Recruiters Share Personal Stories to Show Applicants How the Military Can Benefit Them When recruiters open up to potential enlistees, they humanize themselves, put an applicant at ease and increase the chance...
Admissions Liaison Officers Play an Important Role in the Service Academy Pipeline Admissions liaison officers act as a mentor, sounding board and guiding light rolled into one, and every service academy...
'I Cried like a Little Girl:' Marine Enlists After Surviving Four-Year Odyssey For the past four years, Pvt. Katherine Palacio has fought for her place among the few, the proud, and she finally has earned...
'I Like Helping People:' Son Following in His Father's Footsteps Some people join the military to serve their country or make a difference, but some do it because it's a family tradition.
The Sailor's Creed and Other Essentials for New Navy Recruits New sailors are expected to retain a lot of information, from the Sailor's Creed to the complex Navy rank structure and a...
Thinking About Weapons Safety You must obey numerous safety rules any time you are around military weapons. Treat all weapons as if they are loaded.
Tips for Surviving Military Boot Camp Boot camp is made for you to succeed, not to fail. You'll never be asked to do something you can't handle.
'The Opportunities for Them Are Endless:' Twins Join Air Force The competitiveness between twin brothers Dillon and Dustin Yancy drove them both toward joining the Air Force as battlefield...
Determination, Motivation Drive Youth to Marines To be eligible to enlist in the Marines, Jose A. Caban Jr. had to drop 70 pounds. Here's how he did it.
Comparing Military Pay and Benefits to Civilian Jobs Military life is like civilian life in many ways, but the lifestyle in the service carries much more responsibility.
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Broken Altimeter, Ignored Warnings: Hearings Reveal What Went Wrong in DC Crash that Killed 67 Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal...
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson Rock On: ‘Our Military Upbringing Helped Us in Many Ways’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have never served in any branch of the military. But the...