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☆ Can the Army Be All It Can Be? Service Revives Slogan to Solve Recruiting Woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Daniella Cheslow | Ben Kesling | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The U.S. Army is relaunching the phrase ‘Be All You Can Be’ in an effort to boost its recruiting numbers. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army is dusting off its slogan from the 1980s in hopes of boosting recruiting after its most challenging year since the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973. At an event near the White House, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced the official launch—or relaunch—of the slogan “Be All You Can Be,” which Army pollsters found was likely to resonate as much with a new generation as it did for teens in the post-Vietnam, Cold War era.

☆ Ukraine is burning through artillery shells. Now the US is increasing production by 500%.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US is aiming to increase production of a key artillery shell used by Ukraine. The hope is to manufacture 90,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition by 2025. Under the latest proposal, the US aims to within two years produce up to 90,000 rounds 155mm of ammunition every month, The Times reported, citing a US Army report. As of January 18, the US had already committed to providing Ukraine with at least 160 M777 Howitzers and just under 1.1 million of the 155mm artillery rounds they use. Currently, the US produces just over 14,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition every month.

☆ US Army general retires without 'reprimand or admonishment' after spat over Tucker Carlson segment about women in the military
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"I retired honorably and without any reprimand or admonishment," Donahoe told Military.com in an interview. Military.com interviewed multiple women Donahoe frequently engaged with on Twitter, none of whom described his behavior as inappropriate. Multiple senior service officials and rank-and-file troops interviewed by Military.com blasted the Army's slow response, saying it suggested women serving at all is inherently political. "So let me be clear: I expect [Army] leaders to stand up for women — and all Soldiers — who are unduly attacked or disrespected." Related: 'The Army Gave a Hunting Permit to Radical Partisans': What a General's Bout with Fox Could Mean for Women

☆ Pentagon and Army sued over decades-old policy barring recruits with HIV
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After a successful effort earlier this year to ease longstanding restrictions on service members living with HIV, LGBTQ rights advocates are now pushing for more change. They want to end the U.S. military’s decades-old policy of barring people with HIV from enlisting. Isaiah Wilkins, 23, tested positive for HIV while trying to join the Army Reserves. Lambda LegalThe lawsuit describes the ban on HIV-positive recruits as “incompatible” with modern medical advancements. Before the court ruling, U.S. military policy was to place restrictions on service members if they were diagnosed with HIV after they had successfully enlisted.

☆ Leadership on Multiple Fronts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLeadership on Multiple FrontsThe U.S. Army employs over a million people around the world and from the standpoint of a distributed workforce, challenges on recruitment and retention and a new focus on mental health, the armed services is a lot like US companies. We'll speak to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth about leading during difficult times, how she's tackling recruitment and retention, and why more veterans in the workforce is better for business.

☆ The U.S. Army is struggling to find the recruits its needs to win the fight over the future
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That has also impacted the U.S. Army, which as the largest branch of the U.S. military has a current workforce of 466,400. "Wages have gone up a lot, and that's great for Americans, but it's making it harder for us in the Army to compete." The Army missed its recruitment goal for fiscal 2022 by 25% or 15,000 soldiers, the military service said earlier this month. However, changing the broader propensity of Americans to serve in the military is a challenge that is a much longer-term. The Army also needs to change how parents think about the Army and the risks it poses to children.

☆ Secretary of the Army warns officers to keep 'out of the culture wars' following the investigation of a Major who called out Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth warned leaders about engaging in social media at a press conference on Monday. Her comments come after an investigation found Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe's Twitter activity was inappropriate. In 2021, Donahoe criticized a Tucker Carlson segment about efforts to accommodate women soldiers. When only 9% of kids are interested in serving, we have got to make sure that we are careful about not alienating wide swaths of the American public to the Army," Wormuth said. In the segment, Carlson attacked the Defense Department for trying to make military service more accommodating to women by creating maternity uniforms, for example.

☆ U.S. Army modernizes weapons systems with open architecture software
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. Army modernizes weapons systems with open architecture softwareU.S. Army Secretary, Christine Wormuth, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the U.S. plans to advance army weapons, open architectures for weapons software, and lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.

☆ After a general's clash with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, soldiers worry the US Army 'has gone full MAGA'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Intentionally or not, this whole thing showed women that we are not worth defending," one noncommissioned officer told Military.com. To some, scrutinizing Donahoe's defense of women online is being seen as the service bending the knee to right-wing media. … The Army has gone full MAGA," the general said, referencing former President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, Make America Great Again. Other Army leaders backed the sentiment, including Grinston, who said on Twitter, "Women lead our most lethal units with character. Department of DefenseDonahoe was an avid user of social media at a time when most military leaders were wary of some of the risks of being active in the military community online.

☆ Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir and other tech companies are interested in building a new Army tool to manage weapons distribution and troop deployment
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US Army is looking for tech companies to build a prototype for its new "operational back-bone." Palantir, Gitlab, Salesforce, Oracle, RedHat, IBM, and others submitted "Requests for Information" to build the prototype, a step before submitting a bid. The prototype would manage the deployment of troops, and the supply and distribution of missiles, guns, tanks, and other weapons. Palantir has an $823 million Army contract for data mining and analytics. It's also unclear if Amazon, Google, or Microsoft will contribute to the project in some capacity, including as a subcontractor.

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