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time wasters
At Ease, Facebook, Twitter: Soldiers Can Access You On Base Now — MySpace? Not So Much
The Army's network administrators have stopped blocking base access to social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, as well as personal e-mail accounts, Wired reports. More » -
complaints
Sallie Mae Has No Idea Where Your $1500 Is
Heidi writes:I recently completed a 3 year enlistment with the US Army, and one of my benefits was the student loan repayment program. The Army paid off my student loans, 1/3 of the loan per year for three years, making payments directly to my lender, the infamous Sallie Mae. The first two payments were a month or two later than the Army said they would be, but still, free money, and I made the small in-between payments to keep the account current.
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arm outrage missiles
Sprint Cancels Army Unit's Cellphones For Roaming Too Much
Sprint canceled the service of 200 Army men and women who had just come back from Iraq. For roaming too much. Because Sprint hadn't installed a tower close enough to their base. A little ol' backwoods place called West Point. More » -
army
So You've Decided To Join The Army Just To Cancel Your Cellphone
We've noted that one "tactic" to leave your cellphone is joining the armed services, and Davros, a former cellphone call rep sent in some rockets red glare to illuminate the particulars. More » -
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Pith & Vinegar; Irony Available in 26 New Colors
• Hope they boned up on their nighttime maneuvers. [WOAI] More » -
army
Army Knowledge Online Addresses Veteran ID Theft
In addition to mass mailing a percentile point of rain forest to every veteran in America, the US Military's intranet site Army Knowledge Online posted a letter today warning all active soldiers that their identities were already threading through the Internet like tapeworms, just looking for a Russian hacker to attach themselves parasitically to. Or maybe it's vice versa. More » -
brands
Why Doesn't the Military Sell Official Issue Clothing?
It is the season, or a little past, to purchase warm, blandly-designed cold weather gear. As we've shop for long underwear, pea coats, and arctic camo, we wondered: Why doesn't the U.S. Military have its own brand of clothing? More »
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