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Space Force wants its own boot camp
Space Force recruits currently attend Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where they have their own curriculum.
Top Marine says combat experience gives US the edge over China’s military
“Our experience in the cauldron of combat will give us an advantage in any future fight,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told Task & Purpose.
Navy cuts boot camp length from 10 to 9 weeks
Recruits will still undergo the 12-hour Battle Stations 21 training event and the “Sailor for Life” curriculum.
Here are the Army-Navy football game players who later earned the Medal of Honor
Less than a dozen cadets and midshipman who faced off in the Army-Navy football game have later received the nation’s highest award for combat bravery.
Army fires 4-star general for improper influence in subordinate’s selection for command
Gen. Charles Hamilton has been relieved of command after an Army investigation found he used undue influence to help an officer get selected for command.
VFW bashes The Economist for taking ‘turkey-sized dump’ on disabled vets
Patrick Murray of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has produced a rebuttal to a recent article calling for reducing veteran’s disability benefits that only a combat veteran could write.
Junior enlisted troops set to receive major pay increase in 2025
Service members are likely to receive thousands of dollars more per year.
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