Posts Tagged ‘Department of Defense’
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Corps’ Top Leaders Address Lifting of Combat Exclusion Policy
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta officially announced the end of the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule excluding women from assignment to units and positions whose primary mission is to engage in direct [Read more...]
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Politics in the Military
Every few years Marines and other service members have the opportunity to support their favorite political candidate by voting. As important as it is to vote, Marines also need to know what they can and [Read more...]
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Reduction By the Numbers: “A smaller, but still lethal force”
Prior to Department of Defense budget cut talks, the Marine Corps planned to reduce troops from 202,000 to 186,800 to accommodate a post-war Marine Corps. Due to budget changes and the planned withdrawal from Afghanistan, [Read more...]