Browsing: Child death

Earlier this week, I wrote about a computer glitch that was keeping the public in the dark when it came to upcoming courts-martial. I’m happy to report the problem has been solved. The courts-martial docket, found on the Judge Advocate General website, is up and running. The first names of the accused have also been restored; earlier this year, first names were replaced with first initials. The docket is an important tool. The public — reporters such as myself included — can use it to stay up to date on Air Force prosecutions. When a case appears on the docket,…

Airmen can resort to drastic measures to meet the service’s waist measurement requirements because exceeding the limit by just half an inch can cause them to be reprimanded, demoted or even kicked out of the service. In this week’s Air Force Times, airmen tell their stories about what they’ve put themselves through to meet waist measurement requirements, including severely dehydrating themselves and slathering themselves in hemorrhoid cream. In other news: A tech. sergeant has been convicted for the death of his 7-week-old son, part of an alarming increase in the deaths of children under the care of airmen. Read what…

Airmen can resort to drastic measures to meet the service’s waist measurement requirements because exceeding the limit by just half an inch can cause them to be reprimanded, demoted or even kicked out of the service. In this week’s Air Force Times, airmen tell their stories about what they’ve put themselves through to meet waist measurement requirements, including severely dehydrating themselves and slathering themselves in hemorrhoid cream. In other news: A tech. sergeant has been convicted for the death of his 7-week-old son, part of an alarming increase in the deaths of children under the care of airmen. Read what…

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