Featured in joining the military
The Navy Hopes ‘Hunter Killer’ Does For Submariners What ‘Top Gun’ Did For Pilots
Life as a submariner is inherently secretive. That's good for sneaking up on enemies, but it doesn't do the silent...
Generals Again Warn That America’s Youth Are Getting Too Fat Or Dumb To Join The Military
Generals again warn that America’s youth are getting too fat or dumb to join the military
‘Captain Marvel’ Is The Recruiting Tool Of The Air Force’s Dreams
After a minute of explosions, alien spacecraft, and a crash-landing in a Blockbuster — so you know it takes place...
Ask A Veteran: What Can I Tell A Young Person Who Wants To Enlist?
Welcome to Ask A Veteran, a place for civilians (or anyone!) to ask questions about the military or veterans issues. Alex...
Report: The Army Is Embracing Drug Waivers To Help Fill Its Ranks
The Army is increasingly relying on waivers for bad conduct or drug use for potential recruits in order to help...
The Scariest Part Of The Army’s Recruiting Crisis, According To Tim Kennedy
The Army’s been having a hell of a time filling its ranks. In late April, the service announced it would...
The Top 5 Reasons Soldiers Really Join The Army, According To Junior Enlisted
Americans join the Army for plenty of reasons: for country, family, and honor. According to a new study of enlisted...
Is The Direct Commissioning Of Cyber Warriors Actually Working?
Direct commissioning of information warfare officers, smooth cyber operators, and such has been going on for awhile. Does anyone know...
The Marine Corps Can’t Seem To Hold Onto A Few Good Men
The Marine Forces Reserve can’t keep enough prior-service Marines to stay in to fill reserve billets for the first time...
France Is Thinking About Bringing Back Conscription. Should The US Consider It?
French President Emmanuel Macron is seriously considering bringing back military conscription. While the U.S. hasn't had mandatory military service since...
Hero JROTC Student Shielded Classmates With Kevlar During Florida School Shooting
On Wednesday, 19-year-old former student and one-time Army Junior ROTC member Nikolas Cruz sent students scrambling in terror when he...
The Army Plans On Overhauling Basic Training To Focus On More ‘Disciplined, Physically Fit’ Soldiers
The Army will soon overhaul its Basic Combat Training course in an effort to produce fitter, more disciplined and better...
7 Immigrant Service Members Who Perfectly Capture The Spirit Of Military Service
On Jan. 11, a frustrated President Donald Trump allegedly posed a jarring question to the bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered...
It’s 2017. The Military Still Requires Officers To Have College Degrees. Why?
In 1940, fewer than one in 20 Americans had four years of college. By 2000, it was one in four....
West Point Chief Pushes Back On Criticism Amid ‘Commie Cadet’ Investigations
U.S. Military Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. has an important message for active-duty service members and veterans...
The Marine Corps Is About To Graduate Its First Female Infantry Officer
The Marine Corps is on track to graduate its first female Marine infantry officer from its notoriously intense 13-week course,...
Marine Booted From Corps For Flying White Nationalist Banner Amid Crackdown On Extremism
One of two active-duty Marines arrested in May for hanging a white nationalist banner during a Confederate Memorial Day celebration has...
DoD Is Taking Steps To Keep White Nationalists, Neo-Nazis Out Of The Armed Forces
To avoid enlisting neo-Nazis, skinheads and other white supremacists, military recruiters are told to watch for tattoos showing barbed wire,...
Trump Chief Of Staff John Kelly: ‘Best Job I Ever Had Was As A Sergeant In The Marine Corps’
During a social dinner at President Donald Trump's clubhouse restaurant in Bedminster, New Jersey, late last week, White House chief...
The Corps May Finally Open Boot Camp, Combat Training At MCRD San Diego To Women
The U.S. Marine Corps is reportedly considering a new plan to allow women to attend both boot camp and combat...
Mattis And US Military Leaders Are Trying To Get Rid Of The Worst Parts Of Military Service
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and other military leaders are looking for ways to reduce the training and administrative duties...
How Congress Could Overrule Trump’s Ban On Transgender Service Members
On July 25, President Donald Trump blew up the Department of Defense’s approach to transgender military service members in three...
This Leaked Delta Force Training Video May Be The Best Recruitment Tool We’ve Ever Seen
It may be almost a decade old, but this leaked Delta Force training video is what aspiring ass-kickers walking into...
The Marine Corps Is Now Offering A Hefty New Enlistment Bonus
Are you a Marine who wants to make $10,000 quick? All you have to do is reenlist. OK, so that's...
Congress Shelves Plan To Have Women Register For The Draft
Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and...