Tom Jurkowsky
Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Opinion Article Archives
by Tom Jurkowsky, Author
If allowed to proceed, DOD’s plan to reduce or eliminate funding for the school and many of its programs will seriously jeopardize the ability of the military health system to fulfill its mission. Congress must step in and put the brakes on this plan.
Fayetteville Observer
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began its global scourge, nearly 4,400 military medical personnel have surged to augment courageous civilian medical personnel at U.S. medical facilities.
Capital Gazette
AUG 22, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
DoD’s attempt to affect these cuts is not well thought out. Unlike its colleagues on the House committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee has not included any provisions in its version of the NDAA to halt the cuts.
The Hill
SEP 4, 2020
Washington, DC
SEP 3, 2020
Fayetteville, North Carolina
The Washington Times
August 16, 2020
Washington, DC
Procuring medications from strategic adversaries invites peril. This problem must be urgently addressed because it threatens the health of our citizens and represents a threat to our national security.
Capital Gazette
JUL 26, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The intensity of the rhetoric we are seeing from the administration is at a level we haven't seen since the days of Mao Zedong's horrific rule.
Capital Gazette
A recent series of national polls provide some extremely discouraging results regarding the direction of our country.
JUL 11, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The Virginian-Pilot
June 20, 2020
Hampton Roads, Virginia
This concept is ill-conceived and poorly thought out. Congress clearly needs to step in prevent this from happening.
Capital Gazette
June 20, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The national conversation we need to have goes beyond standardizing police polices and procedures, with the conversation focused on white and black people understanding each other.
Capital Gazette
May 31, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The coronavirus has shown the world what China really is--a duplicitous, ruthless, dictatorial regime that thrives on disinformation and lies. Unfortunately, we have become wedded to China.
The Hill
May 4, 2020
Washington ,DC
Any cuts to military medicine also will have a dramatic impact on the medical care we promise to our military personnel, their families and retirees.
AIR University
April 27, 2020
Washington ,DC
Perhaps more important than (Thomas) Modly's conduct, however, is this being a further example of a dangerous politicization of our military.
The Hill
March 22, 2020
Washington ,DC
Until now, perhaps, we have taken public health for granted, paying attention only when a new disease breaks out. We owe our high standard of public health to the Surgeon General and the dedicated professionals of the USPHS.
March 22, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
If China announces that its drugs are for domestic use and bans exports, the United States will fall into the hell of a new coronavirus pandemic.
Capital Gazette
February 23, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The situation in Baltimore is so grim that Gov. Larry Hogan used his state of the state speech to address the unrelenting violence in the city and implored the state's political leadership to find ways to reduce it.
Capital Gazette
January 18, 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
The bottom line is that immediate tax relief for military retirees in Maryland is a fiscally sound and viable option to attract and retain good neighbors who pax their bills, volunteer in the community and have an appreciable amount of discretionary income.
Capital Gazette
The Hill
JAN 4, 2020
Washington, DC
Congratulations are in order for our Congress and the Trump administration for seeing the NDAA through to fruition, keeping the right balance of mission first, but people always. Well done.
Capital Gazette
DEC 27, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
It's a frightening problem that has flown beneath the American radar. It's time for it to be addressed.
Capital Gazette
DEC 3, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
It would behoove us as a nation to pay attention to the issues occurring in numerous countries around the world such as violent protests, some deadly.
Daily Oklahoman
Nov 12, 2019
Oklahoma City, OK
Under current law, military survivors whose sponsors die from service-connected causes must forfeit part or all of their purchased military survivor benefits when they receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation from the Veterans Administration. These separate benefits offset each other, meaning every dollar a widow or widower receives in military survivor benefits is reduced for every dollar from the VA.
The Hill
OCT 28, 2019
Washington, DC
Despite warnings, it's a problem that our political leadership has not acted upon and the media largely have ignored
The Hill
SEP 13, 2019
Washington, DC
This is where the conferees can shine. This is their opportunity to show leadership by correcting a wrong that has gone on for more than 40 years and has allowed our nation to turn its back on the survivors of the men and women who gave their lives to protect this country.
Capital Gazette
AUG 19, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
Trump needs to explain to the American public why the playing field needs to be leveled in an appropriate venue--not answering questions from shouting reporters in front of a whirling helicopter on the White House lawn.
Capital Gazette
AUG 4, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
I tire of our political leaders who continue to give lip service to our military service members and their families, praising them for going into harm's way and for their sacrifices. Their rhetoric is hollow.
Capital Gazette
JUL 17, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
Presence has been part of our foreign policy 'brand' for as long as we've been a nation. Our friends and allies have relied on us, and that presence has allowed us to prosper as a nation.
Capital Gazette
JUL 7, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
For over four decades, under current law, survivors of service members who die in a military operation or service-connected cause are required to forfeit part or all of an annuity their service member purchased as a life insurance policy while they were on active duty.
Capital Gazette
FEB 1, 2019
Annapolis, Maryland
The Maryland state legislature has a great opportunity this year to make a significant contribution to the state's economy--while at the same time acknowledging those veterans who have retired from military service.
Capital Gazette
JAN 29, 2018
Annapolis, Maryland
Anne Arundel Community College's leadership is visionary and entrepreneurial. When the school wins an award or develops a new program, leadership is never satisfied with that achievement.