America's North Shore Journal

Any joke about the antiquated bureaucracy of the military gets a chuckle out of service members and civilians alike. The naysayers who think the military is unwilling to leave their tin cans and string behind, cross into the 21st century and meet the children of the chat world were proved wrong, Jan. 4, when Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, Multi- National Division – Center commander, and more than two dozen Soldiers throughout the MND-C area and the U.S. met online in the taskforcemountain.com’s Lima Charlie chat room. Soldiers asked a variety of questions: stop-loss, housing, promotions, awards, football, a possible move of the division headquarters to southern Iraq, housing allowances and cost of living adjustments back at their home station. The online chat session is an important development in social media, helping to develop … Read entire article »