Zade is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has worked in military communities in the U.S. and abroad since 2013. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and strategic communication at Penn State.
With required uniform items unavailable through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, airmen have turned to thrift stores, eBay, and other secondhand sources. Despite the shortages, the Air Force has not announced any adjustments to the inspection schedule.
Sites across the United States that administer the military’s entrance exam have reopened following a shutdown that resulted from broad restrictions on federal civilian worker travel.
The Army’s U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command, which administers the entrance exam for all branches of the military, can no longer transport test proctors to all testing sites due to the department’s recent requirement that travel by civilian employees be curtailed.