My last post about the $80K bonus for Cyber Warrants got a lot of comments on Facebook. A lot of them focused on two key things, the kind of odd restrictions built around it (as far as timelines go), and then the fact that 255S were not included in it.
$80K Bonus For Cyber Warrants
LTG Fogarty, Commander of ARCYBER, signed a memo this week authorizing a $20K per year for four year bonus ($80K total) for eligible cyber warrants.
All Good Things Must End
Well boys and girls after a lot of thinking, consideration, and discussion with my family, I’ve decided that it is time to call it a day with my career in the military.
FY19 Warrant Officer Promotion Board Results
Well kids, it’s one again time for the release of this years Warrant Officer promotion board results. First, I’d like to congratulate the Army for getting them out before the effective date of those promotions.
Computer Network Operations Development Program (CNODP) Class of 2023
Yesterday HRC released MILPER message 19-233 which announced applications for the Computer Network Operations Development Program (CNODP) class of 2023. For those of you not familiar with it, CNODP is the Army’s school for training future cyber tool developers. CNODP is comprised of the System and Network Interdisciplinary Program (SNIP), the Global Network Exploitation and Vulnerability Analyst (GNEVA) Development Program (GDP), and the Joint Cyber Development Program (JCDP).
Pentagon’s Secret Weapon
This weekend the Guardian released the latest set of secrets contained from the Edward Snowden document drop. While it contained several revelations, perhaps the most disturbing is a secret program called Submarine Hunting Aquatic Response Killer.
Ready for a Rainy Day
A couple of hours ago Congress and President Trump finally put to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. But the next one we need to worry about may be only 8 months away.
Dec WOCS Selection Results
I know it’s a few days late (sorry, been busy) but I would like to welcome the newest group of 170As to join the Corps.
Lessons In Intel Failures from Star Wars
A while ago, I came across the below series of Tweets from MG Mick Ryan (An Australian officer) that examines the intelligence failures of one of the most epic wars of mankind….the fight against the empire.
In all seriousness while this is a joking post (I tend to be more of a Star Trek guy myself anyway), there are actually some valid lessons illustrated.
Army Cyber Skills Challenge 6
Last week was the 6th annual Army Cyber Skills Challenge (ACSC) hosted by my home unit, 780th MI Brigade. If you don’t recall, I first wrote about ACSC about this time last year. This was the 2nd year in a row that I served as the OIC for the event, and it was truly bigger »