Army Set to Overhaul Length of Noncommissioned Officer Academies to Cut Costs The Advanced Leader Course, or ALC, and Senior Leader Course, or SLC, would be compressed from eight to 16 weeks down to just...
Everything You Need to Know About OCS: Officer Candidate School For both OCS and OTS, the main goal is to transform civilians or enlisted members with college degrees into competent...
How to Become a Naval Officer A Navy officer must assume a variety of duties at sea, in the air and ashore. Officers must be physically fit, at least 19...
How to Become a Space Force Officer U.S. Space Force officers, who plan and manage personnel, make up about half the service.
How to Become a Marine Corps Officer If you're thinking about becoming a Marine Corps officer, there are a few different ways to get there. Whether you're in...
How to Become an Army Officer Whether you're about to finish high school, already in college, or working in a professional field, the Army may have an...
How to Become a Coast Guard Officer Becoming a Coast Guard officer offers a unique blend of military discipline and humanitarian mission -- all while operating...
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities The 10-month Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, includes multiple major projects in its curriculum, including two...
Marine Corps to Launch New Staff Noncommissioned School This Year, Ditching Separate Education Programs The Marine Corps is launching a new school for staff noncommissioned officers intended to streamline education for more...
Air Force Scrambles to Address Officer Training School Instructor Shortage The Air Force is scrambling to overcome a significant shortage in the number of instructors at its only Officer Training...
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...