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Updates to the service uniform
Hello, my fraternal brothers and sisters. The Army is fielding the new Army greens uniform (AGU) to its most public-facing soldiers
while the service prepares to finalize the uniform’s wear regulations and solicit a manufacturing contract. The greens will
Drug Testing Unit as part of the in-processing to return to CPD duty. When the results returned, the officer tested positive for cocaine. The officer had no idea how this happened. But through an investigation, the officer learned his spouse had purchased tea via the internet from Hondu- ras which contained coca (cocaine). The officer and his spouse had no idea it contained cocaine. Will the City do
the right thing?
I’ve received numerous questions about how to apply for a
Veterans Administration mortgage loan to purchase a home. If you are in the market for a VA loan or are refinancing your home, I suggest you first go to the eBenefits website (https:// www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage). Scroll down to- ward the bottom of the page to “Learn About Benefits & Ser- vices.” This webpage provides information on all VA benefits such as compensation, health insurance, the GI Bill and other education benefits, just to name a few. This site also has VA links to the benefits and explains the requirements for each program.
Thank you for all you do, and please be careful out there.
If you have questions or comments, please send me an email at LTC_Cruz@wowway.com.
take over the Army service uniform’s (ASU) “service” duties, bumping the blues up to a
dress option. But with the greens serving as
a more day-to-day uniform for official events or
at headquarters offices, it might not need the number of ribbons, badges and other insignia worn on the ASU, whose level of decoration has been compared to a Christmas tree.
Many of us know the AGU as the “pink and green” that was worn during World War II. During this pe- riod, soldiers wore less on their uni- form compared to what is worn to- day. In fact, the decision has already been made that no name tag will be
worn on the greens. Do you like the AGU?
After returning home from a military deployment, a fraternal
brother had to provide a urinalysis specimen at the Random
Recording Secretary
MILITARY R E R P e Op or R t T
JERRY CRUZ
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