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We’d All Be Better If The U.S. Navy Went To Sea With ‘Ship’s Dogs’ We’d All Be Better If The U.S. Navy Went To Sea With ‘Ship’s Dogs’

/ Mar 16 2018

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5 Months After A Deadly Mission, Troops In Niger Are Finally Getting Danger Pay 5 Months After A Deadly Mission, Troops In Niger Are Finally Getting Danger Pay

By Jeff Schogol

/ Mar 7 2018

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At Boot Camp, Marines Get Two Whole Weeks Of Not Getting Screamed At. Here’s Why At Boot Camp, Marines Get Two Whole Weeks Of Not Getting Screamed At. Here’s Why

By Jeff Schogol

/ Feb 22 2018

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France Is Thinking About Bringing Back Conscription. Should The US Consider It? France Is Thinking About Bringing Back Conscription. Should The US Consider It?

By Patrick Baker

/ Feb 19 2018

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Mattis: Military DREAMers Should Still Be Protected If DACA Expires Mattis: Military DREAMers Should Still Be Protected If DACA Expires

By Jeff Schogol

/ Feb 8 2018

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The Pentagon Is Shifting US Combat Power From Iraq to Afghanistan — Again The Pentagon Is Shifting US Combat Power From Iraq to Afghanistan — Again

By Jeff Schogol

/ Feb 5 2018

Military Life

7 Immigrant Service Members Who Perfectly Capture The Spirit Of Military Service 7 Immigrant Service Members Who Perfectly Capture The Spirit Of Military Service

By Jared Keller

/ Jan 29 2018

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The 1st SFAB’s Afghan Deployment Is A Moment Of Truth For The Global War On Terror The 1st SFAB’s Afghan Deployment Is A Moment Of Truth For The Global War On Terror

By Jared Keller

/ Jan 22 2018

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As Syrians Stand Up, Defense Officials Say US Troops Will Stand Down As Syrians Stand Up, Defense Officials Say US Troops Will Stand Down

By Jeff Schogol

/ Jan 18 2018

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Army Announces 2 New Afghanistan Troop Deployments As DoD Digs In For 2018 Army Announces 2 New Afghanistan Troop Deployments As DoD Digs In For 2018

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 21 2017

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I Live In The Suburbs Now. All I Want Is The Thrill Of Deployment Again I Live In The Suburbs Now. All I Want Is The Thrill Of Deployment Again

By Richard White

/ Dec 21 2017

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Sailor Stabs Wife, Hangs Self After Returning From Deployment, Police Say Sailor Stabs Wife, Hangs Self After Returning From Deployment, Police Say

By Adam Weinstein

/ Dec 20 2017

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DoD To Allow Transgender Enlistments As Courts Tear Apart Trump’s Ban DoD To Allow Transgender Enlistments As Courts Tear Apart Trump’s Ban

By Adam Weinstein

/ Dec 11 2017

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Man Guilty Of Deadly Hit-And-Run Asks To Join The Marines To Avoid Prison Man Guilty Of Deadly Hit-And-Run Asks To Join The Marines To Avoid Prison

/ Dec 11 2017

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Here’s The New Navy Slogan That Took 18 Months And Millions Of Dollars To Think Up Here’s The New Navy Slogan That Took 18 Months And Millions Of Dollars To Think Up

By Adam Weinstein

/ Dec 5 2017

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Artillery Marines Headed Home After ‘Raining’ Fire On ISIS In Syria Artillery Marines Headed Home After ‘Raining’ Fire On ISIS In Syria

/ Dec 1 2017

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The DoD Has Way More Troops In Syria Than It’s Telling Us The DoD Has Way More Troops In Syria Than It’s Telling Us

By Jared Keller

/ Nov 28 2017

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Navy To (Finally) Require Enlistees To Pass A Run Before Boot Camp Navy To (Finally) Require Enlistees To Pass A Run Before Boot Camp

By Adam Weinstein

/ Nov 15 2017

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The Army Is Offering Mental-Health Waivers, But Don’t Freak Out Just Yet The Army Is Offering Mental-Health Waivers, But Don’t Freak Out Just Yet

By Adam Weinstein

/ Nov 13 2017

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The DoD Is Sending More Troops To Afghanistan Than Previously Announced The DoD Is Sending More Troops To Afghanistan Than Previously Announced

By Adam Linehan

/ Nov 9 2017

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Why Was Bergdahl In The Army In First Place? Why Was Bergdahl In The Army In First Place?

