Army Reserve

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has signed on to an Army Reserve program in which the company and the Army will work together to recruit and train people interested in serving in the military and working for the giant retailer. Wal-Mart, the world's largest private employer, has more than 1.4 million US employees. An agreement signed yesterday obligates Wal-Mart to interview and consider all qualified, participating soldiers for employment after they complete military occupational specialty training.

FRANK RINES JR., Merchant Marine, during WWII: ‘‘We thought [the French] hated us. They love us. " HARRY SEAHOLM, Navy, during WWII and Korean War: ‘‘Fifty years from now somebody could say ‘I remember Harry from way back' and they could check out what I did. " JIM HASTINGS, Marines, during Vietnam War: ‘‘The men I served with, guys who didn't survive, I wanted to keep their memory alive. " CONNIE NIPPERT WALSH, Navy Nurse Corps, during Vietnam War: ‘‘The most important thing that the project did was it began a formal closure to what really was still pretty raw. " ...

Army Reserve officials and local leaders are celebrating the opening of a new community center in Bristol for military members and their families. The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the new Army Strong Community Center at Bristol City Hall. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Brig. Gen. James Young Jr. of the Army Reserve and Bristol Mayor Art Ward are among those scheduled to attend. Army Reserve officials say the new center will serve members and veterans of all military branches and their families by offering information, resources and referrals.

Army Reserve officials and local leaders are celebrating the opening of a new community center in Bristol for military members and their families. The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the new Army Strong Community Center at Bristol City Hall. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Brig. Gen. James Young Jr. of the Army Reserve and Bristol Mayor Art Ward are among those scheduled to attend. Army Reserve officials say the new center will serve members and veterans of all military branches and their families by offering information, resources and referrals.

MADISON, Wis. — On the doors of the US Army Reserve’s low-slung offices hang posters that proclaim “Battlemind — Armor For Your Mind.’’ Building that armor is the specialty of the Army Reserve’s 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment. The group of psychologists and social workers helps combat troops cope with everything from domestic squabbles to a comrade’s death in battle. Over the past year, the healers have had to heal themselves. The Madison-based 467th had just arrived at Fort Hood to make final preparations for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.

FRANK RINES JR., Merchant Marine, during WWII: ‘‘We thought [the French] hated us. They love us. " HARRY SEAHOLM, Navy, during WWII and Korean War: ‘‘Fifty years from now somebody could say ‘I remember Harry from way back' and they could check out what I did. " JIM HASTINGS, Marines, during Vietnam War: ‘‘The men I served with, guys who didn't survive, I wanted to keep their memory alive. " CONNIE NIPPERT WALSH, Navy Nurse Corps, during Vietnam War: ‘‘The most important thing that the project did was it began a formal closure to what really...

HONOLULU -- A veteran of the Persian Gulf War of 1991 is suing the Army after it ordered him to report for duty 13 years after he was honorably discharged from active duty and eight years after he left the reserves. Kauai resident David Miyasato received word of his reactivation in September, but says he thinks he completed his eight-year obligation to the Army long ago. "I was shocked," Miyasato said Friday. "I never expected to see something like that after being out of the service for 13 years.

WASHINGTON -- The US Army has begun screening about 17,000 reservists to determine which would be available to be called to active duty if needed, a spokesman said yesterday. The soldiers are members of the Individual Ready Reserve and are not formally attached to any specific reserve unit. No Individual Ready Reserve soldiers have been called up involuntarily so far, said Lieutenant Colonel Burt Masters, a spokesman for the Army's Human Resources Command in St. Louis. Some IRR members could be called up once the screening is finished, Masters said.

WASHINGTON -- The Army surpassed its recruiting goal for June, the Pentagon said yesterday, marking the 13th consecutive month the service met or exceeded its target. The Navy met its goal and Air Force and Marine Corps exceeded theirs slightly, according to Defense Department statistics. Recruiting is especially important to the Army, which has been stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The active-duty Army, which is offering a wider array of financial incentives for potential recruits and has put thousands more recruiters on the street, found 8,756 new recruits last...

