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Military life is expensive enough. Between PCS moves, last-minute orders, and unpredictable deployments, your budget takes enough hits without adding sky-high interest rates and lease agreements that don’t account for military realities.
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is supposed to protect military families from these financial traps, but here’s the problem. Landlords, banks, and leasing companies aren’t going to remind you it exists.

Since World War II, the number of soldiers the Army has trained to be able to jump into combat has more than doubled. But as the service prepares for a future war, it worries there are too many soldiers who need to maintain their jump status, especially those who would not actually be jumping directly into combat. 
The Army is reclassifying around 20,000 paid parachutist positions to manage limited resources and prioritize airborne training for soldiers who would be the first ones on the ground, officials said.

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If you’ve looked at your military retirement savings plan this week and panicked, maybe don’t, at least that’s the advice from some military finance experts we spoke with.
President Donald Trump’s trade war — with a 125% tariff on China and others that have been paused for 90 days — has caused quite the whiplash in the stock market but financial coaches and planners who work with the military community said changing investments in the short-term are not ideal for retirement plans.

If you’re planning to fly to a basic training graduation in 2025 or beyond, there’s a major travel requirement you need to know about: REAL ID.
Starting May 7, 2025, U.S. residents will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license or ID card — or another acceptable form of identification — to board federally regulated domestic flights and access certain federal facilities, including military bases. This change will directly affect military families and loved ones planning to attend graduation ceremonies at installations across the country.

In 325 CE, Emperor Constantine convened the Council of Nicaea to settle deep theological rifts threatening to fracture Christianity. The early church faced chaotic doctrinal disagreements, with competing interpretations of its most fundamental tenets creating disorder and undermining its unity. Without resolution, Christianity risked permanent fragmentation into irreconcilable sects. The Council produced the Nicene Creed, establishing unified doctrine that guided the church for centuries and remains foundational to this day.

Retia has opted for Axon Vision’s EdgeSA system, which employs AI to bolster situational awareness for the Pandur 8×8 EVO armoured vehicle.

Elbit Systems has secured a contract valued at roughly $100m to provide its UT30 MK2 uncrewed turret systems to GDELS.

Army base mailrooms will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
Note: this schedule is subject to change, but is based on the latest information that has been provided to us by the mailrooms on base. 
Army Base Mailroom Closures
Fort Jackson, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Benning and Fort Sill will be closed Friday, April 18th. The last day to submit your letter for delivery before the holiday is Wednesday, April 16th by 5PM EST.

The Leidos Small Cruise Missile could give AC-130s a new lease on life and enhance the combat reach and strike efficiency of other platforms.

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The Black Arrow, also known as the Small Cruise Missile, has completed a guided flight test from an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, the weapon’s manufacturer, Leidos, confirmed.