Space Force May Soon Offer 8-Year Active-Duty Enlistment Options for New Guardians As the youngest branch of the U.S. military tries to grow its force, longer active-duty contracts may be an option for...
Coast Guard Is Short on Manpower, But Lack of Data Makes 'True Magnitude' Unknown, Watchdog Says A May report from the GAO suggested the Coast Guard is around 4,800 members short, marking the fourth consecutive fiscal year...
Army Expanding Pre-Basic Training Prep Courses to Bring in More Soldiers and Curb Recruiting Crisis The Army is again dramatically expanding its pre-basic training courses that were created to get young Americans into...
Navy Allows Boot Camp Recruits to Use Personal Cell Phones to Make Calls to Family at Home The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test...
Pentagon Panel Says Women Should Be Integrated into Marine Platoons as Part of Recruit Training The Marine Corps is the only service that is not gender-integrated at the lowest recruit training level, according to the...
After Recruiting Woes, Air Force Cuts Planned Troop Totals by 8,000 for Coming Year Air Force officials are reducing the end strength of the service in their 2025 budget request, cutting that number down after...
Here Are Soldiers' Top Choices for First Duty Stations As the Army faces a historic recruiting slump, the initiative allowing duty station choices is one of the most significant...
New Navy Women's Teams Created to Address Female Sailor Concerns in Bid to Increase Recruiting, Retention The Navy is rolling out new teams that will hear female sailors' concerns, advocate on their behalf, and focus on recruiting...
Former Poolee Files Legal Complaint Against Marine Corps over Recruiter’s Alleged Sexual Assault and Abuse The alleged abuse against the then-17-year-old plaintiff occurred over the span of more than a year, according to the...
Air Force Recruiting Is on the Upswing. Service Says It's 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Hitting Goals for 2024. The Air Force Recruiting Service has been addressing a variety of the barriers to service that have existed for years, as...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.