KLUB 106.9 The Rock » us army http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fort Hood Shooter Could Face the Death Penalty http://1069therock.com/fort-hood-shooter-could-face-the-death-penalty/ http://1069therock.com/fort-hood-shooter-could-face-the-death-penalty/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:00:13 +0000 Amory Gritta http://1069therock.com/?p=6877 The Army has announced that Maj. Nidal Hasan will be tried in a military court and is eligible for the death penalty for his role in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas.

An attorney for the former military psychiatrist, who's been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in connection with the deadly rampage, wanted capital punishment taken off the table. It has not yet been decided whether an insanity defense will be used.

]]> http://1069therock.com/fort-hood-shooter-could-face-the-death-penalty/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images US Army May Do Away With Sit-Up Requirement http://1069therock.com/us-army-may-do-away-with-sit-up-requirement/ http://1069therock.com/us-army-may-do-away-with-sit-up-requirement/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:30:29 +0000 Amory Gritta http://1069therock.com/?p=1509 Slackers who want to join the military, Rejoice!!! Kinda.

In an attempt to make its training more practical, the Army may soon drop the sit-up from its fitness requirements.

The army is testing a new fitness regiment that includes running an obstacle course with 40 to 70 pounds of combat gear on and dragging a sled weighing 180 pounds, but none of the iconic stomach-strengthening exercise.

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