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We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘A Thicc Boi’
May 14, 2021 11:40 AM
Mandatory Fun
Why Ramstein Air Base removed photos of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag from its social media pages
May 14, 2021 11:24 AM
Air Force
Badass Air Force pilot recognized for belly-landing an A-10 with canopy ripped off
May 14, 2021 10:08 AM
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The best (and worst) dating sites for people in the military
May 14, 2021 10:02 AM
Lifestyle
We tried out the Army’s new high-tech night vision goggles and they’re just as amazing as we’ve heard
May 14, 2021 9:14 AM
Military Tech
Sexual assault reports increase again despite Pentagon urging troops to not assault each other
May 13, 2021 4:50 PM
News
US Marine officer arrested for assaulting federal officer at Jan. 6 Capitol riots [Updated]
May 13, 2021 3:12 PM
News
‘Diplomacy failed,’ ‘bye Felicia,’ and 27 other incredible tank names
May 13, 2021 3:05 PM
Mandatory Fun
Review: Why the KA-BAR Mule will always be part of my EDC
May 13, 2021 11:56 AM
Reviews
‘It got stupid’ and the many other reasons troops chose to leave the military
May 13, 2021 11:13 AM
Culture

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Community

Why I Wrote Under A Pseudonym As A Naval Officer

When Task & Purposeoffered me a contributor role in mid 2014, I heeded the encouragement of close confidants to pursue...
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Community

There’s A Key Piece Of Information Missing From The Personnel Retention Discussion

Statistically, the Navy does not have an officer retention problem. Yet everyone knows in reality, many of the best people...
By Jan 18, 2016
Education

Here Are 7 Awesome Resources Your Transition Class Didn’t Offer

In preparation for leaving active duty, I recently completed all of my pre-separation training — transition goals, plans, and success,...
By Dec 28, 2015
Community

It’s Time We Require Women To Register For The Draft

Now that the Department of Defense has officially opened all combat jobs to women, the requirement for women to register...
By Nov 11, 2015
History

American Women Who Served In Combat Before You Were Born

American women have served on the front lines of the battlefield since the United States declared itself an independent nation....
By Nov 2, 2015
Support

4 Reasons Why I Will Miss The Navy

“I really do wonder all the things we don’t hear about the military, if these are the terrible stories we...
By Oct 14, 2015
News

The Navy’s Uniform Changes Are Anything But Gender Neutral

There is one glaring issue with the Navy’s significant shift toward gender-neutral uniforms: they aren’t particularly gender neutral. The uniforms...
By Apr 29, 2015
History

The Story Of The Incredible Women Who Served With Special Ops Units In Afghanistan

They were a sisterhood of female combat soldiers, the “alphas of the alphas,” who initially served in direct combat with...
By Apr 13, 2015
Career

4 Reasons I Am Resigning My Commission As A Naval Officer

I have resigned my active-duty commission, which means I have exactly a year left on active duty in the Navy....
By Feb 18, 2015
Community

Cautionary Lessons On Leading As A Woman In The Military

The opportunity to lead others — whether a small fire team or an aircraft carrier — is one of the...
By Feb 2, 2015
Community

Learning To Appreciate The Final Months Of Military Service

A few weeks ago, I learned that I would not be deploying again. The reason was simple: I was the...
By Jan 14, 2015
Leadership

Why More Women Need To Share Their Military Experiences

I have only been given truly terrible advice once in my military career, at its inception, “When you go to...
By Dec 22, 2014
popular

Christmas means something different when you deploy

It's the quiet moments on deployment when the sadness, and the loneliness you feel, comes rushing in, filling the silence....
By Nov 10, 2014
History

What The Civil War Can Teach Us About Women In Combat

Editor’s Note: Portions of this essay originally appeared in “The Women’s War: Separate Spheres and Women Soldiers in the American...
By Sep 18, 2014
News

The Navy’s Retention Plans Are Improvements, But Still Not Enough

The most common reaction I have encountered when I mention my plan to resign my active-duty commission is a shrug...
By Sep 10, 2014
Community

A Tribute To A Fallen Friend On World Suicide Prevention Day

I was lying in my bed passing a lazy Saturday morning, listening to the sounds of traffic and laughing families...
By Sep 4, 2014
Community

What My Time In The Military Taught Me About Happiness

Ten to seven and we are already high above the clouds, only mountaintops peaking through the cracked white, like an...
By Aug 6, 2014
Education

How A Liberal Arts Degree Made Me A Better Officer

“A liberal education … frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family, and even...
By Jul 23, 2014
Community

How I Learned To Embrace The Fear Associated With Back-To-Back Deployments

“Are you sitting down?” asked the voice on the other end of the line. It was twilight on a week...
By Jul 16, 2014
Community

What Do The Classics Have To Do With The Modern Warfighter?

I recently received an email from a fellow service member asking for intellectual ammunition to help win an argument. Jeff...
By Jun 23, 2014
Community

A New Retention Survey Reveals Problematic Results for Navy

In May, a robust unofficial survey circulated among active-duty Navy personnel regarding retention in the Navy. The survey was the...
By Jun 6, 2014
Community

It’s The Friendships Forged On Deployment That Makes Me Miss Being Away

We cheered and applauded as the military cargo aircraft touched down in California. As I stepped onto the tarmac, now...
By May 13, 2014
Community

11 Countries, 3 Deployments, 4 Years: Here’s What I Kept

The lights of Doha spark awake as the dhow floats gently in the harbor. It is a majestic metropolis with...