5 Things to Consider when Choosing Active vs. Reserve Duty Choosing whether to enlist in active duty vs reserve duty is one choice that will shape your military career.
Explore the Several Ways To Serve Generally speaking, all the services offer active duty (full time) and Reserve (part time) careers.
Coast Guard: Officer Versus Enlisted Career Paths There are many differences between officers and enlisted personnel, so carefully consider your path before joining the...
Joining the Marine Corps: What You Need to Know The Marine Corps is a strong brotherhood formed by men and women like you. But none of them simply woke up one day and was a...
Coast Guard Training The Coast Guard is the only service that doesn't send new recruits to job training immediately after basic training.
Books About Joining the Marine Corps Read the following books to be better prepared for becoming a U.S. Marine.
Joining the Military: Profiles Here are some brief success stories of various people throughout the military. They joined the military and made something of...
Head-to-Head Comparison of the Military Branches Get an overview of all the services and continue exploring details throughout the site.
Marine Corps Boot Camp Timeline at a Glance Marine boot camp is extremely challenging and is considered to be tougher than the basic training programs of other military...
As Tank Battalions Shut Down, Dozens of Marines Are Joining the Army 69 Marines who were assigned to tank battalions have transferred to the Army, a spokeswoman said.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
