Special Forces are considered the military’s elite - the Rangers, Green Berets, and Navy SEALS among others. And the elite of the elite are the Special Forces who have been awarded the Medal of Honor.
Two of them were recognized this week and their names added to the Special Operations Memorial Wall of Honor at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
The NPR series on women in the military continues with a look at the problem of sexual assault. Quil Lawrence reported Wednesday that the Pentagon's own research showed that more than 1 in 4 women in the military will experience sexual assault during their careers.
About 19,000 sex crimes take place in the military each year, according to the Pentagon's most recent estimate.
If you're not an NPR listener, you missed a piece on women in combat Monday morning. It's part of a series this week. The story began with an interesting historical perspective:
America has been debating the role of women in combat since 1779.
That's when the Continental Congress first awarded a military disability pension to Mary Corbin after she manned a cannon in the Revolutionary War at the battle of Fort Washington in New York.
A business survey of veterans who are making that transition back into civilian life reveals many would like to start or run their own business.
While the military provides rigorous training and self discipline, it's not exactly the place to learn skills on how to succeed in business.
That’s the territory of an experienced businessman like Jack Grise who has created and sold two different businesses.
The entire Southeast Tour by the US Coast Guard Band, all eight concerts, has been cancelled due to sequestration.
"In this difficult budget climate the service's primary objective is to preserve our ability to meet the highest-priority mission activities, including search and rescue, critical security operations, and emergency response," is part of a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Public Affairs…
"Graduate! Graduate! Graduate!" There was no second guessing the message VA Secretary Eric Shinseki delivered this January at the Student Veterans of America annual conference in Orlando.
Veterans' college graduation rates also topped the topics for the journalist's panel that followed Sec. Shinseki's speech. Both the panel and Shinseki's speech can be linked to some national news reports that said 88 percent of military veterans drop-out in their first year of college.
Walmart CEO Bill Simon announced this week that the retail giant would hire 100,000 veterans who have been honorably discharged over the next five years.
“Hiring a veteran can be one of the best business decisions you make,” said Simon. “Veterans have a record of performance under pressure. They’re quick learners and team players. They are leaders with discipline, training, and a passion for service.