/ Nov 2 2017

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Army Trainees: We Were Told To Attend ‘Spiritual Fitness’ BBQ For Christ Army Trainees: We Were Told To Attend ‘Spiritual Fitness’ BBQ For Christ

/ Oct 17 2017

Military Life

Too Fat To Fight: Military Threatened By Childhood Obesity Too Fat To Fight: Military Threatened By Childhood Obesity

/ Oct 16 2017

Military Life

The Vast Majority Of Americans In Their 20s Are Unfit For Military Service The Vast Majority Of Americans In Their 20s Are Unfit For Military Service

/ Oct 13 2017

Military Life

On An Island Halfway Around The World, Locals Enlist To Fight And Die For The United States On An Island Halfway Around The World, Locals Enlist To Fight And Die For The United States

By Danny Leffler

/ Oct 12 2017

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Pot Waivers Go Up, Testing Standards Go Down As Army Eases Recruiting Pot Waivers Go Up, Testing Standards Go Down As Army Eases Recruiting

By Adam Weinstein

/ Oct 12 2017

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It’s Confirmed: Marine Corps Will Add 4th Phase To Boot Camp Starting Next Month It’s Confirmed: Marine Corps Will Add 4th Phase To Boot Camp Starting Next Month

/ Oct 12 2017

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It’s A ‘Floating Prison’: USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew It’s A ‘Floating Prison’: USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew

By Adam Weinstein

/ Oct 11 2017

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Fallen Soldier’s Downrange Comrades Reveal His Baby’s Gender In Touching Video Fallen Soldier’s Downrange Comrades Reveal His Baby’s Gender In Touching Video

By Adam Weinstein

/ Oct 11 2017

News

EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps May Add Fourth Phase To Boot Camp EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps May Add Fourth Phase To Boot Camp

/ Oct 4 2017

Military Life

6 Ways You Will Go Broke When You Get Home From Deployment, And How To Avoid Them 6 Ways You Will Go Broke When You Get Home From Deployment, And How To Avoid Them

/ Oct 4 2017

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The Army Is Investigating The Pro-Communist West Point Grad In This Viral Photo The Army Is Investigating The Pro-Communist West Point Grad In This Viral Photo

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 27 2017

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Those Serving In The US Military Don’t Actually Represent The Country As A Whole Those Serving In The US Military Don’t Actually Represent The Country As A Whole

/ Sep 27 2017

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The Marine Corps Is Offering Enlistment Bonuses For Grunts… Again The Marine Corps Is Offering Enlistment Bonuses For Grunts… Again

/ Sep 13 2017

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This Medal Of Honor Recipient Snuck Into The Corps At 14 And Defied Death…Twice This Medal Of Honor Recipient Snuck Into The Corps At 14 And Defied Death…Twice

By Sarah Sicard

/ Sep 12 2017

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Amid 7th Fleet Turmoil, Sailors Open Up About The Navy’s Silent Threat: Sleep Deprivation Amid 7th Fleet Turmoil, Sailors Open Up About The Navy’s Silent Threat: Sleep Deprivation

By Adam Weinstein

/ Aug 24 2017

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How Many US Troops Are Currently Fighting In Afghanistan? The Pentagon Won’t Say How Many US Troops Are Currently Fighting In Afghanistan? The Pentagon Won’t Say

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 23 2017

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Reminder: You Can’t Be Both A Service Member And An Extremist Reminder: You Can’t Be Both A Service Member And An Extremist

By Sarah Sicard

/ Aug 14 2017

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The Corps May Finally Open Boot Camp, Combat Training At MCRD San Diego To Women The Corps May Finally Open Boot Camp, Combat Training At MCRD San Diego To Women

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 8 2017

Military Life

13 Striking Vintage Wartime Posters That Appeal To Mercy, Honor, And ‘Gold And Glory’ 13 Striking Vintage Wartime Posters That Appeal To Mercy, Honor, And ‘Gold And Glory’

/ Aug 4 2017

Culture

Here Are The Worst Military Installations For Each Branch, According To You Here Are The Worst Military Installations For Each Branch, According To You

/ Aug 2 2017

Culture

How Tom Cruise In ‘TAPS’ Is Every Teen Who Joined The Military To Rebel How Tom Cruise In ‘TAPS’ Is Every Teen Who Joined The Military To Rebel

