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Congratulations to Colonel Cedric D. George, Norwich Class of 1987, for recently being picked up for Brigadier General in the USAF. http://www.tinker.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=14481

This speech by Gen. Peter Van Uhm (Netherlands Chief of Defense) hits the nail on the head of why soldiers do what they do. I highly recommend that anyone contemplating serving in our Armed Forces, and those who have already served, should watch this speech...

Here it is, finally. The President's proposed budget for FY2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/mil.pdf I don't see any major hits to either ROTC or the Service Academies from FY2012 to FY2013 with the exception of Marine Corps ROTC (see pages 1 &...

Date: Thursday, 16 FEB 2012 Time: 07:15am Central Time (08:15am Eastern / 05:15am Pacific) For those who might be interested, the Drill Teams from the SMCs and many other schools around the nation will be competing at an annual drill meet in New Orleans next week. Here is the link for the...

For 20,000 soldiers cut from active duty, they will be exchanging their DoD uniforms for DoI uniforms. http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/politics/veterans-employment/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Wouldn't it just be easier to keep these folks on active duty, from a cost perspective? Or is this really all...

New Youtube video from the cadets at Norwich. Apparently, sleeping is no longer an authorized activity at Norwich. :eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jsi9QEfS4

This is not very encouraging news for those in the military-industry complex. This report on CNN says undisclosed sources indicate the US may be on the cusp of abandoning a two-war strategy. Worth a read. http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/04/panetta-ending-two-war-strategy/?hpt=hp_t3...

Interesting article in the Washington Post about the Pentagon's decision to reduce the number of general officers and admirals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-trimming-ranks-of-generals-admirals/2011/12/20/gIQAhAU7MP_story.html

Wishing everyone here on SAF a safe and prosperous new year!

The world just got a bit safer.

A historic moment deserving of its own thread. History will judge, I suppose. Let's keep our fingers crossed that a very bright future lies ahead for the Iraqi people.

This report about the partial remains of servicemembers makes me sad. I'm not sure what the proper procedure is for handling partial remains collected on the battlefield that could not practicably be matched, but this definitely seems like the wrong approach...

Iranian students apparently stormed the British embassy this morning and replaced the British flag with an Iranian flag. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4086233/iranian-students-storm-british.html This is a possible game-changer.

ROTC Candidates: When evaluating colleges this year, you should contact the school directly to see whether they are planning to or have already cut the Room and Board stipend frequently awarded to ROTC scholarship students. The sticky thread at the top of this forum listing schools offering free...

The CR unexpectedly failed today. This raises the prospect of another government shut down next Friday (Sept. 30), just in time for the October AROTC board: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44617593/ns/politics-capitol_hill/t/disaster-aid-bill-fails-republican-led-house/?gt1=43001 This is...

Showtime will be hosting a documentary about the Army-Navy Game on Wednesday, December 21. It appears to be a quality piece of work. Here's the preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ29wKMekoE

Thinking of George Morell, Norwich University Class of 1976, who was brutally murdered on September 11, 2001 in the North Tower in New York, NY, where he was a Partner & Vice President at Cantor Fitzgerald. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie and their children Nancy, George, Jr., Kelsey...

DoD IG's office is targeting Sikorsky for overcharging the U.S. Army, including charging $2,393.41 for a plastic part worth $181.70. This will be overplayed by budget hawks, I expect. Ouch...

Portrait season has started (here's a photo from the Norwich website)! DPs can expect a solicitation in the mail soon. You should definitely get one.

NATO tracked down and killed an insurgent in Afghanistan yesterday who may have been a former possible detainee at Guantanamo Bay. A local tribal elder apparently explained that the insurgent was released from GITMO in 2007...