A pair of Army reservists are accused of running a series of scams that bilked widows, the elderly, businesses, and at least one veterans group out of millions of dollars over a two-year period. The alleged graft, which was first reported by Quartz, involved Joseph Iorhemba Asan Jr. and Charles Ifeanyi Ogozy, who joined the […]
Editor’s Note: The following story highlights a veteran at IBMcommitted to including talented members of the military community in its workplace. IBM is a client of Hirepurpose, a Task & Purpose sister company. Much of America doesn’t understand what it means to be a member of the National Guard or the Reserves. But today’s citizen […]
Editor’s Note: The following story highlights a veteran at PayPal committed to including talented members of the military community in its workplace. PayPal is a client of Hirepurpose, a Task & Purpose sister company. Learn More. The mood was somber in Washington D.C. at the Washington National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018. Jill Anderson, the […]
The recruiting commercials for the Army Reserve proclaim “one weekend each month,” but the real-life Army Reserve might as well say “hold my beer.” That’s because the weekend “recruiting hook” — as it’s called in a leaked document compiled by Army personnel for the new chief of staff— reveal that it’s, well, kinda bullshit. When […]
Army Spc. Clayton James Horne died on Aug. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He died on non-combat injuries
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin Sullivan was killed when a tree was toppled by severe weather on Monday.
Welcome to The Bridge, a regular column from Andrea N. Goldstein on the experience and challenges of transitioning from the military to civilian life. There is an age-old saying, “If the Navy wanted you to have a family, then it would have issued you one in your seabag.” But in a force where women are substantially still the […]
I showed my high school students how to use my Army-issued tourniquet last week in case there is a shooting at our school. I was motivated to do so by the Tactical Casualty Combat Care training I recently received as an Army Reservist. As I sat there in the training absorbing the key lessons we […]
The chaplain for U.S. Marine Forces Reserve has been relieved of duties, Marine Corps officials confirmed to Task & Purpose on Tuesday. Marine Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, fired U.S. Navy Capt. Loften C. Thornton, the chaplain of Marine Forces Reserves. Marine Maj. Andrew M. Aranda, […]
Are you considering joining the Marine Forces Reserve? Perhaps you’re getting off active duty and you think the Reserve will make for a smoother transition into civilian life. That might be true, but MFR is currently facing a major recruitment problem and with good reason. And I, a Marine veteran and former reservist, want to make sure that […]
The skills that Navy Reserve Lt. Jesse E. Iwuji learned during his time at the U.S. Naval Academy and on active duty in became critical when he decided to pursue his true passion: becoming a professional NASCAR driver. “When it comes to focus, teamwork, also just being able to make big decisions in high-stress environments, […]
Here’s a Super Bowl story that’s not about the size of Tom Brady’s balls. Once again, the Navy reserve has allowed New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona to reschedule his drill weekend so that he can play in the pinnacle event of professional football. Lt. j.g. Joseph D. Cardona graduated from the U.S. Naval […]
Walmart has announced a new policy that will allow full-time and part-time employees to serve in the military without taking a pay cut, CNN reports. The company pledged on May 22 that it will pay the difference between an employee’s military salary and their Walmart salary, a policy intended to ensure employees who want to […]
Imagine you’re about to deploy. You’re saying your goodbyes and taking that last hurried swig of hard liquor before boarding the bus. As you get ready to leave you notice nearly half the unit is missing. When you ask a friend where everyone is, he answers: Dental. Your response is almost certainly going to be, […]
For every professional football player, there is no day of the year more important than Super Bowl Sunday. There’s not a player in the NFL who’d ever pass up the opportunity to play in the championship game. But New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona almost didn’t have a choice. The second-year member of the […]
Editor’s Note: The following story highlights a Veteran who shapes military recruiting for Comcast NBCUniversal. Committed to filling its ranks with talented members of the military community, Comcast NBCUniversal is a Hirepurpose client. Learn more here. Brig. Gen. Carol Eggert knows the real value of military training kicks in when you need it most. She […]
The military is a strange institution. It must be on the cutting edge of innovation and change in order to win the nation’s wars. If it falls behind, even for a moment, the costs can be immense. In some cases, it even leads social change when it serves military goals — the military was at […]
In June, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller was chosen to serve as the first female commander of the Air Force Reserve — a position that makes her one of the highest ranking women in the military. And over the four years she will spend in the post, she intends to leave her mark by making the […]
If you’ve ever been in the middle of something when colors or the national anthem starts to play, you understand that heart-pounding sense of urgency to stop what you’re doing and stand ramrod straight at the position of attention. Olympian Sam Kendricks also knows that feeling. Related: Meet The 17 Service Members Joining Team USA […]
If you’re a Guard Member or Reservist, you know that it’s not always easy to live in two different worlds. In one world, you balancing work and family life, and in the other, you’re bound by the needs of the military. Landing a steady job that respects your service commitments can be difficult, so we’ve […]
On the morning of April 9, 2004, exactly one year after the toppling of Saddam Hussein, Pfc. Jeremy Church, an Army Reserve soldier with Wisconsin’s 724th Transportation Company, was driving the lead vehicle of a 26-vehicle convoy from Balad to the airport in Baghdad that included 17 fuel trucks operated by defense contractor KBR. It […]
After the attacks on September 11, 2001, Dr. Fred Lough felt the call to return to service after working as a civilian for nearly 20 years. After spending two decades as a civilian surgeon in the area of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, and with the U.S. military engaged in two long wars, Lough was drawn […]
On Nov. 14 in the crowded and dimly lit Dog Tag Bakery in Washington, D.C., Marine veteran Michael Garvey calmly took the stage with his service dog, a Black Labrador named Liberty, and launched into a routine about post-traumatic stress disorder. Part explanation, part humor, Garvey made his audience, a mix of civilians and veterans, […]
On May 21, 2008, Army Spc. David Hutchinson, a young Army reservist with the 420th Engineer Brigade, was manning a turret in a four-Humvee convoy when the unit was ambushed in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. Hutchinson was from Humble, Texas, and had been in Afghanistan less than a week. The convoy was supposed to be a […]
Let’s face it. Talented young Americans are driven away from joining the active military for a multitude of reasons. They may want to maintain their freedom to live wherever they want, pursue higher education at their own pace, or have a full-time civilian career. Despite these barriers, many millennials still feel inclined to serve in […]