By Task & Purpose

/ Jul 31 2017

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18-Year-Old Killed On Malfunctioning Ohio Fair Ride Had Just Joined The Marines 18-Year-Old Killed On Malfunctioning Ohio Fair Ride Had Just Joined The Marines

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jul 27 2017

Military Life

Here Are All The Nations In The World That Let Transgender Troops Serve Here Are All The Nations In The World That Let Transgender Troops Serve

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jul 27 2017

News

Trump Bans Transgender People From The Military In 3 Tweets Trump Bans Transgender People From The Military In 3 Tweets

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jul 26 2017

Culture

10 Times You Said To Yourself ‘I Didn’t Sign Up For This’ 10 Times You Said To Yourself ‘I Didn’t Sign Up For This’

/ Jul 25 2017

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This Guy Hit The Gym 6 Days A Week And Shed 200 Pounds So He Could Join The Army This Guy Hit The Gym 6 Days A Week And Shed 200 Pounds So He Could Join The Army

/ Jul 24 2017

News

Meet 19 Of America’s Newest Marines — And Naturalized US Citizens Meet 19 Of America’s Newest Marines — And Naturalized US Citizens

/ Jul 24 2017

Culture

How Starship Troopers Made Everyone Who Came Of Age In The 90s Want To Join The Military How Starship Troopers Made Everyone Who Came Of Age In The 90s Want To Join The Military

By Task & Purpose

/ Jul 11 2017

Military Life

3rd Special Forces Group Gears Up For Africa Deployment Less Than A Year After Returning Home 3rd Special Forces Group Gears Up For Africa Deployment Less Than A Year After Returning Home

/ Jul 10 2017

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The Marine Corps Is Now Offering A Hefty New Enlistment Bonus The Marine Corps Is Now Offering A Hefty New Enlistment Bonus

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 6 2017

News

The United States Should Offer Millennials 1-Year Enlistments To Test Out Military Service The United States Should Offer Millennials 1-Year Enlistments To Test Out Military Service

By Carl Forsling

/ Jul 1 2017

History

Fort Bragg Paratroopers Head To Afghanistan This Week Fort Bragg Paratroopers Head To Afghanistan This Week

/ Jun 30 2017

Military Life

These States Have The Highest (And Lowest) Enlistment Rates In America These States Have The Highest (And Lowest) Enlistment Rates In America

/ Jun 27 2017

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General Blames Career-Ending Fraternization On All His Time In The Sandbox General Blames Career-Ending Fraternization On All His Time In The Sandbox

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 23 2017

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Why I Cheated When I Deployed Why I Cheated When I Deployed

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jun 20 2017

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This Recruit Just Became The 7th Marine In His Family This Recruit Just Became The 7th Marine In His Family

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jun 20 2017

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Wisconsin Upholds Discharge For Army National Guardsman Who Solicited Sex From Recruits Wisconsin Upholds Discharge For Army National Guardsman Who Solicited Sex From Recruits

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jun 15 2017

Culture

5 Lines From Predator You’ve Always Wanted To Say On Deployment 5 Lines From Predator You’ve Always Wanted To Say On Deployment

/ Jun 12 2017

News

US Special Operations Forces Have Opened A New Front In The Campaign Against ISIS: The Philippines US Special Operations Forces Have Opened A New Front In The Campaign Against ISIS: The Philippines

By Jared Keller

/ Jun 10 2017

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He Was A Terp For Recon Marines In Helmand. Now He’s Headed To The School Of Infantry He Was A Terp For Recon Marines In Helmand. Now He’s Headed To The School Of Infantry

/ Jun 9 2017

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This Tragic Stat Shows How Much We’re Relying On Elite Combat Units This Tragic Stat Shows How Much We’re Relying On Elite Combat Units

By Brian Adam Jones

/ May 26 2017

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Report: SOCOM Has More Troops In Africa Than Anywhere Except The Middle East Report: SOCOM Has More Troops In Africa Than Anywhere Except The Middle East

By Adam Weinstein

/ May 18 2017

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We Found The Now-Deleted Army Recruiting Ad Featuring A Convicted Rapist We Found The Now-Deleted Army Recruiting Ad Featuring A Convicted Rapist

By Jared Keller

/ May 18 2017