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Opinion

  • Hats off to Fort Knox volunteers...

    National Volunteer Week is being celebrated through Saturday. This year’s theme, “Celebrating People in Action!” reflects the Army tradition of volunteerism, leadership, mentoring, and the President’s call to service.

  • Pick a month, any month, for...

    By MAUREEN ROSE

    Turret Associate Editor

    Government employees have never liked April much.

    There are no federal holidays in April, taxes are due in April, and we can’t forget that this month harbors National Scoop the Poop week, World Rat Day, and National Hairball Awareness Week.

  • Soldiering is a terrific job simply...

    By ALLY ROGERS

    Turret Staff Writer

    ally.rogers@us.army.mil

    If being a Soldier allows you to jump out of helicopters, rappel down towers, ruck march 30 miles, beat the tar out of dummies, run through team development courses, take on a confidence course, and so much more, I’m in!

  • Resilience product of fitness in...

    By LT. GEN. RICK LYNCH

    Commander

    Installation Management Command

    Resilience, among other definitions, is the ability to bounce back in the face of adversity. It’s mental toughness!

    Webster defines resilience as, “the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress” and “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.”

  • Motorcycle safety gets warm weather...

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    If you’re dreaming of the open road, you aren’t alone. Motorcycling is more popular than ever, and according to a Motorcycle Industry Council survey, the sport is attracting a surprisingly wide range of new riders.

    The 2010 motorcycle riding season has begun. This year, Fort Knox has 1,948 bikes registered on post, and the number is expected to steadily increase.

    I ask all of you vehicle drivers to watch for our friends on two wheels.

  • Create your own type of spring...

    By JACEY ECKHART

    CinCHouse.com

    My neighborhood girlfriend is married to a teacher. Rich doesn’t have one measly week off at spring break. This guy has two. So every day last week we got treated to CariLyn flaunting her behusbandedness in front of all of us whose partners do not have leave.

    We witnessed these two holding hands. Drinking coffee at the bus stop. Going off for romantic little hikes. Taking afternoon naps. Mulching. And their kids weren’t home.

  • Binge, heavy drinking rate high...

    Narconon International

    April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, situated squarely between spring break partying and the upcoming prom and graduation season.

    According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, youth binge and heavy drinking rates are 8.8 and 2 percent, respectively. The rate of binge drinking is 41 percent for young adults aged 18 to 25, while heavy drinking was reported by 14.5 percent in that age range.

  • FKHS track team meets goal

    Due to the outstanding generosity of commissary shoppers on April 1, the Fort Knox High School track and field team was able to meet its goal for Gatorade donations.

    Thanks to everyone’s support, the team no longer needs to have another fundraiser on April 15.

    The team, its booster club, and parents of the athletes thank all of you for your support.

  • 194th Engineers have distinguished...

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    For the second time in as many months, Fort Knox will welcome back one of its units from deployment.

    As I noted in a recent column, the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) returned to Fort Knox March 9 after several weeks in Haiti helping with the relief efforts. And now the main body of the 19th Engineer Battalion is set to arrive back from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan.

  • Shifts in spring weather prove...

    By STACIE SHAIN

    Turret Contributing Writer

    stacie.shain@amedd.army.mil

    It’s spring!

    Well, sort of. The calendar says it’s spring, and every few days, Mother Nature says it is, too. 

    Growing up in Kentuckiana, I thought I’d seen every strange swing in weather imaginable. I’ve seen it frosty on Derby Day, darn near too warm to feel like Christmas, and sun, rain, sleet, and hail all in an hour’s time.

  • Sex crimes degrade trust, team

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    As members of the Army family, we forge a unique bond with each other. We work together, train together, risk our lives together, share life’s triumphs and disappointments, and derive much gratification from the camaraderie we share.

    We are a team.

    That’s why it’s so difficult to understand why Soldiers would violate the trust placed in them.

  • Red Cross services extend to...

    By COL. DEBORAH GRAYS

    The American Red Cross—we’re confident it’ll be on hand to lend support when a major disaster occurs, but did you know it’s also there to help individual service members and their families in times of need?

    In the mid-1800s, Clara Barton, the American Red Cross founder, risked her life on Civil War battlefields to tend to fallen Soldiers.

  • Educate yourself to spot...

    Better Business Bureau

    High school students and their parents are often concerned about upcoming college expenses. The Better Business Bureau urges students and parents to be cautious regarding offers from scholarship services and organizations that require upfront fees to apply for or search for scholarships.

  • Secret marriage not healthy way to...

    By JACEY ECKHART

    CinCHouse.com

    I don’t think Judy Mezzacappo thought I was a reliable character.

    When Brad and I announced our engage-ment, my mom’s workmate pulled her aside and asked, “What if Jacey sneaks down to Florida and gets married before the wedding?”

    My mom told me later  that she just stood there in the credit union stammering like an idiot.

    “I just couldn’t imagine that you would do that,” Mom said.

    I could.

  • Town hall to present BRAC updates

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    Sir Francis Bacon is famous for saying that knowledge is power. With the many BRAC changes at Fort Knox and in our surrounding community, there is no better time than the present to arm our citizens on post and off.

    Next Thursday, April 1, we will hold a town hall meeting at 1 p.m in John Hardin High School’s Performing Arts Center. I invite everyone to attend and become informed about the latest BRAC updates.

  • To avoid a visit, don’t...

    U.S. Census Bureau

    The 2010 Census questionnaire should have arrived at households throughout Kentucky Monday through yesterday. Census Bureau officials ask that recipients fill out the 10-question form and mail it back immediately in the provided, postage-paid envelope. This is the easiest way to participate in the census that takes place every decade, as required by the U.S. Constitution.

  • Answer this: Why do people drive...

    By TANYA BIANK

    Operation Homefront

    The only compliment I’ve ever received on my driving came a few weeks ago as I drove my 3-year-old son home from preschool.

    “Good dwy-ving, Mommy!”

    I looked into the rearview mirror.

    “What did you say?”

    “Good dwy-ving, Mommy.”

    “Did you say I’m a good driver?”

    “Yes, Mommy. Good dwy-vah.”

    “I am?”

    “Yes, you am!”

  • The NCAA tourney is a passion

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    This week brought us the start of one of the best tournaments in all of sports: March Madness.

    To some, it may seem like a simple college basketball tournament where the winning team will be crowned the national champion. While this is certainly true, it’s also so much more.

    It’s about pageantry, traditions, Cinderella and powerhouse teams, and loyal fans. And the games themselves aren’t too bad, either.

  • 3rd ESC represented Knox, DA with...

    By MAJ. GEN. JAMES MILANO

    Fort Knox Commander

    Two major earthquakes this year caused near incomprehensible tragedies in the countries of Haiti and Chile. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives, and millions more had their lives forever changed.

  • MyCAA is a brilliant program that...

    Effective immediately, the MyCAA program is temporarily halting operations.

    We are reviewing all procedures, financial assistance docu-ments, and the overall program. This pause will not affect approved financial assistance documents. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please check back for updates.

    We have panicked the government. Yay us! Now I’m not usually an anarchist, but when the MyCAA program was halted last week, I was positively gleeful.