Author: Braxton Taylor
00:00:06 Speaker 1: If you notice anything different about today. There’s a few things different about today. First one is there’s no guest boom first first difference. Second difference is my hair flipping out in the back now. Never happened before, but I feel pretty cool. Third difference is the AC doesn’t work in this building right now. Nope, So we have a bunch of box fans around, but we can’t use them because it’s too loud. Yep, So we’re we’re gonna cut this one pretty pretty quick. It should be interesting to see how our appearances changed deteriorate over…
Change is a part of life, and your career is no exception. Even if you’re happy with your current employer, you may be looking to climb the ladder, broaden your experience or find a role in a new city. But as employers and employees increasingly rely on LinkedIn to streamline job searching, networking and hiring, questions about LinkedIn best practices tend to come up.Here’s a question I received recently from a reader:I want to update my LinkedIn profile for a career change and worry that doing so will alert my current employer. Is there a way to stay employed and…
Back-to-school season is full of excitement. It’s a fresh start for kids and families, a time to reconnect with friends or make new ones and the unofficial kickoff to fall routines. But it can also be a major budget-buster, especially for military families juggling moves, new duty stations or multiple kids heading back to class. Between supplies, clothing, sports fees and all the little extras, costs can creep up quickly.The good news is that with a bit of planning and creativity, you can keep back-to-school spending under control while still getting your kids everything they need and starting their school…
An independent panel will study the rates of cancer and deaths from cancer among military fixed-wing pilots and aircrews under a law signed last week by President Donald Trump.The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will conduct a thorough review on the prevalence of various cancers among personnel who have served on active duty on fighter jets, trainers, surveillance aircraft and other airplanes to determine whether cancer rates are elevated in the aviation community.A study released by the Department of Defense in 2023 found that, among 900,000 personnel who served on fixed-wing aircraft between 1992 and 2017, aircrews had…
The top enlisted leader of U.S. Fleet Forces Command will become the Navy’s next top enlisted sailor, the service announced Friday.Fleet Master Chief John Perryman, who has been the senior enlisted adviser for Fleet Forces Command since 2021, has been chosen to succeed James Honea as master chief petty officer of the Navy when Honea retires in September, the Navy said in a news release.”With decades of operational experience across the fleet, Perryman will play a vital role in advising Navy leadership, shaping enlisted policy, and maintaining warfighting readiness in an era of strategic competition,” the news release said.Read Next:…
An airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been criminally charged after allegedly firing an AK-47 assault rifle through an apartment wall and killing a man, police said, marking the second firearm death involving troops at the Wyoming installation in recent weeks.Jadan Orr, 20, was arrested and accused of voluntary manslaughter early Saturday morning, according to the Cheyenne Police Department, but Air Force officials reached out after publication to say the police department’s online statement was incorrect and Orr was charged with involuntary manslaughter. He is an airman with the 90th Missile Wing, a base spokesperson confirmed to Military.com.…
Gen. David Allvin will retire after serving just two years as Air Force chief of staff, the service said Monday. Allvin has served as the service’s highest-ranking officer, typically a four-year posting, since 2023. He will retire “on or about” Nov. 1, depending on when a replacement is confirmed, the press release said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff and I’m thankful for Secretary Meink, Secretary Hegseth and President Trump’s faith in me to lead our service,” Allvin said in a statement. “More than anything, I’m proud to have been part of the…
As I walked around the National Mall last weekend, the troops of the D.C. National Guard stood out, boredom and physical discomfort in 90-degree temperatures visible on their faces. Called out for a “crime emergency” yet deployed to one of the safest places in Washington, D.C., the soldiers could not help but think their orders a waste of time.No argument to the contrary has been offered by senior military leaders, who have maintained a deafening silence about the extraordinary mission in the nation’s capital. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, other members of the joint chiefs, and the…
The Navy’s chief of information office is on the clock to deliver a plan that will reduce the service’s civilian public-affairs staff by at least 35 percent, according to a memo signed by Navy Secretary John Phelan earlier this month. The move would also centralize hiring for all civilian PAOs and all communications-related contracting to Department of the Navy headquarters. While the Marine Corps is not being directed to cut its civilian billets, it will be subject to the same new hiring and contracting practices.“This initiative is essential to eliminate duplicative roles, concentrate talent on the highest priority functions, focus contracting…
Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as they adapt to new domains – air, space and information – in modern war. The sizes of military headquarters have grown to accommodate the expanded information flows and decision points of these new facets of warfare. The result is diminishing marginal returns and a coordination nightmare – too many cooks in the kitchen – that risks jeopardizing mission command. AI agents – autonomous, goal-oriented software powered by large language models – can automate routine staff tasks, compress decision…