Military Instructors of the Year Recognized for ‘Highest Standards of Leadership’ NETC honored its 2025 Military Instructors of the Year in Pensacola, recognizing five Navy and Marine Corps leaders chosen...
How Former SEAC Ramón Colón-López Is Redefining Leadership After Service After serving as the nation’s top enlisted leader, Ramón “CZ” Colón-López explains what real leadership requires—and why his...
Stoicism and Military Leadership: Why Calm Command Still Matters Stoic leadership has shaped commanders from Marcus Aurelius to Eisenhower and Nimitz, showing why calm judgment...
The Character Gap: Why Competence Alone Won’t Win Tomorrow’s Wars The U.S. military loves technology, and for good reason. From AI-enabled targeting systems to stealth aircraft, American...
“You Are Set Apart.” Now Lead Like It. War Secretary Pete Hegseth didn’t come to soothe egos or manage optics. He came to draw a line. Military leaders would be...
What It Takes to Lead Tough Conversations If you lead a team right now, you’re leading through static consisting of faster news cycles, sharper opinions, and less...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Service Oath Isn't Made to 'Any Individual' Amid General's Retirement Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi's message to the force seemingly sought to calm the rank and file as the Pentagon goes through...
Navy Taps Senior Fleet Forces Adviser as Next Top Enlisted Sailor Fleet Master Chief John Perryman, who has been the senior enlisted adviser for Fleet Forces Command since 2021, has been...
Navy Top Enlisted Sailor Announces Early Retirement Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea's retirement comes amid shake-ups in other top leadership posts within the...
As Corps Gets Stretched Thin by Mounting Missions, Top Enlisted Leader Focused on Basics for Marines Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz has been vocal about a multibillion-dollar barracks effort meant to fix disintegrating housing, as well...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea congratulates recruits](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-james-honea-congratulates-recruits-1800.jpg?itok=5esbVYVF "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea congratulates recruits during "Pizza Night," their last night at Recruit Training Command, before graduating, May 14, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher M. O’Grady)")
