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Why did you get out of the military?
Transition

Why did you get out of the military?

Let's hear it.

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle
Air Force

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle

Spoiler alert: Sharpies are a big one

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’
Navy

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’

'Our intention was to kill him. Everybody was on board.'

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles
Army

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles

No, this isn't from the set of 'John Wick'

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident
Marine Corps

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident

'Reckless disregard for human life'

jet pack royal marine
Marine Corps

Watch a jetpack-flying Royal Marine board a ship like freakin’ Boba Fett

This thing is sick.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day to paratroopers in England prior to boarding their planes to participate in the first assault of the Normandy invasion (Left; U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP); Unnamed Army Specialist (Right; screenshot of TikTok).
Army

This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address

Watch one Army specialist inspire his fellow soldiers in a rousing address as they prepare to go "down this bullcrap range."

Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander
Marine Corps

Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander

A long time ago, in a mortar platoon far, far away.

‘PIKLRICK’: We salute the Air Force pilot who flew with a ‘Rick and Morty’ callsign
Air Force

‘PIKLRICK’: We salute the Air Force pilot who flew with a ‘Rick and Morty’ callsign

Show me a better role model for America's favorite Air Force.

Marine Corps Inspector General suspended over role in amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9
Marine Corps

Marine Corps Inspector General suspended over role in amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9

'He’s been suspended from his duties'

Laugh, and maybe cry, with these searing parody videos about Air Force life
Air Force

Laugh, and maybe cry, with these searing parody videos about Air Force life

“If anyone is wondering, this actually happens."

Here’s what 23 of the world’s most dangerous terrorists look like today
Humor

Here’s what 23 of the world’s most dangerous terrorists look like today

Let's see how they're doing...

No Easy Day in Whoville,’ ‘Goodnight, Boom’ and other potential titles for Adm. William McRaven’s new children’s book
Entertainment

No Easy Day in Whoville,’ ‘Goodnight, Boom’ and other potential titles for Adm. William McRaven’s new children’s book

Osama Bin Laden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor
Navy

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor

Budgetary cage match.

New Army report confirms Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by a member of her unit before her death [Updated]
Army

New Army report confirms Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by a member of her unit before her death [Updated]

The new report will be released Friday.

A stunning 21 Army leaders will be disciplined over Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and death
Army

A stunning 21 Army leaders will be disciplined over Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and death

“We are committed to [rebuilding] our bond among our soldiers."

We finally have a clear picture of what happened after Vanessa Guillen disappeared from Fort Hood
Army

We finally have a clear picture of what happened after Vanessa Guillen disappeared from Fort Hood

The long-awaited report was released Friday.

A service member thumbs through a stack of cash.
Benefits & Pay

Here are a few tips to make the most of your military paycheck

Hey veterans: We’ll pay you to play with cool gear and write about it
Veterans

Hey veterans: We’ll pay you to play with cool gear and write about it

We’re looking for a few devoted readers to review the latest and greatest gear and tech for us.

This soldier saved 2 people and a dog from a burning building then casually went back to work
Army

This soldier saved 2 people and a dog from a burning building then casually went back to work

"I made a quick decision."