The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ...

Soldiers who deployed to 15 countries in Africa and the Middle East between October 2023 and June 2025 are now authorized to ...

Eligibility for the patch "does not authorize pay entitlements such as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone ...

Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on ...