WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, a ban that former President Donald Trump had put in effect, the White House said. In a statement, the White House said Biden’s order “sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in […]
On 12 February 2021, the GoArmyEd system will be deactivated. To facilitate the migration of the Tuition Assistance (TA) program data from GoArmyEd to ArmyIgnitED, the ArmyIgnitED system will be offline from 25 February-8 March 2021. Soldiers, Army Education Counselors, and Educational Institutions (EIs) will not be able to access TA data or functionality during […]
Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black secretary of defense in U.S. history. The Senate approved President Biden’s nomination for Pentagon chief in a near-unanimous 93 to 2 vote. Austin’s nomination was approved despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he […]
The Department of Defense released its 2021 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. BAH rates will increase an average of 2.9 percent when the new rates take effect on January 1, 2021. An estimated $23 billion will be paid to approximately one million Service members. BAH rates are based on local area rental market data […]
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Retired General Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense, according to three people with knowledge of the decision. If confirmed, General Austin would be the first Black person to lead the Pentagon. In picking General Austin, Biden has chosen a barrier-breaking former four-star general who was the first Black […]
At least 25% of women serving in the U.S. military have been sexually assaulted, and up to 80% have been sexually harassed. A 2011 report found that women in the U.S. military were more likely to be raped by fellow soldiers than they were to be killed in combat. MILITARY SEXUAL VIOLENCE FACTS In FY18, 20,500 service members were […]
**UPDATE** 26 JUNE 2020 “Effective 1 August 2020, the requirement for officer, warrant officer and enlisted selection boards to include the DA Photo as part of the board file is suspended. Data that identifies a Soldier’s race, ethnicity, and gender on the Officer Record Brief and the Enlisted Record Brief will be redacted as a […]
The Army is scheduled to convene at the Sergeant First Class (SFC) Evaluation Board on or about 20 October 2020 to evaluate SFC Regular Army and United States Army Reserve, Active Guard Reserve NCOs. Note: SFC Evaluation Board screens SFCs competing for Master Sergeant Board Eligibility Regular Army (RA) / AGR SFC RA / AGR […]
-MILPER 20-133 HIGHLIGHTS- Published 11 May 2020 ▪️Amendements to be made NLT 31 May 2020 ▪️Mar-May PCS Report dates will defer to 15 Jul 2020 ▪️Jun 2020 PCS Report Dates for Soldiers with that dependents under 21 years of age will defer to 01 Sep 2020 ▪️Jun 2020 PCS Report Dates for Soldiers without dependents […]
The Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 or designee may approve cases for referral to a Standby Advisory Board (or STAB) upon determining that a material error existed in a Soldier’s Record when the file was reviewed by a selection board. Reconsideration will normally be granted when one or more of the following example conditions (more […]
