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.

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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.

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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.

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Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)

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