The Army said Thursday that six domestic bases will lose 1,200 or more soldiers as part of a cost-saving plan to reduce the active-duty force by 40,000 troops over the coming two years. If Congress and the White House cannot avert another round of budget cuts this year, even deeper troop reductions would result, Army officials said.
War-time suicide attempts in the Army are most common in newer enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, while officers are less likely to try to end their lives. At both levels, attempts are more common among women and those without a high school diploma, according to a study billed as the most comprehensive analysis of a problem that has plagued the U.S. military in recent years.
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To celebrate the beginning of the 2014 baseball season, here's an amazing story of a boy who combined his good heart and his love for baseball to honor our U.S. soldiers.
Lt. Brandon Harker returned from Afghanistan to find out that a "good friend" gave away his purebred yellow Labrador retriever named Oakley. He confronted the man who claimed not to know who he gave the dog to. Harker told KING 5 in Seattle that he had "no idea" why his friend gave his dog away...
Members of the New Jersey National Guard and the reserve component of the Armed Forces called to active duty would be able to secure their spot on certain civil service eligibility lists under a bill that's been released by the Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.