George Slook

Strategic Business Consultant and University Professor

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I just joined Veterans Breakfast Club, check it out! https://t.co/UJRzPHMUTd via @joinit

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Admiral Wants to Hear from Community as Red Hill Fuel Tanks Drained | https://t.co/CiMrdEqika https://t.co/yzmGE2QIHC

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New Bill in Congress Would Open Military to Amputees for Medical Roles | https://t.co/CiMrdEqika https://t.co/llFVm4UNxf

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Extra Days Off Promised for Alaska Units That Can Avoid Getting in Trouble with Booze and Drugs | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/JwMiL10t13

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Senior Army leaders in Alaska are promising more time off for their soldiers if they stop failing drug tests and don't get caught drinking and driving.

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Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commander of the 11th Airborne Division, issued a set of policies in an Aug. 11 memo outlining that any company, troop or battery under his command will earn a day off if that whole formation remains DUI- and drug-free for 90 days.

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These Troops Bought Guns on Base. Then They Used the Firearms to Take Their Own Lives. | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/FUNPBh7l9B

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Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/SUrBMRc1Tg

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This week in Congress: Military toxic exposure legislation nears the finish line (again) https://t.co/yvnKEQN0O7

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Sailors Waiting Months for Separation Orders, with Bills Growing and Lives Put on Hold | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/knC6fSp9bM

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Major Jewelry Retailer to Pay Millions for Duping Troops and Families | https://t.co/CiMrdEHlma https://t.co/AuF4Ezgqlf

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Creating Calmness https://t.co/WHpRKm3Kid

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National 988 Suicide Hotline to Debut July 16; Veterans and Military, Press 1 | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/7pxLlwwejq

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Missile Sub Drills Show How Special Operators Would Get to the Front Line in a Fight Against China | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/Qlw2JlEM80

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Although submarine operations are mostly associated with Navy SEALs or U.S. Army Green Beret combat divers, Marine special operators have a long history of submarine operations —

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Marine Raiders were the first U.S. military unit to conduct a submarine-borne raid, attacking Makin Island in the Pacific in August 1942.

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50 Years Later, Four Vietnam Vets Awarded Medals of Honor in White House Ceremony | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/7BmnxOhFt2

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On Tuesday, Birdwell, Duffy and Kaneshiro, as well as Spc. 5 Dennis Fujii, were awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden for "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during the Vietnam War, earning the nation's highest military honor after a 50-year wait.

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For Kaneshiro, the honor is posthumous; he was killed on the battlefield months after his heroic actions.

Medal of Honor recipients clockwise from left, Spc. 5 Dwight Birdwell; Spc. 5 Dennis Fujii; Staff Sgt. Edward Kaneshiro; and Maj. John Duffy. (U.S.

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and human papillomavirus, 9 times the rate.

Female Troops Diagnosed with STDs at 'Markedly' Higher Rates Than Males, Report Finds | https://t.co/CiMrdEpKuC https://t.co/EccagypVjs

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From 2013 to 2021, active-duty women were diagnosed with chlamydia at three times the rate as male service members. For gonorrhea, they tested positive at nearly 1.4 times the rate of males; for genital herpes, more than 4 times the rate;