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Artillery Marines Head To Syria Ahead Of Raqqa Offensive Artillery Marines Head To Syria Ahead Of Raqqa Offensive

/ May 17 2017

News

New Jersey High School Students Win Right To Wear Their Military Uniforms At Graduation New Jersey High School Students Win Right To Wear Their Military Uniforms At Graduation

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/ May 13 2017

Culture

John Cena Tells Us What Branch He Would Join If He Went Into The Military John Cena Tells Us What Branch He Would Join If He Went Into The Military

By Adam Linehan

/ May 11 2017

News

‘ISIS… They Were More Bold’: Marines Shed Light On Violent Mystery Deployment ‘ISIS… They Were More Bold’: Marines Shed Light On Violent Mystery Deployment

/ May 10 2017

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Could Cyber Geeks Make It Into The Marines Without Going To Boot Camp? Could Cyber Geeks Make It Into The Marines Without Going To Boot Camp?

/ May 8 2017

Military Life

Multiple Deployments Are Forcing SOCOM To ‘Eat Our Young,’ Officials Say Multiple Deployments Are Forcing SOCOM To ‘Eat Our Young,’ Officials Say

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/ May 4 2017

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Army Offering $5,000 Bonus To Soldiers Who Volunteer For Deployable Training Brigades Army Offering $5,000 Bonus To Soldiers Who Volunteer For Deployable Training Brigades

By Adam Linehan

/ May 4 2017

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New Reports Document Hazing At Both Marine Corps Recruit Depots New Reports Document Hazing At Both Marine Corps Recruit Depots

/ May 4 2017

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USMC Recruit Had To Get Skin Grafts After Hazing Incident USMC Recruit Had To Get Skin Grafts After Hazing Incident

/ May 3 2017

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US Army Trying To Figure Out How Racist Russian Separatist Fighter Enlisted US Army Trying To Figure Out How Racist Russian Separatist Fighter Enlisted

By Adam Weinstein

/ May 1 2017

Military Life

‘Enlisted Military’ Ranks As One Of The Worst Jobs In The World — Again ‘Enlisted Military’ Ranks As One Of The Worst Jobs In The World — Again

By Sarah Sicard

/ Apr 27 2017

News

Dozens Of US Troops Head To Mogadishu For The First Time Since ‘Black Hawk Down’ Dozens Of US Troops Head To Mogadishu For The First Time Since ‘Black Hawk Down’

/ Apr 14 2017

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It Sure Looks A Lot Like The US Is Gearing Up To Hit Syria Hard It Sure Looks A Lot Like The US Is Gearing Up To Hit Syria Hard

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 6 2017

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Thousands Of Troops Are Deployed To Combat Zones, But We Haven’t Declared War In Decades Thousands Of Troops Are Deployed To Combat Zones, But We Haven’t Declared War In Decades

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 1 2017

News

The Marine Corps Has A Commercial For A New Era The Marine Corps Has A Commercial For A New Era

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Mar 31 2017

Military Life

DoD Reveals New Details Of Surprise Deployment As More Troops Head To War DoD Reveals New Details Of Surprise Deployment As More Troops Head To War

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/ Mar 30 2017

Military Life

This DIY Hooch Recipe Pairs Beautifully With Whatever’s Around The FOB This DIY Hooch Recipe Pairs Beautifully With Whatever’s Around The FOB

By Francis Horton

/ Mar 27 2017

News

The US Army Is Deploying More Troops To Mosul The US Army Is Deploying More Troops To Mosul

By Jared Keller

/ Mar 26 2017

Military Life

War taught me how to poop the right way War taught me how to poop the right way

By Adam Linehan

/ Mar 26 2017

Military Life

One Chart Shows Where US Troops Are Deployed Across The Planet One Chart Shows Where US Troops Are Deployed Across The Planet

By Jared Keller

/ Mar 22 2017

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The Marine Corps Isn’t Promising War To Potential Recruits Anymore The Marine Corps Isn’t Promising War To Potential Recruits Anymore

