Thirty-four Black women are expected to graduate from West Point next week. That will be the largest class of African-American women to graduate together in the military academy’s lengthy history, West Point spokesman Frank Demaro said. “Last year’s graduating class had 27,” said Demaro. “And the expectation is next year’s class will be even larger […]
Lt. Cmdr. Karen Sankes-Ritland never imagined life outside the military. Her father was a Marine. Her husband is an explosive ordnance disposal officer. She’s a Naval Academy graduate. But more than a decade into her career, the strains of family life and a dual-military household were taking a toll. Her father had recently died, her third child […]
Following a Supreme Court decision in January, the Pentagon confirmed April 15 that it would effectively ban transgender people from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and other service academies starting in the fall of 2020. We wanted to examine what Naval Academy midshipmen think about diversity in general and about gender nonconformity in particular. Read More
The numbers are staggering: Seventy-one percent of young people are ineligible to join the military, according to 2017 Pentagon data. The reasons: obesity, no high school diploma or a criminal record. The problem isn’t just a military one, though: It’s an issue for businesses as well because the vast majority of that age group isn’t eligible for many jobs […]
Your connection to the military, either through your own military service or that of a family member, means you may be eligible for military education benefits that can help you pay for all or part of your college degree. This guide gives an overview of how the process works for military-connected students, so you can […]
The Navy has awarded the University of Hawaii a contract worth up to $77 million over five years for its defense-related Applied Research Laboratory. The task order contract is for research, development, engineering and test and evaluation for programs throughout the Department of Defense, with $777,710 in funding expected to be obligated in fiscal 2019, […]
There is good news for college students using federal financial aid this year: Pell Grant maximums will increase as, for the first time in three years, student loan interest rates will decrease. Pell Grants The maximum amount for Federal Pell Grants issued between July 1, 2019, and June 1, 2020, will rise to $6,195, an increase of […]
In a few milliseconds, electrical arcing in aircraft wiring can release thousands of joules of energy. This is enough to ignite wire insulation, pierce hydraulic lines, and compromise critical flight-control subsystems. The aviation industry urgently needs reliable arc-fault detection and mitigation measures. Going on decades now, academic and commercial research on the subject continues because […]
The VA Debt Management Center just announced it reduced call wait times by over 75 percent while also increasing calls taken by 40 percent from 2016 to 2018. As part of the agency’s veteran-focused initiatives, they agency reduced call wait times from 21 minutes in 2016 to under 5 minutes during 2018. The initiatives include […]
The Military Times just released its, “Best Schools for Vets” rankings. Rankings were determined after hundreds of schools were reviewed on issues that vets say are most important to them, including great academics and a strong veteran culture. Read more