civil-military divide

National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco explains why he chose to testify before Congress on the precarious position the U.S. military was put in during the June clearing of Lafayette Square...

Two retired Army officers are calling on the military to overthrow Trump if he refuses to concede defeat. No, really.

Civil-military relations in the United States are in a serious state of disrepair, driven in profound measure by presidential politicization of the military and the military’s attendant willingness to let...

The military is a political creature — it’s time for it to consider what that means in a more practical and appropriate manner

"Shouldn't West Pointers be expected to be something more — models of rectitude who occupy higher moral ground than the average, garden-variety politician?"

With most of the United States under lockdown orders in an effort to “flatten the curve” in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the time spent isolated in our...

Should media organizations capitalize the word 'veteran' as a formal title? One Marine veteran certainly thinks so

Harry L. Chandler knows he's among the last of a vanishing breed. His fellow members of Massachusetts' Pearl Harbor Attack … Continued

In an era where Americans seem increasingly at each other's throats, Defense Secretary James Mattis has a simple idea for … Continued

How do we define the amorphous and endless War on Terror? Do we measure the war by the money spent? … Continued

The new Jack Ryan reboot that premiered on Amazon at the end of August marked the return of Tom Clancy’s … Continued

“One veteran I spoke with had interviewed for several jobs in the same industry without success. He attributed this to … Continued

There are profound civil-military implications in Bob Woodward’s account of how Defense Secretary James Mattis has handled President Donald Trump. … Continued

Welcome to Ask A Veteran, a place for civilians (or anyone!) to ask questions about the military or veterans issues. … Continued

On the first stop on a four-country Latin American tour, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this week argued for closer defense … Continued

Editor’s note: The Long March will be closed for inventory the month of August. We regret any inconvenience this causes … Continued

As the American military becomes more isolated from society and society more disconnected from war, public understanding of its military … Continued

There are plenty of articles explaining the growing civil-military divide in America. Service members often feel civilians don’t understand them, … Continued

Editor’s note: With self-lacerating wit, Eat The Apple is a new Iraq war memoir that spares nothing and no one, … Continued

Above a stack of voting assistance pamphlets near my office at battalion headquarters, there’s a poster of George Washington with … Continued

On May 12, 2006, Lance Cpl. Sean Barney was serving in Fallujah, Iraq, as a Marine infantryman when he was … Continued