Joining the Military: What You Should Know Before Committing Joining the military is a big commitment -- by both you and the military -- and not to be taken lightly.
How to Become a Marine Corps Officer The Marines recruit young men and women of high morals who have or will have a four-year college degree, are fit and are...
How to Become a Coast Guard Officer You can earn a commission as an officer in the Coast Guard through the Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidate School...
How to Become an Army Officer You can earn a commission in the U.S. Army through the U.S. Military Academy, the Army ROTC, the Officer Candidate School or...
Become an Air Force Officer The Air Force commissions only U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree. Some career choices require additional academic...
Everything You Need to Know About Joining the Guard and Reserve What are the Reserves and National Guard? What are the qualifications to join the Reserves and National Guard?
Famous Vet Colin Powell Became First Black Secretary of State in US Gen. Colin Powell, a son of Jamaican immigrants, rose to the top of the U.S. military.
Medical Conditions That Can Keep You from Joining the Military These standards generally apply to all branches of the military. None of them are automatic disqualifiers, just red flags.
Your Questions About Joining the Coast Guard Answered Thinking about joining the Coast Guard? We answer the top questions recruits have here, and offer hints on how to make...
Everything You Need to Know About Joining the Air Force Need answers to basic questions about joining and serving in the Air Force? You can find them here.
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
