The DAV & RecruitMilitary will host the Fort Bragg Veterans Job Fair, Thursday November 4th, at Iron Mike Conference Center from 11am to 3pm EST. The Job Fair will take place in the Lafayette Room. *MASKS ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO BE WORN Registration is free and available online to all transitioning military, veterans, military spouses […]

The 2018 Women MilVets Summit & Expo will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC.  Come out and join other women in the military and veterans for a day of information, resources,support and great networking.  The keynote speaker will be Kayla Williams,an Iraq war veteran and Director of the […]

New news from POTUS this morning concerning transgenders serving in the military. Transgenders have been allowed to serve openly in the military since last year when a ban was lifted. The development is interesting considering this tweet from Trump while campaigning:   The internet immediately responded:     Facebook: The Karen Clark Instagram: @TheKarenClark Twitter/Snapchat: […]

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Members of the 333rd Field Army Battalion were honored posthumously by the U.S. government.

RecruitMilitary and DAV will host a Veterans Job Fair January 26, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Vaughn Towers at Carter-Finley Stadium, 4600 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC and March 1-2, 2017, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm., at Bragg Conference & Catering, 2658 Reilly Road, Ft. Bragg, NC. This is a free hiring event for veterans, […]

The government plans to execute a former Black soldier. It would be the first military execution since 1961.

Thursday's decision follows two other major milestones for LGBTQ with regards to the military – in 2011, the "don't ask don't tell" policy was expelled, and in 2015, the Pentagon expanded the Defense Department's equal opportunity program.

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Comedian Larry Wilmore caused a lot of controversy after using the “n-word” during his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night. Despite the negative backlash, the White House has come to his defense, saying President Obama “appreciated the spirit of Mr. Wilmore’s expressions on Saturday night.” White House Press Secretary Josh […]

Under a House committee’s bill women would be required to register for the military draft. The measure comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. The legislation only passed by a slim two vote margin, with the bill’s main sponsor California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter actually voting against […]

Two top Army and Marine Corps generals are calling for women to be required to register for the draft, following the Pentagon’s recent decision to open all jobs in combat units to female service members. The generals say it will take up to three years to fully integrate women into all combat jobs. Take our […]

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After a long battle to include protective hairstyles for women of color in their uniform policy, the Marine Corps Uniform Board 215 decided to make the traditional hairstyles permissible options, as long as the styles are "professional and neat in appearance."

Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women.