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SS Flag Picture Is Latest Media Attack Against the US Marines

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2012 at 9:38 pm » Comments (7)

For those that haven't seen this yet here is the latest bashing of the US Marine Corps by the media: The Marine Corps on Thursday once again diddamage control after a photograph surfaced ...more »

Pentagon To Announce New Roles For Women In the Military

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2012 at 8:50 am » Comments (4)

Despite the breathless reporting in the below article this really doesn't change much of anything: On Thursday, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be allowed ...more »

Should Pension For US Military General Officers Be Reformed?

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2012 at 11:53 pm » Comments (13)

Here is some US military pension reform that I think reform should be looked at: A change in federal law to keep experienced officers in uniform allows top generals and admirals ...more »

Okinawa Plan Modified To Base Marines In Australia, Philippines, & Guam

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2012 at 5:04 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like at least the US Marines are going to have a base in the Philippines again: The Obama administration is preparing to scale back a stalled U.S. military plan ...more »

VFW Strongly Criticizes Changing Military Retirement Into A 401k

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2012 at 8:02 am » Comments (19)

The VFW has now come out strongly against any plans to change the military retirement system into a 401k: Tomorrow’s recruits are the ones who have to be convinced that the ...more »

S&S Admits To Being Duped By Army Staff Sergeant Over Vietnam Claims

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2012 at 8:28 am » Comments (3)

Kudos to the folks at This Ain't Hell who sniffed out another fraudulent vet story: An Army reservist in Afghanistan with the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion who told Stars and Stripes that ...more »

VA Declares Former Drill Sergeant Dead 4 Times, Demands He Repay Pension for Being Dead

» by GI Korea February 1st, 2012 at 4:05 pm » Comments (12)

I have had plenty of military retirees explain to me the bureaucratic nightmares they have had with the VA but this has to be the worse yet: Despite rumors to the ...more »

US Not Looking for New Bases In the Pacific Region

» by GI Korea January 30th, 2012 at 3:22 am » Comments (5)

As much as many servicemembers would love to see another US base in the Philippines it looks like that just isn't going to happen: A top U.S. military commander for Asia ...more »

Media Continues To Perpetuate Crazy Veteran Stereotype

» by GI Korea January 23rd, 2012 at 5:42 pm » Comments (1)

The good folks at This Ain't Hell have taken CNN to task for perpetuating the stereotype of crazy vets: Despite the fact that its been proven that Benjamin Colton Barnes, the veteran ...more »

Service Women’s Action Network Continues To Attack Pentagon On Sexual Assaults

» by GI Korea January 20th, 2012 at 8:17 am » Comments (10)

Is it just me or does it seem like the critics of sexual assault in the US military are never satisfied with anything the DOD does?: While praising some of the ...more »