How New Recruits Should Prepare to Visit a Military Recruiter and Why It Matters Too many young people looking to join the U.S. military treat their first visit to the recruiter as a job fair, not a job...
The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public Confidence, Political Attacks and the Economy Are All Taking a Toll. Americans still think highly of veterans, but a majority would recommend against joining the military, particularly in the...
What Recruits Should Know About Physically Preparing to Join the Military Consider joining once you hit a certain level of physical performance and activity.
Army Officer Ranks Army officer ranks are in three tiers: company grade, field grade and general.
Air Force Officer Ranks Air Force officer ranks are divided into three sections: company grade, field grade and general officers.
Air Force Enlisted Ranks Enlisted Air Force ranks are broken down into three levels: airmen, noncommissioned officers and senior noncommissioned...
Army Ranks For Enlisted Personnel The U.S. Army has 13 enlisted ranks, from private up to sergeant major.
Why Military Decision-Making Is So Important in Both Training and Fitness Whether you are making strategic decisions or following tactical decisions, getting good at decision-making is, in essence...
Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with Slave Rehung at West Point The reinstallation marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to reverse the work of a congressionally mandated...
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump's Shift of Presidential Hero Says About His Evolving Goals Trump's shift, rather than merely swapping one infatuation for another, demonstrates how his mindset and priorities have...
Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Naval Aviator and Corrupt Appropriator, Dies at 83 Cunningham, a California Republican, joined the Navy at age 25 and during the Vietnam War became the first “ace,” an honor...
