also had a cystic mass behind his bladder.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152253/Brooke_Army_Medical_Center_performs_first_robot_aided_pediatric_surgery/

The Buddy Team Enlistment Option

The Buddy Team Enlistment Option, also known as the Buddy Program allows a recruit and up to five friends to enlist and train in the Army together.
Under this program, a recruit and his or her friends may enlist in the same Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), and attend Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at the same time.
This program applies only to new recruits enlisting in the Regular Army. Current incentive guidance will determine enlistment bonus eligibility. All applicants must meet the qualifications for their chosen MOS. Soldiers who enlist under this program will receive their first duty assignment orders while in AIT or One Station Unit Training (OSUT). Contact your recruiter for more information.

 http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/additional-incentives/buddy-team.html

Airborne Soldiers have a long and distinguished tradition

Airborne Soldiers have a long and distinguished tradition of being an elite body of fighting men and women–people who have always set the example for determination and courage. When you volunteer for this training, you accept the challenge of continuing this tradition. The Airborne Soldiers of the past set high standards–it is now up to you to maintain them!

 http://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/being-a-soldier/ongoing-training/specialized-schools/airborne-school.html

Carter calls Bragg troops 'tip of spear' for new strategic era

Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanked Soldiers on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for their past service and said they will be the "tip of the spear" for the new strategic era the world is entering.

Carter viewed exercises featuring Special Forces and airborne Soldiers before holding a town hall meeting with troops, July 10.

"We have, as you well know, been understandably, totally and very successfully focused on Iraq and Afghanistan," Carter said. "From the point of view of the proficiency and skill and dedication of you, there's no question that it was a spectacular and remains a spectacular performance. This is the finest fighting force the world has ever known."

 http://www.army.mil/article/152226/Carter_calls_Bragg_troops__tip_of_spear__for_new_strategic_era/

Contact an Army Recruiter

Still have outstanding questions about the U.S. Army? Contact an Army recruiter in your area and get your answers. We have a staff of individuals ready to talk to you. To talk to an Army recruiter, simply select one of the methods of communication below and someone will get you the answers you are looking for.

 http://www.goarmy.com/talk-with-us.html

Army family benefits

So, for your family, it doesn’t always mean just medical, dental and life insurance. Sure, you will have access to all of these Army family benefits, , but there’s more to it than that. As part of the Army, there is assistance available to help any family member find or get training for a job. There are free legal services through the Office of Staff Judge Advocate. There is money available in times of emergency through the Army Emergency Relief program. There’s even a discounted travel service available to soldiers and their families. Read on and learn just a few of the ways the word “benefit” means so much more in the Army.

 http://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/army-family-strong/health-care.html

Career Intermission Pilot Program offers Soldiers a break

Staff Sgt. Jessica Cotton had a tough choice to make. Should she reenlist in the Army or hang up her uniform and go be a lawyer?

But the drill sergeant on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, who has been in the Army for eight years, didn't have to choose between the Army or law school. She chose both with help from the Career Intermission Pilot Program.

The program allows up to 20 enlisted Soldiers and 20 officers each year to take a break from service for up to three years, said Albert S. Eggerton, with the Career Intermission Pilot Program, G-1. During that time, they will be in the Individual Ready Reserve, or IRR.

The program is designed for "our best people who have a future in the Army and have future career success on the horizon but are facing challenges in their own personal life or in their professional development lives that the Army can't meet," Eggerton said.

The program allows the Army to retain service members who otherwise might have left, he said. The program is selective, Eggerton said, noting the Army is looking for enlisted members and officers who have the greatest need for this benefit.

 http://www.army.mil/article/152125/Career_Intermission_Pilot_Program_offers_Soldiers_a_break/