Yearly Archives: 2005

Stand Down: Army to Spend Day Retraining Recruiters due to Widespread Scandals

Posted on May 12, 2005 by Team VCS

Stand Down: Army to Spend Day Retraining Recruiters due to Widespread Scandals Responding to reports about widespread abuses of the rules for recruitment, Army officials said yesterday that they would suspend all recruiting on May 20 and use the day … Continue reading →

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Four Dead, Scores Hurt in Afghan Riot Over Reported US Koran Abuse

Posted on May 12, 2005 by Team VCS

Afghan troops were deployed on the streets of an eastern city after four people died and scores were injured in riots sparked by reports that US soldiers had desecrated the Koran at Guantanamo Bay. Police in Jalalabad opened fire Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Armor issued despite warnings

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Team VCS

The Marine Corps issued to nearly 10,000 troops body armor that military ballistic experts had urged the Marines to reject after tests revealed life-threatening flaws in the vests, an eight-month investigation by Marine Corps Times has found. In all, the … Continue reading →

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Soldiers survive war, then die on the roads

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Team VCS

AMERICAN soldiers who survive Iraq and Afghanistan are dying in record numbers on roads in the United States, driving at speed and ignoring standard safety precautions because of a newfound sense of invincibility. The latest figures show a 41 per … Continue reading →

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Pentagon: 1,700 Sex Assaults Reported

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Military criminal investigators received 1,700 reports of sexual assault in 2004 involving at least one member of the military, the Pentagon said Friday. This includes cases in which a service member was either an alleged assailant or a victim. It … Continue reading →

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Mental health funds sought

Posted on May 8, 2005 by Team VCS

Many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are struggling with the transition to civilian life, say lawmakers who want Congress to give more funding for veterans’ mental health services. Rep. Lane Evans. D-Ill., introduced legislation in April that would require … Continue reading →

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General Demoted, But Cleared in Abuse Probe

Posted on May 7, 2005 by Team VCS

President Bush approved yesterday an order demoting Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Janis L. Karpinski, the only general to be punished in connection with investigations into detainee abuse at U.S. military prisons. Karpinski’s rank was reduced to colonel, and she was … Continue reading →

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Gulf War veterans want early help for today’s soldiers

Posted on May 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Gulf War veterans want early help for today’s soldiers By MIKE BRANOMAssociated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. Americans serving in Iraq need assistance sooner than later in making the often-tough transition back to civilian life, an advocacy organization for veterans of … Continue reading →

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David Hackworth, Vietnam vet and military analyst, dies at 74

Posted on May 5, 2005 by Team VCS

David Hackworth, Vietnam vet and military analyst, dies at 74 By MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WriterMay 5, 2005, 2:07 PM EDT HARTFORD, Conn. — Retired Army Col. David Hackworth, a decorated Vietnam veteran who spoke out against the war and later … Continue reading →

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Army Recruiters Say They Feel Pressure to Bend Rules

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Team VCS

    It was late September when the 21-year-old man, fresh from a three-week commitment in a psychiatric ward, showed up at an Army recruiting station in southern Ohio. The two recruiters there wasted no time signing him up, and even after … Continue reading →

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