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Schatz Secures $1.1 Mil for New ROTC Program at UH-Mānoa

US Sen. Brian Schatz helped secure $1.1 million for a first-ever Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The funding was included in the bipartisan spending deal signed into law by the president this month. Read More

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Caldwell University Agrees to Pay More Than $4.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Violating False Claims Act

NEWARK, N.J. – Caldwell University has agreed to pay the United States more than $4.8 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a fraudulent scheme to defraud a federal education benefit program, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. “Caldwell University tried to hoodwink the Department of Veterans Affairs and, worse, veterans themselves, by claiming to […]

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College Students Panic Over FAFSA’s Fine Print About Registering for the Draft

After a U.S. airstrike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds military force, in Baghdad on Thursday, Iran vowed “crushing revenge” against all responsible. Now, with #NoWarinIran, #TrumpsWar and #WorldWarIII trending on Twitter, users are looking into the draft — and how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could play into their […]

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University of Phoenix Agrees to Cancel $141M in Student Loan Debt to Settle ‘Deceptive’ Advertising Case

(AP) – The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle allegations of deceptive advertisement brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The deal, announced Tuesday, settles a dispute over an ad campaign the for-profit college unrolled in 2012 touting […]

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The Navy’s New Proposed Community College Initiative

One of the initiatives that came out of the Navy’s Education for Seapower report was increasing the emphasis across the board in the educating of sailors and Marines at all levels. In the report, it found that the best way for the Navy to prepare for a certain uncertain future is to develop the force […]

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The Pentagon Orders Operational Training Pause for All Saudi Students in the US After NAS Pensacola Shooting

The Department of Defense has ordered a pause on operational training for all Saudi military personnel training in the US as the department conducts a review in the wake of the deadly shooting last Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, according to a DoD memo. Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist, at the order […]

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Report Faults Coast Guard Academy for Response to Harassment, Bullying Complaints

Washington — The Coast Guard did not properly investigate complaints of harassment and bullying, and failed to hold officials accountable for carrying out deficient and incomplete investigations, two U.S. House committees have found. The 18-month investigation by the House Oversight and Reform and Homeland Security committees, in consultation with the office of U.S. Rep. Joe […]

Report Details Bullying, Harassment at Coast Guard Academy

A report released by two Congressional committees – the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee – accuses the Coast Guard Academy of overlooking bullying and harassment and retaliating against those who made complaints. In a joint hearing on Wednesday, committee members will share their findings, the product of an […]

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Children of Wartime Veterans Scramble to Repay Money After State Makes Last-Minute Cut to Scholarship

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – Children of wartime veterans—including children whose parents have been killed or injured in combat—are scrambling to repay money and adjust budgets for the spring semester after the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs slashed a promised state-funded scholarship weeks before the semester’s end. The North Carolina Scholarship for Wartime […]

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Fort Leonard Wood Robotics University Develops New Robot to be Used by All Services

The Robotics University at Fort Leonard Wood, Training Area 211, is ready to field a new robot — the Man Transportation Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) — to be used by the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy for multiple purposes, including explosive ordnance disposal and detection of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear […]

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University in Ohio Developing Hearing Protection for Military Dogs

CINCINNATI (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are working on developing hearing protection for canines on the battlefield. The head of the project tells WKRC-TV in Cincinnati that the goal is to prevent short-term hearing loss in military working dogs. Read More

Pensacola NAS Shooting Victim ‘Saved Countless Lives With His Own’

Family members have identified Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, as one of the victims of Friday’s shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola. “Joshua Kaleb Watson saved countless lives today with his own,” wrote his brother, Adam Watson, late Friday. “After being shot multiple times he made it outside […]

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