Properly, it’s practically Christmas and really practically the tip of 2025. It’s been fairly a 12 months in navy information, and whereas we’re grateful you’ve been with us by all of it, we (such as you) are prepared for a break.
Over the previous 12 months, we’ve lined many tales which might be value acknowledging. Now, the everyday format for a observe like that is for me to rattle off a bunch of examples of our protection, hyperlink to them, and principally pat ourselves on the again whereas getting a couple of extra clicks for the web site earlier than the 12 months wraps up. However, I’m gonna skip that, partly as a result of it’s self-aggrandizing and overdone, however principally as a result of that appears like extra work than I wish to do proper now.
As a substitute, I’ll simply say that as proud as I’m of this crew — and I’m very pleased with this small scrappy crew — I do know that one of the best tales we’ve revealed have been those that you just, the members of this group, have despatched our method. With out your enter, we wouldn’t be capable to cowl this beat, a lot much less make the lived experiences of veterans, service members and their households accessible to a broader viewers.
And so to these of you who’ve lent us your voice — both by dropping us ideas, taking our calls, responding to emails, leaving us feedback on the positioning or on social — we’re extremely grateful, and we hope you get some well-deserved relaxation this vacation season, too.
So, whether or not your time without work means touring to go to household and associates, a quiet keep at house, every week of binge-gaming and freedom from bullshit on the barracks, or a raucous block of go away earlier than returning to your obligation station, we right here at Job & Goal wish to want you merry Christmas, pleased holidays, and if we don’t see you earlier than then, properly, pleased New Yr, too.
For these overseas, we hope (and belief) that you just’re in good firm and that you just and your buddies are making one of the best of no matter state of affairs you discover yourselves in.
When it comes to information, we’ll be taking issues simple on our finish by the remainder of the 12 months. Whereas we are going to nonetheless cowl main occasions as they come up, if you happen to see a drop within the variety of tales we’ve revealed, it’s as a result of we’re taking a while off and, frankly, it’s best to, too.
We’ll see you all in 2026, and we will’t wait to proceed overlaying information about and for this group.
