u.s. army
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West Point Identifies Cadet Killed in Training Accident
The remains of a cadet killed in a vehicle accident near the West Point training site have been identified, according to CNN. Twenty-two-year-old Christopher J. Morgan of West Orange, N.J. “died due to injuries sustained from a military vehicle accident at a training area,” the U.S. Military Academy at West Point announced last Friday.…
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US Army Quietly Lifts Ban on Recruits With Some Mental Health Issues
Most likely as part of its quest to make a stated goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers by next year, the Army quietly loosened its rules in order to allow those with a history of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse to join its ranks through waivers. According to USA Today, the…
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In ‘It’s About Damn Time’ News, the Army Approves Locks as a Hairstyle for Black Women
Black women serving in the United States Army will now, finally, be able to wear their hair in locks (also known as dreadlocks) and twists, after an exhausting and what many believe, unfair fight over many years. Couched in new regulations focused on grooming policy changes related to religious accommodations, the largest branch of the…
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Black Army General Loses 2 Stars Over Lies, Stripper Sex Scandal
An African-American three-star general was demoted in retirement for using a government credit card to patronize strip clubs and other “conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman on multiple occasions,” the Army announced Thursday. An Army spokesperson said that Maj. Gen. Ronald Lewis, then-senior military aide to former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, was bumped down to…
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‘Die N–ger’: Fort Hood Soldier’s Car Vandalized
Officials at Fort Hood have launched an investigation after a soldier’s car was vandalized and defaced with a racial slur at the Killeen, Texas, military base just two days before Christmas. According to the Killeen Daily Herald, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Charlot was getting ready to leave Killeen for Houston, his hometown, for the…
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Parents of Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Break Silence
The parents of the now-deceased gunman responsible for a rampage in Dallas that killed five officers have broken their silence, detailing in an exclusive interview with The Blaze on Sunday how Micah Xavier Johnson’s behavior changed after he was discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015. Delphine Johnson, the 25-year-old’s mother, detailed how she watched…