In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Always Faithful, Always On: The Taxing Job of a Marine Corps Drill Instructor Marine Corps drill instructors represent one of the most legendary roles in the military. From the 1987 war movie "Full Metal...
Air Force Sees Historic Numbers of Airmen Waiting to Go to Boot Camp in 2025 More young Americans have been signing up for the Air Force's delayed-entry program in recent months, a promising trend in...
Dying to Serve: Dozens of Recruits Have Died Nationwide While Training to Become Police Officers At least 29 recruits died during basic training at law enforcement academies around the country in the last decade, an AP...
Army Set to Dramatically Grow Basic Training, Riding Recruiting High By April, the service expects to have 10 additional basic training units established across Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and...
Marine Corps Full Steam Ahead on Integrating Platoon-Level Drill Instructor Roles The depots currently have seven gender-integrated drill instructor teams at the platoon level, though that number can...
Tuskegee Airmen, WASP History Will Stay in Air Force Boot Camp Curriculum Following Outcry The Air Force is resuming its boot camp lessons about trailblazing Black and female World War II pilots after the material...
The Most Common Military Service Fitness Training Errors Many people are doing the wrong workouts that lack the specific requirements of military testing, basic training and special...
Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested. The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants...
Army Surpasses its Goal for Recruiting Active-Duty Soldiers, But Just Barely The Army says it has hit recruiting goals for this year following a military wide slump, a sign the service may be overcoming...
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...
Pentagon Turns Focus to Potentially Privatizing Commissaries, Military Exchanges The Pentagon’s newest push to trim its workforce and spending could mean that on-base grocery stores and shops designed to...
Commander of Greenland Base Who Broke with Vance Fired Shortly After Military.com Report Defense officials moved quickly to fire a Space Force commander in charge of a Greenland military base after a Military.com...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
Trump's Unusual Pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman Approved by Senate in Overnight Vote Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, who President Donald Trump plucked out of retirement to replace the Black general he fired as chairman of...