Everything You Need to Know About OCS: Officer Candidate School For both OCS and OTS, the main goal is to transform civilians or enlisted members with college degrees into competent...
How to Become a Naval Officer A Navy officer must assume a variety of duties at sea, in the air and ashore. Officers must be physically fit, at least 19...
How to Become a Space Force Officer U.S. Space Force officers, who plan and manage personnel, make up about half the service.
How to Become an Air Force Officer The Air Force commissions only U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree. Some career choices require additional academic...
How to Become a Marine Corps Officer If you're thinking about becoming a Marine Corps officer, there are a few different ways to get there. Whether you're in...
How to Become an Army Officer Whether you're about to finish high school, already in college, or working in a professional field, the Army may have an...
How to Become a Coast Guard Officer Becoming a Coast Guard officer offers a unique blend of military discipline and humanitarian mission -- all while operating...
Secretary Noem Orders Coast Guard to Cut 25% of Flag Officer Positions Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem decided there was "redundant executive oversight" in the Coast Guard's structure...
In Her Final Days in Office, Army Secretary Formally Establishes Service's Command Review Program The service's Command Assessment Program was established to remove bias from the selection process for command billets.
Marine Corps to Launch New Staff Noncommissioned School This Year, Ditching Separate Education Programs The Marine Corps is launching a new school for staff noncommissioned officers intended to streamline education for more...
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...
![One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-army-training-osut-fort-benning-1800.jpg?itok=SV_PURDB "Trainees experience day of One Station Unit Training, known as the "First 100 Yards," June 27, 2025 at Sandhill, on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)")
