Rebecca Kheel, Military.com

Rebecca Kheel

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Pryor, OK, United States

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Past articles by Rebecca:

'Woefully Unacceptable': Senators Seek Answers on Pentagon's Housing Reforms Progress

In letters to the Pentagon, Air Force, Army and Navy, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine pushed for answers on how officials plan to respond to shortcomings identified in an April report. → Read More

Should Transgender Men Register for the Draft? Lawmaker Says Yes 'If They Want to Be Treated Like Men'

Rep. Tim Burchett has a novel proposal aimed at transgender Americans: Make transgender men register for the draft. → Read More

Bulletproof Safe Rooms in DoD Schools: Lawmakers Look to New Tactics to Protect Kids

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers wants to install bulletproof safe rooms in the schools that serve military children, amid historically high rates of school shootings. → Read More

No More Testing Recruits for Marijuana? A GOP Lawmaker Wants to End Checks

Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military services from making someone take a test for cannabis as a condition of enlisting or commissioning. → Read More

Cancer Research Getting New VA Effort as Burn Pit-Linked Cases Expected to Rise

The plan comes as the need for cancer care at the VA is expected to rise as more veterans develop cancers suspected to be linked to their service. → Read More

Research on Psychedelics, Marijuana as Alternative Treatment for Vets Advancing in Congress

Psychedelic drugs and marijuana could be evaluated as treatments for post-traumatic disorder and other conditions afflicting veterans under bills advancing through Congress. → Read More

Congress Weighs Giving Military Spouses More Options to Work Remotely for Government

The unemployment rate for military spouses has remained stubbornly high despite years of efforts by the federal government to incentivize employers. → Read More

Lawmakers Look to Make Military Housing More Livable with Annual Defense Bill

The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at improving the quality of the on-base housing. → Read More

Marines Face No Confirmed Commandant for First Time in 164 Years

The failure to confirm Smith to be the next Marine Corps chief is due to a single-handed hold on confirmations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville. → Read More

House Panel Approves Defense Bill with Highest Pay Raise in Decades After Culture War Brawl

Fights over diversity training, COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ troops dominated the House Armed Services Committee's yearly markup of its annual defense policy bill as lawmakers debated on into the night Wednesday. → Read More

Protections for Troops Booted over COVID Vaccine Mandate Added to House Defense Bill

The five vaccine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act passed largely along party lines, though a few Democrats voted with Republicans in support of the amendments. → Read More

Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain

The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have full access to both retirement pay and VA disability benefits. → Read More

Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Alarm on House Proposal to Curtail Access to Military Records

Uncovering when people are lying about their military service could be harder under a proposal in Congress to restrict public access to some military records, researchers of stolen valor and military history say. → Read More

Tuberville Offered Vote in Senate But Still Won't Drop Hold on Military Promotions

A key Senate committee will debate a bill to roll back the Pentagon's abortion policy, but the senator who has blocked hundreds of promotions because of his opposition to the policy says he still won't relent. → Read More

Enlisted Troops Could See 30% Pay Hike Under House's 2024 Defense Spending Bill

A House panel's proposal for annual Pentagon spending would give E-6s and below significant increases in their base pay. → Read More

Senators Seeks More Safeguards in JROTC Program After Reports of Sexual Abuse

The bill, dubbed the JROTC Safety Act, comes after reports that instructors engaged in widespread sexual misconduct against high school cadets in a program meant to instill leadership skills. → Read More

No Abortions, Pride Flags or Transgender Care: Republicans Use Spending Bill to Block VA Policies

The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to stop the agency from following policies it sees as welcoming to women and LGBTQ+ people. → Read More

Lawmakers Pressure Air Force to Finally Make Space Command HQ Basing Decision

Lawmakers are dialing up pressure on the Air Force to make a final decision about the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. → Read More

Vets-Led Group Renews Agreement with State Department to Relocate Afghan Allies

While the 2021 evacuation airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans out, thousands more who helped the U.S. military during the war were estimated to be left behind. → Read More

Biggest Troop Pay Raise in 2 Decades on Track in House Defense Bill

Service members would get a 5.2% pay raise next year under the House Armed Services Committee's draft of the annual defense policy bill. → Read More