No preview imageTask & Purpose02 · STANDARDS · AIR FORCE
Air Force special warfare trainees are finishing sooner, with the same standards
The Air Force rebuilt the training road for pararescue, combat control, TACP and special reconnaissance. Everyone now goes through selection, then a new 16-week foundation course at Lackland, and follow-on schools are lined up so trainees stop sitting idle between them.
Why it matters to you BRANCH CHOSEN
Eyeing Air Force special warfare? The average trainee now waits about two months less between courses, and the bar to earn the beret did not move. Less waiting means the fitness you show up with matters even more.
Build your base with Mission: Fitness →Source: Task & Purpose, Oct 22, 2026 · Confirmed: JBSA.mil
Preview · Military Times03 · POLICY · DOD
The Pentagon sent a Medal of Honor Marine to inspect barracks in person
Dakota Meyer, a Marine reservist who received the Medal of Honor, is now senior advisor to the Pentagon's Barracks Task Force. His job is to walk barracks, talk with the troops who live there, and clear whatever is slowing down repairs.
Why it matters to you PARENTS
After basic and job training, a single enlistee usually lives in the barracks, the part of military life families hear the least about. Ask what the barracks look like at likely first duty stations.
See the whole road to your first duty station →Source: Military Times, Oct 20, 2026 · Single source
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