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Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays (opens the original)
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With the Iran conflict now in its seventh month, the Pentagon has enacted an increase in hostile fire and imminent danger pay for all troops. It’s the first bump in these monthly stipends since 2002, officials said Thursday as they announced the change. A memo from Assistant Secretary of War for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Timothy Dill increases hostile fire pay to $450 per month from its previous top rate of $250, and imminent danger pay to $275 monthly, or $9.16 per day, up from the prior cap
Citing knowledge gaps, Army rolls out barracks guidebook for NCOs (opens the original)
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Command Sgt. Maj. Nema Mobarakzadeh recalls an occasion at a prior command in which a battalion sergeant major approached him, outraged that his soldiers hadnât had running water in their barracks for a week. Mobarakzadeh asked the sergeant major for the number of the work order heâd put in to address the problem, but got only confusion in response. âNot one person in the formation put a request in,â Monarakzadeh, now command sergeant major of U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, said d
Army meets Reserve, Special Forces recruiting goals for first time in a decade, general confirms (opens the original)
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The three-star commander of U.S. Army Recruiting Command confirmed this week that the service had reached its Reserve and Special Forces recruiting goals for the first time in 10 years or more. The Army announced earlier this year that it had met its active-duty recruiting target four months early for a second year in a row, bringing in more than 61,500 soldiers and cementing a dramatic turnaround from two years of missed recruiting missions in 2022 and 2023. Last week, Defense Secretary Pete He
Army launches ânight courtâ review of weapons systems (opens the original)
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The Army has kicked off an âM9s to Strykersâ comprehensive evaluation of its weapons platforms as it pushes for greater organic repair capability and seeks to shore up logistics support in preparation for future conflicts. Lt. Gen. Gavin Lawrence, the deputy commanding general of Army Materiel Command and senior commander of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, told Army Times in an interview that these âsustainment night courtsâ began Sept. 25 and will continue over the next two months as Army le
Army leaders wary of âdata fatigueâ as fitness management system rolls out (opens the original)
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The Army is now âpre-pilotingâ apps and dashboards for its popular holistic health system, and leaders are facing tough decisions about what performance data to show soldiers and leaders to motivate them without overwhelming them or turning information into noise. Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, launched as a pilot in 2018, aiming to equip combat brigades with specialized equipment and staff, including dietitians, occupational therapists and athletic trainers, to boost troopsâ fitness
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