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Cuesta College to Provide Student Services to Camp Roberts

Cuesta College and Camp Roberts recently signed an agreement allowing Cuesta College to provide on-site enrollment and student services to Camp Roberts personnel and their families. “We’re excited about the partnership between Cuesta College and Camp Roberts,” said Colonel Robert Horvath, Camp Roberts Commander. “Having an Enrollment Success Specialist here will help open the door […]

Pentagon Preparing to Open Schools on Military Bases Worldwide This Fall

The Pentagon says it’s preparing to open schools on U.S. military bases worldwide this fall for students in grades K-12 as long as the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus in the surrounding area remains “limited” or “moderate,” according to newly released guidance. “To the maximum extent possible… schools will operate brick and mortar […]

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University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Instructor Under Fire for Comments

Betsy Schoeller, a retired Wisconsin Air National Guard officer who is also an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee is drawing criticism after she posted comments on Facebook in response to an article about slain solider Specialist Vanessa Guillen’s sexual harassment allegation, saying sexual harassment is the price of admission for women in the […]

Bass Makes History as First Asian American Female to Assume Air Force Post

General Charles Q. Brown Jr., who will take over as Chief of Staff of the Air Force this summer, has tapped Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She is the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the U.S. armed forces. Brown and Bass […]

Poll Reveals Racial Divide Over Renaming Confederate Bases and Reparations

A new poll reveals that the majority of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, while two-thirds of Black Americans are in favor. The ABC/IPSOS poll also reveal that this same group is also opposed to providing reparations to the descendants of slaves. Black Americans (72%) are […]

Online Tool Helps Veterans Enroll at Penn State University

Penn State University has announced that a new online tool can help military service members and veterans looking to see how their experiences in the military can translate into credits toward a Penn State degree. The university has launched the Transfer Credit Tool to find out how their military educational experiences may gain them Penn […]

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Secretary of Defense Outlines New Efforts to Improve Diversity in Armed Forces

An internal review of the U.S military is underway, with the goal of improving diversity and “ensuring equal opportunity across the ranks.” That was the message from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who made the announcement in a video message to the Department of Defense, outlining two new boards he will establish to address diversity […]

After Racist Posts About George Floyd, Some Colleges Expel Students, Professor Resigns

Some universities have taken strict action against students, and in one case, a faculty member, for their racist and offensive comments and videos about George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with his knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes. These students and faculty […]

Legislators Look to Diversify Military Academies

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Anthony G. Brown has introduced legislation to diversify military service academy nominations by mandating race, gender, ethnicity, and other demographic metrics be collected and published on an annual basis. The “Public Accountability on Nominations Offered that Result in Admissions to Military Academies” (PANORAMA) Act would provide key public data […]

More Than 5,000 Women Have Graduated From the U.S. Military Academy Since 1980

At 5:31 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2018, the engines on the Russian Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft roared to life on a launch pad in Kazakhstan. As bright orange flames erupted from the engines, the spacecraft lifted off the ground and began its journey to the International Space Station. Dressed in a white and blue spacesuit, Army […]

Freedom Alliance Pledges $2 Million for College Scholarships

DULLES, Va., May 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freedom Alliance, a charitable organization supporting our nation’s military and injured service members, is accepting applications for college scholarships from the children of military heroes who gave life or limb for our country. This year Freedom Alliance will provide $2 million in college assistance for children of […]

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ROTC at Black colleges? How Pentagon Aims to Diversify Military Brass.

As a first-generation college student in Texas, George Bolton was hooked on an Army career through the stories of the Buffalo soldiers, the black cavalry units formed in 1866 to serve on the western frontier, becoming icons of African American military service. Today, Lieutenant Colonel Bolton runs the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at the historically […]

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