Suicide rates climbed among both soldiers who went to Iraq and Afghanistan and those who never left the U.S.
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Meet General Jim Mattis, the Warrior Poet
“To think like men of action, and to act like men of thought!”
Pentagon Sources: U.S. Army to Be Shrunk to Pre-WWII Level
Military will be left incapable of carrying out protracted foreign occupations
Marines Postpone Pull-Up Requirement for Female Recruits
After more than half fail test, the Marine Corps struggles to find fair fitness test for women pursuing combat jobs
Navy Sex Assault Accuser Admits Booze-Driven Memory Blanks
Midshipman describes drinking in her room before going to a “yogas and togas” theme party where assault allegedly took place
Field of Dishonor: Famous American Court-Martials
From Bradley Manning and Nidal Hassan to George Custer and Benedict Arnold, a brief history of the nation’s most notable military trials
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Is This Really “Unlawful Command Influence”?
Last week, in two pre-trial sexual-assault hearings in Hawaii, Navy Judge Commander Marcus Fulton ruled in favor of defense motions that recent comments about military-sexual assault made by President Obama “would unduly …
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Weeding the Military
As I was working in my garden today, I was thinking how much like the realities of professional life it is.
You weed out the plants you don’t want; but sometimes if they don’t belong in one place, you can put them in another
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It May Be Time for Navy “Bootie Camp”
Pregnancy — especially in the Navy — has become the newest “hot button” issue.
Well, truth be told, it’s not really new.The topic of women getting pregnant while on sea duty have been around since women first were …
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Sexual Assault in the Ranks, And in Society
The specter of violence against women, including domestic abuse and sexual assault, continues to grow unabated.
Even with films such as The Invisible War, and desperate acts of retribution such as Lorena Bobbit’s penile …
Military Photos: A Month Inside the Armed Forces, September
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines from around the world, and the home front.
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Man in the Sea Memorial Monument?
There is a movement afloat for a monument to honor “all military divers” to be constructed at the Washington Navy Yard, in the District of Columbia.
That’s great! But if this monument is for “all military divers” why …
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Of Reunions, Remembrances, and Such
This past weekend was spent in Portland, Oregon, at a reunion of sailors from the USS Hector (AR-7), my first ship.
I served from December 1980 until November 1982 as Diving Officer. There were several folks from my time on …