Ask Stew: What to Do if You Have Doubts About Joining the Military Do not just blindly sign with any branch of service that opens their doors. Do your homework and find what works best for you...
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Drastic Cuts to Recruiting, Moves and New Ship Delays Are Inevitable Without a Budget, Navy Says Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday warned a CR would mean cutting the number of new recruits for the service to 23...
Rise in Troops Choosing to Keep Serving Countered Fall in Recruiting During the Pandemic, Study Finds The Army, Navy and Air Force all managed to increase the number of troops in their ranks in 2020 compared to the year before.
Watchdog to Audit Military's Screening for Extremists at Enlistment The watchdog audit comes only weeks after the Pentagon unveiled its latest report on extremism in the ranks.
Navy Adds 2 Weeks to Boot Camp Navy leaders said the change is the first major shake-up of the sea service's boot camp in 20 years.
The Corps' New Plan Aims to Treat Marines 'Like Human Beings Instead of Inventory' According to the plan, the service must become an older, more agile and talent-driven force with more emphasis on retaining...
Ask Stew: Sea Cadet Prep for SEAL Training Programming Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a question from a reader about how to...
Air Force Touts Best Recruiting Numbers in Five Years as Pandemic Drags On For the first time in five years, all three components of the Air Force achieved both their recruiting goals and end strength...
Recruiting Women and People of Color Has Gotten Harder. The Air Force Thinks Diverse Leadership Will Help. Air Force leadership is trying to combat hesitancy with an aggressive push to show that the service has opportunities for all...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...