Steve Beynon
National Security reporter for Military.com | Afghan vet | Prev: Politico, Stars and Stripes, Fox 19 Cincinnati | Steve.Beynon@military.com | Adopt not shop | DM for Signal military.com/author/steve-beynon
- The Army getting rid of its new light tank may be a sign it's too easily seduced by robots and drones, thinking that's all it needs for the next war www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- "This is the 'vet bro' Pentagon." Hegseth spends a lot of time to look like the man for the troops. But are the rank and file buying it? www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Army eyeing expansion of barracks privatization www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Scoop: The Army is implementing a gender neutral fitness test for combat arms in June www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- SCOOP: The Army is getting rid of its Athletic Trainers, personnel who are key to providing immediate care and physical therapy to soldiers www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Top Army academy for senior leaders banned its students from writing essays related to women and minorities in the latest censorship move in the military. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Dan Driscoll, who is 38, and has little experience with the Army and no law enforcement background, will be leading both the Army and ATF www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- gotta touch grass
- Scoop: The Army is mulling plans to potentially reduce the size of its active duty force by tens of thousands www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- If rank-and-file troops treated secrets like Hegseth does, they'd likely lose their jobs or end up in jail "Different Spanks for Different Ranks" www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- SCOOP: The Army's recruiting numbers look good on paper, but the service is losing roughly a quarter of its troops within the first two years of service. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Here's the original story from last month. The Army was unable to answer basic questions on how it decides food budgets and what it did with more than $151 million deducted from troop's paychecks. The real figure is likely much higher. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
- Georgia Army base will revert back to Fort Benning, no longer honoring its namesakes of Hal Moore, distinguished cross recipient and founder of Army equal opportunity efforts -- and his wife Julia, founder of casualty notification system www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Pete Hegseth will be living in military family housing in DC, but the Pentagon has declined to say what its planned $137,000 of taxpayer money worth of upgrades are. He'll pay $4,655.70/month for rent, generally below the market value in the area. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- The Army pulled out of an annual outreach event at an all-girls preparatory school as the Pentagon cuts longstanding ties with public events associated with women and minorities. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- I'll be on CNN at 3:40pm est chatting about this 👇
- SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
- SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
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- SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- West Point has banned women and minority groups from campus, but preserves other cultural groups such as Christian organizations. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Troops normally get Juneteenth off - the Pentagon declined to comment on whether troops would have that day off to observe that federal holiday this year-- and having a long weekend in many cases.
- Scoop: The Army is dramatically expanding basic training to train nearly 10,000 extra new soldiers per year, riding a recruiting high. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Trump's pick for Army secretary heads toward his confirmation hearing as a total mystery and defense officials are worried about his thin resume www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- The National Guard appointed a new senior official to coordinate units with Trump's border surge. But the Guard will not disclose who that is, citing unspecific safety concerns. The identities of commanders are never withheld. Generals are traditionally treated as public figures.
- "Because the threat environment is still being evaluated, we will take the prudent security precaution of not publicly identifying our lead officer at this time." - Tracy O'Grady-Walsh, National Guard Bureau director of Public Affairs
- 1,600 soldiers and Marines arrived at the border in the last 48 hours - and more may be on the way. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- The Army reversing course on recruiting has been entirely attributable by meeting society where it is. The biggest problem is those academic entrance standards and, to a lesser extent, an obesity epidemic. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Much of the Army repairing recruiting has been partly fueled by women joining the service - as men are uniquely more likely to be unqualified for service. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Additional units are also gearing up. Part of The National Guard's 36th Infantry Division, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment is also set to deploy.
- Scoop: The Army is already half way toward hitting its recruiting goal this year www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- The Army hitting its recruiting goals in 2024 was largely driven by women, as young men are increasingly uniquely unqualified for service www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- There's a lot of nonsense, conspiracy theories, and irresponsible speculation in some corners about recent tragic events. Here's what we actually know: www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- and those suggesting the moral victory has an iPhone made with child slave labor
- Man Connected to Tesla Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel Was Active-Duty Green Beret www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Yo the guides in particular are absolutely unusable - especially on mobile
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- These decisions were made before the election and I've never seen evidence people make career decisions in numbers that matter based on whose president.
- SCOOP: The Army is cutting a popular education benefit in half www.military.com/daily-news/2...
