Army

Army Recruitment Now Based On Student Debt

November 5, 2019 Staff, Couragetoresist.org Educate! Army, Debt, Military Recruitment, Students

The U.S. Army wants a 500,000 active-duty force by the end of this next decade, about 25,000 more than today. And preying on low income high schoolers is apparently how they intend to do it. This past month the Army announced that they have already surpassed their recruitment goals for 2019–with three months still to go. That a big change from recent years’ where unsuccessful recruiting outcomes have been the norm. So what changed? Recruiters are no longer using patriotism as their main marketing strategy. And wars in the Middle East are not on the talking points either.

MIlitary Suicides Spike To New Record High

September 28, 2019 Lolita C. Baldor, Apnews.com Educate! Army, Military, suicide, US Imperialism, US military

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military suicides have surged to a record high among active duty troops, continuing a deadly trend that Pentagon officials say is frustrating and they are struggling to counter. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps all saw the rate of suicides go up as well as the overall numbers, with only the Air Force showing a decrease, according to data released by the Pentagon Thursday. Suicides among members of the Reserves and the National Guard also grew.

National Guard Filling Gaps In All-Volunteer Army

February 23, 2019 By Rebecca Gordon, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Army, National Guard

A young friend is seriously considering joining her state’s National Guard. She’s a world-class athlete, but also a working-class woman from a rural background competing in a rich person’s sport. Between seasons, she works for a local farm and auctioneer to put together the money for equipment and travel. Each season, raising the necessary money to compete is a touch-and-go proposition, so she’s now talking to the National Guard.

Army Corps Suspends Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit

November 21, 2018 Staff, Appalmad.org Resist! Army, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Pipelines

Following requests from Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad) attorneys, the Norfolk, Huntington, and Pittsburgh districts of the Army Corps of Engineers have each suspended its authorization of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. As a result, ACP lacks authorization to do any instream or wetland construction anywhere along its route. Appalmad has argued this action was necessary in light of a recent federal court ruling that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s reliance on Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 was improper. The NWP was issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. It allowed contractors to trench through the bottom of streams and rivers.

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