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The Army is continuing its march toward “irreversible” modernization by finding innovative ways to solve problems and delivering leap-ahead technology to soldiers, the commander of the U.S. Army Futures Command said.
The Department of Defense is asking soldiers and veterans to share their personal stories of service as part of an effort to strengthen the bonds between the U.S. military and the civilian population it serves.
Retention rates in the Army have spiked above 90%, and the best way to maintain such numbers is to not only take care of soldiers but their families as well, senior Defense Department and Army personnel officials say.
The Army closed fiscal 2016 paying $172.8 million in unemployment compensation, the lowest level for the service in 13 years, according to the U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
A slow-growing economy continues to be good for veterans, who experienced an overall unemployment rate of 4.3 percent in September. The rate was slightly higher—4.4 percent—for post-9/11 veterans, who include those of the Iraq and Afghanistan generations.