2,000 Expert Soldier Badges Have Been Awarded in 3 Years. But Do Non-Combat Units Want It? The 2,000 Expert Soldier Badges, or ESBs, have been awarded to a pool of roughly 20,000 soldiers who have undertaken tests...
Here's How the Army Is Keeping Basic Trainees from Getting Injured as Often A lot of recruits suffer injuries in basic training, some of which can be attributed to the sudden ratcheting up of physical...
Land Navigation Is Coming Back to the Army's Basic Leader Course The Army's Basic Leader Course is a 22-day school for the Army's junior leaders and required to rise to the rank of sergeant.
'It's Lethal Here': Army Aims to Master the Arctic, Where the Environment Is the Enemy Sub-zero day temperatures and plunging night temperatures make even the most mundane Army task a huge undertaking in the...
The Army Axes its Best Warrior Competition as it Turns Focus to Squads The full list of what the Best Squad competition will feature is unknown, but events will be team oriented.
Top 10 Things to Know Prior to Army Special Forces Training Getting ready for Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection requires commitment and a near lifetime of preparation.
Ask Stew: Unprepared but Athletic Some rush headfirst into challenging programs without much thought as to what they really are getting into, while others...
Career Change to Special Forces If you are seeking a career change to any of the special forces and special ops world, start training hard and start training...
Army Special Forces Training Like all soldiers, SF candidates begin their career with nine weeks of boot camp. After basic combat training comes advanced...
Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law The bill expands health care and disability compensation for veterans affected by burn pits and other toxic exposures.
Military Faces National Guard Refusals and Legal Blockade over Disobeying COVID-19 Vaccine Order While many Guardsmen have outright refused to get vaccinated, some service members have put off getting inoculated while...
Is the Marine Corps Becoming Irrelevant? For the first time in its storied history, the Marine Corps has given up capabilities that might be needed worldwide to gain...
Number of Monkeypox Cases in the Military Climbs Tenfold in Less than 4 Weeks The Defense Department has had 40 members diagnosed with monkeypox, including 26 active-duty personnel.
Did an Airman Offer a Bribe to Pass Fitness Test? Ramstein Officials Investigating Bribery is punishable under Article 124 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