/ Mar 18 2017

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US Draws Up Plans For 1,000 More Troops In Syria As Raqqa Siege Looms US Draws Up Plans For 1,000 More Troops In Syria As Raqqa Siege Looms

/ Mar 15 2017

Military Life

DoD’s New Drug-Test Plan Will Take The Piss Out Of Recruits DoD’s New Drug-Test Plan Will Take The Piss Out Of Recruits

/ Mar 10 2017

News

Did The US Military Just Invade Syria? Did The US Military Just Invade Syria?

By Adam Linehan

/ Mar 8 2017

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Sweden Just Reinstated The Draft, This Time For Women Too Sweden Just Reinstated The Draft, This Time For Women Too

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 3 2017

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How Military Millennials Can Show They Are Not Lazy, Entitled Snowflakes How Military Millennials Can Show They Are Not Lazy, Entitled Snowflakes

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 1 2017

Military Life

Brush Your Teeth Or The Terrorists Will Win Brush Your Teeth Or The Terrorists Will Win

/ Feb 27 2017

News

He watched the Battle of Gettysburg from his house, then joined in He watched the Battle of Gettysburg from his house, then joined in

/ Feb 22 2017

Culture

An Officer Hates Nickelback So Much He Banned It From His Command Post An Officer Hates Nickelback So Much He Banned It From His Command Post

By Sarah Sicard

/ Feb 17 2017

News

Why The Marine Corps Is Taking A Break From ‘The Few, The Proud’ Why The Marine Corps Is Taking A Break From ‘The Few, The Proud’

/ Feb 17 2017

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Conventional US Ground Troops May Be Destined For The War In Syria Conventional US Ground Troops May Be Destined For The War In Syria

By Adam Linehan

/ Feb 16 2017

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Why Discouraging Americans From Joining The Military Is Totally Wrong Why Discouraging Americans From Joining The Military Is Totally Wrong

By Adrian Bonenberger

/ Feb 5 2017

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Iraqi Refugee Turned US Marine Joins The Fight Against ISIS Iraqi Refugee Turned US Marine Joins The Fight Against ISIS

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jan 30 2017

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Unstoppable Future Super-Soldier Accepted Into 4 US Military Academies Unstoppable Future Super-Soldier Accepted Into 4 US Military Academies

By Adam Linehan

/ Jan 27 2017

News

Why do special ops units have a selection to get in? Why do special ops units have a selection to get in?

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

/ Jan 17 2017

Military Life

‘Enlisted Military’ Named Most Stressful Job In The World ‘Enlisted Military’ Named Most Stressful Job In The World

/ Jan 12 2017

Military Life

Hair: The First Sacrifice Every Dumb Boot Makes For His Country Hair: The First Sacrifice Every Dumb Boot Makes For His Country

By Task & Purpose

/ Dec 30 2016

Military Life

What It’s Like Celebrating Hanukkah On Deployment What It’s Like Celebrating Hanukkah On Deployment

By Andrea N. Goldstein

/ Dec 24 2016

History

My Favorite Memory From My Afghanistan Deployment Happened At Christmas My Favorite Memory From My Afghanistan Deployment Happened At Christmas

/ Dec 20 2016

News

Women Deserve The Same Opportunities As Men, Including Registering For The Draft Women Deserve The Same Opportunities As Men, Including Registering For The Draft

By Lisa A. Jaster

/ Dec 9 2016

News

Change Physical Standards To Recognize Most Jobs Don’t Require ‘Combat Fitness’ Change Physical Standards To Recognize Most Jobs Don’t Require ‘Combat Fitness’

By Jahara W. Matisek

/ Nov 17 2016

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99% Of Congressional Staffers Have Never Served In The Military 99% Of Congressional Staffers Have Never Served In The Military