WASHINGTON -- Overcoming the recruiting turnoff of a mounting US casualty toll in Iraq, the Army met most of its enlistment goals for the 2004 recruiting year, officials said yesterday. It expects a harder time reaching its goals in 2005, however, in part because it begins the recruiting cycle with a smaller than usual pool of "delayed entry" recruits -- people who enlist but wait until the following year to report for duty. Many who signed up in 2004 and might otherwise have delayed their entry until 2005 were instead shipped off to boot camp this year.

WASHINGTON — Suicides among active-duty soldiers dropped slightly in 2010 after five years of record increases, Army leaders said yesterday. But there were twice as many self-inflicted deaths last year than the year before among the Army National Guard and Reserve. The big increase in suicides for members of the Guard and Reserve involved soldiers who were not on active duty at the time. The number of active-duty suicides declined in all services except for the Air Force last year.

MADISON, Wis. — On the doors of the US Army Reserve’s low-slung offices hang posters that proclaim “Battlemind — Armor For Your Mind.’’ Building that armor is the specialty of the Army Reserve’s 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment. The group of psychologists and social workers helps combat troops cope with everything from domestic squabbles to a comrade’s death in battle. Over the past year, the healers have had to heal themselves. The Madison-based 467th had just arrived at Fort Hood to make final preparations for a yearlong deployment to...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has signed on to an Army Reserve program in which the company and the Army will work together to recruit and train people interested in serving in the military and working for the giant retailer. Wal-Mart, the world's largest private employer, has more than 1.4 million US employees. An agreement signed yesterday obligates Wal-Mart to interview and consider all qualified, participating soldiers for employment after they complete military occupational specialty training.

WASHINGTON -- The US Army recruited more than 2,600 soldiers under lower aptitude standards being used this year, helping the service to exceed its goal of 80,000 recruits, despite an unpopular war and mounting casualties. The recruiting mark was reported a year after the Army missed its target by the widest margin since 1979. This triggered a boost in the number of recruiters, increased bonuses, and changes in standards. The Army recruited 80,635 soldiers, roughly 7,000 more than last year.

WASHINGTON -- The Army surpassed its recruiting goal for June, the Pentagon said yesterday, marking the 13th consecutive month the service met or exceeded its target. The Navy met its goal and Air Force and Marine Corps exceeded theirs slightly, according to Defense Department statistics. Recruiting is especially important to the Army, which has been stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The active-duty Army, which is offering a wider array of financial incentives for potential recruits and has put thousands more recruiters on the street, found 8,756 new recruits last...

HONOLULU -- A veteran of the Persian Gulf War of 1991 is suing the Army after it ordered him to report for duty 13 years after he was honorably discharged from active duty and eight years after he left the reserves. Kauai resident David Miyasato received word of his reactivation in September, but says he thinks he completed his eight-year obligation to the Army long ago. "I was shocked," Miyasato said Friday. "I never expected to see something like that after being out of the service for 13 years.

WASHINGTON -- The US Army recruited more than 2,600 soldiers under lower aptitude standards being used this year, helping the service to exceed its goal of 80,000 recruits, despite an unpopular war and mounting casualties. The recruiting mark was reported a year after the Army missed its target by the widest margin since 1979. This triggered a boost in the number of recruiters, increased bonuses, and changes in standards. The Army recruited 80,635 soldiers, roughly 7,000 more than last year.

WASHINGTON -- Overcoming the recruiting turnoff of a mounting US casualty toll in Iraq, the Army met most of its enlistment goals for the 2004 recruiting year, officials said yesterday. It expects a harder time reaching its goals in 2005, however, in part because it begins the recruiting cycle with a smaller than usual pool of "delayed entry" recruits -- people who enlist but wait until the following year to report for duty. Many who signed up in 2004 and might otherwise have delayed their entry until 2005 were instead shipped off to boot camp this year.