Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego has discontinued the process and recruits are back to wearing modified coats and covers for their photos.| Task & Purpose
1st Battalion, 4th Marines was captured in World War II and reforged from the Marine Corps' first Raider units. Now it will transform again.| Task & Purpose
Social media has become a tool for junior soldiers to get problems in their units fixed, but it has put them at odds with Army leaders.| Task & Purpose
Maj. Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist at Joint Base Lewis-McChord pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of misconduct while treating patients.| Task & Purpose
The review comes as Air Force leadership is expected to brief Congress on a possible pilot program that would allow airmen to grow beards.| Task & Purpose
Patty is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose. She’s reported on the military for six years, embedding with the National Guard during a hurricane and covering Guantanamo Bay legal proceedings for an alleged al Qaeda commander. Her previous bylines can be found at the Associated Press, Bloomberg Government, Washington Post, The New York Times, and ABC. You can reach Patty by email at Patty.Nieberg@taskandpurpose.com.| Task & Purpose
Over the next two fiscal years, the Army is looking to reclassify just over 3,000 cavalry scouts (19D) and military police (31B).| Task & Purpose