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The officer will have her gender officially changed in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

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 homes should offer an opportunity to reflect on how we got here

As mourners gathered at veteran funerals, Otto always stood at parade rest, apart from the crowd. In 100-degree heat or the chill of winter, Otto wasn't about to sit down while on duty.

"We didn't want to bear arms and kill people, but we wanted to serve our country."

Unfortunately, too many vets believe their own PR, and subscribe to what I’d call the “veteran superiority complex.”

No matter how much time you spend in the U.S. armed forces, the impulse to serve never fully goes away....

Say you’re at a dinner party. Sitting next to you is a petrochemical engineer. When you ask what she does...

So the time has come where your disillusionment for continued military service trumps your misguided teenage visions of honor, conquest,...

Before newly minted Marines even reach the fleet, they spend months being inundated with knowledge and transformed from soft civilians...

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Hugh Hefner, the founder and avatar of Playboy, died of natural causes on Sept. 27 at age 91. With his...

Before Jimi Hendrix was a living icon, knocking out psychedelic guitar riffs and counterculture ballads that remained relevant after his...

This year, the Marine Corps set out to make Marines stronger, faster and generally more fit by raising the service’s...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — In no other place in America would there be a traffic jam like this. On U.S....

“I feel a great sense of pride every time I put on that uniform and get on a horse.”

Sooner or later, almost everyone in the military will say the following: “I didn’t sign up for this shit,” followed...

Here’s a familiar scenario for most enlisted Marines: You’re walking along when you see an older Marine barreling toward you...

Military service obviously comes with considerable bodily risk — there’s all that service abroad, at sea, or in a no-shit...

Dressed like a Chippendales Uncle Sam, one enterprising Navy veteran and roofer is capitalizing on the nation’s birthday this year...

There are always differences between service members’ experiences. You’ve got soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors, and coasties; grunts and POGs; officers...

Holding down a long-distance relationship in the military is hard as hell. Military relationships fall apart for a host of...

When Arby L. Hambric speaks, the 89-year-old Navy veteran chooses his words with deliberate care and manages to flank each...

When it comes to cracking jokes and generally making people laugh, military service gives you a lot of material to...

A staple of modern military service, MREs, or Meals Ready-To-Eat, are a common sight as well as a common source...

When big life changes occur, it can alter the way one sees the world. This is also true for active-duty...