How to Become a Naval Officer A Navy officer must assume a variety of duties at sea, in the air and ashore. Officers must be physically fit, at least 19...
How to Become a Coast Guard Officer Becoming a Coast Guard officer offers a unique blend of military discipline and humanitarian mission -- all while operating...
How a Non-Athletic Person Should Prepare to Join the Military Countless people who worked on farms or other manual labor jobs throughout their formative years have a natural toughness...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
What to Consider When Picking Which Military Service Branch to Join A high school student is considering joining the Army or Marine Corps and asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness...
US Air Force Academy The Air Force Academy is the youngest service academy in the country and prepares students for commissioning in the U.S. Air...
Army Reverses Course and Resumes Remote Entrance Exam Testing After Cutting Off Funding The Army has reversed its decision to halt travel funding that enabled potential recruits to take the military entrance exam...
Thousands of Potential Recruits Could Lose Access to Military Entrance Exam Testing with Program Shuttered Thousands of potential applicants -- including high school students -- may face challenges in taking the military's entrance...
What Is Military Time? Military time is based on a 24 hour clock instead of using the standard 12 hour clock. Convert standard time to 24 hour time...
Prep Courses, Policy Tweaks Largely Drove the Military's Recruiting Success in 2024 Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not...
Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...
Afghan Ally Who Was Detained by ICE Now Facing Fast-Tracked Deportation Sayed Naser Noori, whose legal team has provided reporters with paperwork confirming he worked with the military as an...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19...
LA Army Veteran with Purple Heart Self-Deports to South Korea Under Threat of Deportation An Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea as he was threatened with being detained and...
