Pete Hegseth’s First Year at the Pentagon Draws Sharp Praise and Legal Fire Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s first year at the Pentagon has been one to watch, for multiple reasons.
When Christmas Leave Becomes a Crime: How Holiday Absences Turn Into AWOL and Desertion Holiday leave does not suspend military law. A servicemember who fails to return from authorized Christmas leave becomes...
House Passes Defense Bill to Raise Troop Pay and Overhaul Weapons Purchases The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay...
The Debate Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Misses the One Group That Can’t Speak: Today’s Troops The national back-and-forth over what public leaders can or shouldn’t say about “illegal orders” has dominated headlines for...
“You Are Set Apart.” Now Lead Like It. War Secretary Pete Hegseth didn’t come to soothe egos or manage optics. He came to draw a line. Military leaders would be...
The Future Of Military Standards: Secretary Hegseth’s Quantico Speech When hundreds of flag officers were ordered to Marine Corps Base Quantico for Secretary Pete Hegseth’s address, it...
No Room for Shrooms: Psilocin Added to Military Drug Tests On August 18, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum marking a new direction in its drug testing policy...
The US Is Unprepared for the Next War "Despite endless talk about game-changing weapons, only the widespread deployment of drones has truly altered the nature of...
How the Military can Streamline Moves for Families with Special Needs Moving to a new duty station is a hallmark of military life, but for families enrolled in the Department of Defense's...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
