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"It was one of the best and worst things I've ever done. It sucks 95% of the time, but it's something to be proud of."

For fitness secrets, the Insider turns to Military.com's fitness columnist, Stew Smith.

Everyone in the military earns 2.5 days of leave (vacation time) for every month of active-duty service.

With 10 years of war winding down, the focus is now, more than ever, on retention of quality soldiers.

The question is: What is an essential employee?

The concept for the new ad was based on research on Generation Z, the group born in the late 1990s and beyond.

Space Force officer ranks mirror those of the Air Force -- for now.

For now, the military will continue using its existing medical standards for prospective recruits.

In some cases, it is possible to serve in the military with a VA disability rating.

The day after a U.S. airstrike took out a prominent Iranian general in Iraq, the Selective Service System's website crashed.