Every Grunt a Swimmer: Behind the Marine Corps' New Focus on Water Skills At the conclusion of the 14-week course, 90% of the newly minted grunts had the skills needed to survive in deep water.
New Marine Infantry Training Course Aims to Make Deadlier, More Independent Grunts The 14-week course is part of efforts to redesign the Marine infantry battalion.
3 Female Marine Officers to Attempt Infantry Officer Course as Another Graduates The Marine Corps will soon have its second female infantry leader.
The Marine Corps Is Considering Merging All Infantry Jobs Into Just 1 MOS Infantry Marines, Commandant Berger said, are going to be operating in a more decentralized, distributed way in the future.
Army’s Sci-Fi Infantry Goggles Change the Mechanics of Shooting, Soldiers Say Soldiers offered feedback on the Army's futuristic new IVAS technology.
The Army Is Looking at Changing Up the Size of Its Infantry Squads Maneuver officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, are looking at restructuring future ground combat units, including an effort...
Army Still Wants a Precision Infantry Weapon to Destroy the Enemy From Behind Cover The XM25 was a semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon that fired 25mm high-explosive, air-bursting ammunition.
Army Offers to Repay Soldiers’ College Loans if They Go Infantry The U.S. Army is offering to pay off student loans of up to $65,000 to recruits willing to sign up for the infantry.
There's Still Time to Snag a Hefty Army Bonus for Joining the Infantry The Army began offering sizable bonuses for 11X, the infantry military occupational specialty, in May 2019.
Army Picks Gunmakers for Next Test Phase of Future Infantry Weapons The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...