5 Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com Here are the five most talked about stories this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of reader responses.
Op-Ed: Will the VA's Transformation End Before it Really Begins? There are rumors in the media that Shulkin interviewed for Tom Price's former Secretary of Health and Human Services role.
The Continued Unravelling of the Middle East: A Deep Dive into History Sykes-Picot was the first, but not the only treaty that would subsequently define the political topography of the Middle East...
From the Inbox: Honor History and Don't Change Base Names Readers responded passionately to an op-ed that argued for changing the names of bases that honor Confederate military...
McRaven's View: A Warrior's Career Sacrificed for Politics The former head of U.S. Special Operations Command argues for the importance of respect between civilian and military leaders...
Opinion: Trump Attacked All Gold Star Families by Attacking the Khans An Air Force veteran and former editor says Donald Trump expects you to forget about his attack on a Gold Star Family.
Wounded Warrior Project Deserves Support A former board member argues for continued support of the organization despite its recent challenges.
From the Inbox: Recent Reader Reactions Readers respond to recent opinion pieces on Donald Trump and the Khan family, as well as the Wounded Warrior Project.
The 22 Pushups Challenge Isn’t Actually Helping Anyone The 22 Pushups Challenges isn't the solution veterans need. Carl Forsling explains why.
Union Bosses, VA Bosses Rigging System for Failure For VA and union bosses, it's about actively fighting to protect agency's broken status quo.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...