Opinion(Page 10)

Views from the barracks to the battlefield.

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I Stopped Drinking After I Left The Military. You Should Too

By Eric Burleson

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Lazy Millennials Are Not A Reason To Bring Drill Sergeants Back To AIT

By Adam Linehan

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The military’s five biggest budget fails since 9/11

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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VA Could Benefit From Firing Its Bottom 10% Of Underperforming Staff

By Sherman Gillums Jr.

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Vietnam Vets Bore An Immense Burden So Future Generations Wouldn’t Have To

By Derek Coy

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Military Life

War taught me how to poop the right way

By Adam Linehan

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My War Turns 14 Today, And I’m Happy That I Don’t Care

By Jack Mandaville

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

By James Clark

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How We Changed The Negative Perception Of Female Sailors In My Unit

By Andrea N. Goldstein

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Sean Hannity Is Exactly The Gun Owner That Gun Owners Don’t Need

By Adam Weinstein

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What Politicians Don’t Understand About The War In Afghanistan

By Pete Meijer

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What Happened After I Spoke Out Against Sexual Harassment In The Marines

By Brian Adam Jones

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How Sexism Made Me A Better Military Reporter

By Sarah Sicard

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Task & Purpose’s CEO Calls Out The Marines Behind The Photo-Sharing Scandal

By Zach Iscol

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Ending Harassment Of Women In The Corps Starts With Marine Leadership

By Kate Hendricks Thomas

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The National Security Team Is Looking More And More Like Mattis

By Brian Adam Jones

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

By Sarah Sicard

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Opinion: Is Trump at fault for the Yemen raid?

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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Sorry, Politico, But Social Media And Trump Aren’t Responsible For Politicizing The Troops

By Adam Linehan

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Stand And Deliver: That ‘One Leg Monster’ On War, Pain, And Powerlifting

By James Clark

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Why It Matters That McMaster Isn’t Taking Off The Uniform

By Brian Adam Jones

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This School Teaches Millennials How To Be Adults And Society Is Doomed

By Adam Linehan

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A Rip-It Faucet And 4 Other Things The Military Should Add To Its Budget

By Adam Linehan

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Here’s Why Aircraft Carriers Are Ready To Go The Way Of The Battleship

By Carl Forsling

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The ‘Removal’ Of Senior Officials Will Be The First Big Test For New VA Secretary

By Sherman Gillums Jr.

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Why Discouraging Americans From Joining The Military Is Totally Wrong

By Adrian Bonenberger

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Who’s Actually Listening To Sarah Silverman’s Call For A Coup?

By Adam Linehan

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A Former MARSOC Raider Explains How The Travel Ban Endangers Special Operations Forces

By Peter James Kiernan

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Pilot Retention Is In A Death Spiral. Here’s How The Marine Corps Can Fix It

By Carl Forsling

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To Hell With Political Boogeymen

By Matt Gallagher

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Why Are People Maddened By Manning And Not Cartwright?

By James W. Weirick

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Military Life

A Veteran’s Complicated Reaction To Chelsea Manning’s Freedom

By Shawn VanDiver

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Mattis Is Right. Here’s Why NATO Is Not Obsolete

By Brian O’Rourke

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Military Life

A Story Of Survival: How I Came Back From Losing All 4 Limbs

By John Peck

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Military Life

You Can Do A Lot More For Veterans Suicide Than Just ‘Raise Awareness’

By Carl Forsling

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The Right To Wear Beards And Turbans Is A Victory For More Than Sikhs

By Kamal S. Kalsi

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Military Life

Civilians Have Just Discovered The Benefits Of Masturbating At Work

By Adam Linehan

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I Deployed Twice To Helmand, I Can’t Believe Marines Are Going Back

By James Clark

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10 Rules To Help Women Entering Combat Arms Succeed

By Antonieta Rico

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Real Leaders Don’t Motivate Their Troops By Being Angry

By The Military Leader

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Military Life

What It’s Like Celebrating Hanukkah On Deployment

By Andrea N. Goldstein

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15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership

By Joe Plenzler

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My Favorite Memory From My Afghanistan Deployment Happened At Christmas

By Jay Arnold

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ATF…WTF? End The Government Assault On Pot Smokers’ Gun Rights

By Francis Horton

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An Infantry Master Sgt On Why Leaders Need To Embrace Gender Integration

By Jeff Fenlason

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

By Lisa A. Jaster

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Military Life

Sleep Deprivation Is An Epidemic We Can’t Afford To Ignore

By Sarah Sicard

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

By Jahara W. Matisek

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Some Military Traditions Are Worth Preserving. Others Are Obsolete

By Carl Forsling

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Dear President-Elect Trump, The Military Community Wants You To Address These Issues

By Task & Purpose

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Why Everyone Benefits When Male Leaders Mentor Women

By Andrea N. Goldstein

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Military Life

Veterans Day Isn’t About Discounts And Free Stuff

By Derek Coy

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Military Life

Here’s The One Thing That Veterans Know More Than Anyone Else

By Carl Forsling

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What Veterans Day Means For Me, A Gold Star Wife

By Jane Horton

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Seeing Myself In An Oregon Standoff Suspect

By Peter Lucier

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‘Action Man’ Or ‘Planning Man’: Know Your Role At Every Level Of Command

By The Military Leader

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Culture

What Meat Eaters Would Say If They Talked Like Vegans

By Greatist

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I Kept My Abusive Marriage A Secret Because Marines Are Supposed To Be Tough

By Kate Hendricks Thomas

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It’s Not Stolen Valor On Halloween

By Sarah Sicard

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Military Life

This Is What Happens To Your Dreams After You Take Mefloquine

By Ben Feibleman

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Why The Pentagon Must Forgive Unfair Debts And Pay Back Enlistment Bonuses

By Anthony Pike

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

By Geoff Dempsey

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The ‘Up-Or-Out’ Promotion System Hurts The Military

By Carl Forsling

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Military Life

Modern Veterans Do Not Need To Become Another ‘Lost Generation’

By Christopher Kuhn

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