The U.S. Army announced it is hosting National Hiring Days June 30-July 2, 2020, a virtual recruiting event that it hopes will help them recruit 10,000 future soldiers in just three days. The Depot military blogger Steve Alvarez was the first to talk to the commanding general about the program.
The National Guard claims that English colonial militias in Massachusetts were the first to muster in what would become the U.S., ignoring Spanish colonial militias which mustered more than 70 years before the Anglo-Saxon British militias. Did race or ethnicity influence that historical designation? You be the judge.
The U.S. Army celebrates its 245th birthday this Sunday, June 14, 2020. The Army was created more than a year before the Declaration of Independence and its first major task was to fight, and win, an eight-year war for independence from Great Britain. It is the largest and oldest active military force in the United States and it is considered the nation’s first national institution.
Recent college grads are facing the worst job market since the Great Depression forcing many of them to rethink their plans. But there is a bright side. Uncle Sam is hiring and he's looking for officers.
In the coming weeks, about 3.5 million teenagers nationwide will complete their high school education and some of those young men and women will consider the military as a career option. I enlisted immediately after high school. I never planned to make the military a career, but 24 years later, I retired from it. Naturally I have some opinions on the subject. If you are thinking about enlisting in the military, here are five things you must do when you see a military recruiter.
Class of 2020, shut off your phones, turn everything off and listen to yourself for a few minutes. Listen to your soul. It is telling you where to go, who to be, what to do. If you can’t hear it, go to places that will help you hear it. Remove the noise.
In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed H.R. 5314 into law to help protect military working dogs from needless euthanasia. Here's why you should adopt a military working dog.
If you are attending military training or have a loved one currently in military training, I hope this post helps answer some questions. Remember, when in doubt, reach out to the chain of command for more information. For those of you who are wondering whether or not you will attend basic training, tech school or AIT, or if you’re wondering how the coronavirus outbreak will impact your military training in the future, read on.