/ Nov 14 2016

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I Never Saw Combat As A Marine In Afghanistan, And I’m Okay With That I Never Saw Combat As A Marine In Afghanistan, And I’m Okay With That

By Geoff Dempsey

/ Oct 20 2016

News

American JTACs Return To Mosul. This Time To Crush ISIS American JTACs Return To Mosul. This Time To Crush ISIS

By Adam Linehan

/ Oct 19 2016

Culture

Watch Drill Instructors From The Past 50 Years Compete In The Ultimate Cadence Calling Competition Watch Drill Instructors From The Past 50 Years Compete In The Ultimate Cadence Calling Competition

/ Oct 11 2016

Military Life

Leaving The Military Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Deploy To Disasters Leaving The Military Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Deploy To Disasters

By Ken Harbaugh

/ Oct 11 2016

Culture

5 (Non-Abusive) Ways Drill Instructors Can Haze Sarah Silverman’s Nephew 5 (Non-Abusive) Ways Drill Instructors Can Haze Sarah Silverman’s Nephew

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Oct 5 2016

Military Life

This Is What Happens When You Ask A Combat Veteran ‘How To Survive Basic’ This Is What Happens When You Ask A Combat Veteran ‘How To Survive Basic’

/ Sep 30 2016

Culture

The 6 Types Of Contractors You Encounter Overseas The 6 Types Of Contractors You Encounter Overseas

By Chief Reilly

/ Sep 28 2016

News

The Corps Is Ditching Its Recruiting Slogan, So We Came Up With 6 Replacements The Corps Is Ditching Its Recruiting Slogan, So We Came Up With 6 Replacements

/ Sep 27 2016

History

Afghan Food Was One Great Thing About Deployment Afghan Food Was One Great Thing About Deployment

/ Sep 26 2016

News

It Will Take More Than Increased Supervision To Fix Hazing At Marine Boot Camp It Will Take More Than Increased Supervision To Fix Hazing At Marine Boot Camp

By Carl Forsling

/ Sep 26 2016

Military Life

An Infantryman’s 06-07 Iraq Deployment In 7 Photos An Infantryman’s 06-07 Iraq Deployment In 7 Photos

By Task & Purpose

/ Sep 20 2016

Culture

Overpaid, Oversexed And Over The Military: A Review Of ‘War Virgin’ Overpaid, Oversexed And Over The Military: A Review Of ‘War Virgin’

By Crispin Burke

/ Sep 19 2016

History

A Grunt’s Iraq Tour In 10 Photos A Grunt’s Iraq Tour In 10 Photos

By Task & Purpose

/ Sep 6 2016

News

What Major League Baseball Can Teach Us About Recruiting And Keeping Good Troops What Major League Baseball Can Teach Us About Recruiting And Keeping Good Troops

By Crispin Burke

/ Aug 26 2016

News

Recruiting More Women Into The Marine Corps Is Only Half The Solution Recruiting More Women Into The Marine Corps Is Only Half The Solution

By Kate Germano

/ Aug 18 2016

News

This 1970s Air Force Commercial Is A Retro Gem This 1970s Air Force Commercial Is A Retro Gem

/ Aug 3 2016

Military Life

Why I Never Deployed To Iraq Why I Never Deployed To Iraq

By Andrea N. Goldstein

/ Jul 20 2016

News

How Affirmative Action Works At West Point How Affirmative Action Works At West Point

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 19 2016

News

10 Things We Need To Understand About Military Millennials 10 Things We Need To Understand About Military Millennials

By The Military Leader

/ Jul 18 2016

Culture

The Warfighter’s Guide To A Combat Playlist The Warfighter’s Guide To A Combat Playlist

/ Jul 15 2016

News

These Are The First Words Out Of Your Drill Instructor’s Mouth These Are The First Words Out Of Your Drill Instructor’s Mouth

/ Jul 6 2016

Military Life

10 Dumb Reasons We Joined The Military 10 Dumb Reasons We Joined The Military

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 1 2016