Meghann Myers
Pentagon bureau chief
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
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Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog finds
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
Marine Corps, Army report disproportionate substance abuse, mental health issues
The Air Force and Coast Guard reported the lowest prevalences.
Pentagon committee on women in the military is back in business
The first meeting of the reconstituted Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services is scheduled for Thursday.
Army equipment stored in Europe being looked at by inspector general
The pre-positioned stocks are being used for the first time ever, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lawmakers push Army to create separate fitness standard for combat specialties
The new standard would be above and beyond what the Army already evaluates in its current fitness test.
The Army’s search for gender-neutral fitness standards continues
The Expert Soldier Badge is one gender-neutral way the Army can measure combat readiness.
How the Army can work around states cracking down on abortion, trans rights
In the absence of specific policies, commanders have the discretion to use existing guidelines.
New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases
Asymptomatic HIV-positive troops with undetectable viral loads can now continue serving and deploying.
Veteran status will be considered in deportation cases, new ICE directive says
Immigration agents are now required, on paper, to include military service in deportation files.
Laydown of US troops in Europe will depend on how Ukraine war ends
A lingering presence of Russian troops in Eastern Europe could inspire a permanent U.S. troop surge.
