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These dudes are not abiding.

American veterans may be proud of their service, but they sure as hell aren't proud of the conflicts in which they served

The Pentagon's transgender ban prevents potential recruits with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from joining the military unless they have been medically stable for 36 months and if they have not yet had medical treatment to transition to a new gender.

U.S. military veterans may not trust President Donald Trump as commander-in-chief, but that doesn't mean they don't love him anyway.

"If Congress believes that we should go to war with Iran then Congress had better have the courage to stand up here and demand a vote on whether or not to authorize it. The idea that we would send young American men and women – who swore that oath to the Constitution – into a war that is itself unconstitutional is unacceptable."

NATO and Russia seem to be at that stage of a doomed marriage where a couple is still talking but only in short statements that are solely about the kids.

The Military Sexual Trauma Movement, a non-for-profit group, reported Ennett's social media comments to his chain of command on July 6. The group allows service members to report sexist and other disparaging behavior by troops online without fear of retaliation, said Janelle Marina, the group's founder.

Perhaps people feel compelled to come up with these excuses because this country idolizes military service so much.

Chapman, an Air Force combat controller, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in August 2018 for his bravery during the 2002 Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan, in which he charged enemy bunkers and exposed himself to blistering fire while trying to rescue a fallen comrade.

After years in the works, the Army has finally deemed its new Modular Handgun System is officially ready for action — and that includes a few hundred just for general officers

"The aviation populations targeted are Captains (O-3s) and Majors (O-4s) within the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8 Harrier, MV-22 Osprey, C-130 Hercules, UH-1 Huey, AH-1 Cobra, and CH-53 Stallion communities."

Finally, you can listen to field manuals while you're driving, or working out.

Mark Esper will revert back to Army Secretary. Then Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will serve as acting defense secretary until Esper is confirmed.

Freedom isn't free — you'll have to settle your bar tab eventually.

Two Marine infantrymen were pulled over and arrested by U.S. Border Patrol on July 3.

When the A-Team is gone, you call in the B-Team.

Brutal.

"There's a variety of options and things that can be done because there's really not much that isn't asked of us."

Adm. Bill Moran acknowledged he maintained a "professional relationship" with a former officer who was "held accountable over allegations of inappropriate behavior."

"Micah was a tremendous young man with a bright future and we all feel his loss.”