Task & Purpose. News, culture, and analysis by and for the military community.
Top Story

Good luck figuring out the Air Force’s algorithm for shaving waivers
An Air Force chart for determining if airmen or Space Force guardians should receive medical profiles for shaving doesn’t actually make clear what the requirements for waivers are.
Posted 6 Hours Ago
Latest Videos
Task & Purpose was founded in 2014 as a voice for the military community, and continues to serve that community with accurate reporting and great storytelling to this day. Our journalists have reported on the front lines of the Standing Rock protests in North Dakota and the war in Afghanistan. We’ve uncovered American veterans being abused in Kuwaiti prisons, deported veterans being forced to work for Mexican cartels, and drawn national attention to a longstanding legal rule barring service members from suing the government — even in the face of gross negligence.