Would You Recommend Military Service as a Career? Just 32% of active-duty respondents to a recent survey said they would recommend military service to others -- a sharp...
Waivers Can Help You Join the Military We all make mistakes or have bad things happen to us throughout our lives. How will these events shape your efforts in...
Military Ranks: Everything You Need to Know Understanding military ranks can be tricky, especially when it comes to knowing the military ranks in order.
The Military Has a Vocabulary All its Own. Here are Some Common Terms and Phrases The U.S. military is brimming with terms many civilians find cryptic, so we've decided to draft a handy guide just for you.
What a Long-Term Fitness Training Plan Looks Like Before Joining the Military During your "thinking about serving" process, you may find several options that appeal to you, and deciding on what branch of...
Join The Navy If you choose to join the U.S. Navy, you'll have opportunities to travel the world and serve on ships or submarines, with...
How New Recruits Should Prepare to Visit a Military Recruiter and Why It Matters Too many young people looking to join the U.S. military treat their first visit to the recruiter as a job fair, not a job...
The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public Confidence, Political Attacks and the Economy Are All Taking a Toll. Americans still think highly of veterans, but a majority would recommend against joining the military, particularly in the...
What Recruits Should Know About Physically Preparing to Join the Military Consider joining once you hit a certain level of physical performance and activity.
ASVAB Scores and Air Force Jobs Your ASVAB score will determine which Air Force jobs (AFSC) you qualify for. Every Air Force job has different ASVAB score...
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
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...
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...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...