Recruits Wouldn't Be Tested for Marijuana Under Proposed Defense Bill Amendment Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military services from...
Should Transgender Men Register for the Draft? Lawmaker Says Yes 'If They Want to Be Treated Like Men' Rep. Tim Burchett has a novel proposal aimed at transgender Americans: Make transgender men register for the draft.
Research on Psychedelics, Marijuana as Alternative Treatment for Vets Advancing in Congress Psychedelic drugs and marijuana could be evaluated as treatments for post-traumatic disorder and other conditions afflicting...
Congress Weighs Giving Military Spouses More Options to Work Remotely for Government The unemployment rate for military spouses has remained stubbornly high despite years of efforts by the federal government to...
Gender Neutral Standards, Return to Old Fitness Test: Congress' Dueling Ideas for the Army Army planners were already looking into adjusting standards for combat jobs, including gender-neutral standards.
Lawmakers Look to Make Military Housing More Livable with Annual Defense Bill The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at...
Congress' Move to Scrap the ACFT Sparks Outcry from Army Leadership Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service's previous fitness test.
Marines Face No Confirmed Commandant for First Time in 164 Years The failure to confirm Smith to be the next Marine Corps chief is due to a single-handed hold on confirmations by Sen. Tommy...
House Panel Approves Defense Bill with Highest Pay Raise in Decades After Culture War Brawl Fights over diversity training, COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ troops dominated the House Armed Services Committee's yearly markup of...
Protections for Troops Booted over COVID Vaccine Mandate Added to House Defense Bill The five vaccine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act passed largely along party lines, though a few...
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
