The Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course (PLC) is an alternative for NROTC or OCS for college students who wish to become commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps. College students ... Read More

Despite predictions to the contrary, Americans are continuing to volunteer for the military, and those already in service are re- enlisting at a vigorous rate. Early in the global war ... Read More

The U.S. Postal Service and the Military Postal Service Agency process about 2 million pounds of mail a week for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and some items make it ... Read More

Our present military organizational structure is a result of the National Security Act of 1947. This is the same act that created the United States Air Force, and restructured the ... Read More

With the United States taking on more and more global commitments, deploying as a member of the military is a fact of life. According to a story in the Stars and ... Read More

Otherwise referred to as "brown shirts," Navy plane captains invest long days, hard work and every ounce of their knowledge and experience into ensuring multimillion dollar aircraft and their pilots ... Read More

WASHINGTON -- Seventeen chief warrant officers (CWO) 4 were recently selected for promotion to CWO-5, making them the first to ever wear that rank in the U.S. Navy. According to ... Read More

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- She says she's "just one of the guys." But when this female soldier triumphed over hundreds of the country's best rifle shooters, she became the ... Read More

The days of the "weekend warrior" are gone. Guardsmen and reservists are giving much more than a weekend a month and two weeks of annual training a year. Many serve ... Read More

Many people's impressions of artillery are just guys pulling the triggers of big guns, firing rounds over long distances, but that is only a small part of their job. It ... Read More

The Small Unit Riverine Craft was approved for full production in early August and that means Marines will soon be seeing the replacement for the old Rigid Raiding Craft that ... Read More

The legendary Marine Corps drill instructor has played a vital role in the Corps' mission to make Marines, and now through a new command initiative, drill instructors will play a ... Read More

Thirty-eight feet below the Pacific Ocean, Naval Reserve divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 Detachments 419 and 220 conduct maintenance and security on the hull of USS ... Read More

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- A Sailor’s view of their quality of life plays an extremely important factor in determining whether they will choose to continue their military career. Recently, more ... Read More

The unique eArmyU program provides students with a laptop, Internet Service Provider, email account and access to 138 online certificates and degree programs offered by 25 regionally accredited colleges and ... Read More

The National Football League and Operation Tribute to Freedom are inviting servicemembers and their families to a free season-opening kick-off concert on the National Mall at 6 p.m. Sept. 4. ... Read More

A strategy change at the Program Executive Office, has speeded up the development of a potential replacement of the Army's assault weapons. The XM29 is an integrated dual-munitions bursting weapon. ... Read More

Some Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad will soon have a chance to trade their heavy body armor for swim suits and their cramped and dirty quarters for ... Read More

More than 32,000 people entered basic military training since Sept. 30. The Air Force now has enough contracts to meet its goal for the fiscal year and has made their ... Read More

Fewer than 5,000 spots remain before registration for the 19th Army Ten-Miler closes. The cutoff is 18,000 runners for the Oct. 5 event. Runners must register online, by Sept. 5, ... Read More

Almost everyday, someone sends me an e-mail, or posts a question on our message board concerning security clearances in the military. What is a security clearance? What do they look ... Read More

Some war trophies are downright sadistic - for example, enemy teeth or body parts. Needless to say, they're banned by military law. But the law doesn't stop there. Some trophies ... Read More

ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- A group of Sailors who had participated in the global war on terrorism became even more patriotic Aug. 8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), ... Read More

"Bring Me Men" was the previous slogan. It was based on an 1894 poem by Sam Walter Foss, which reads in part, "Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring ... Read More

The lead boat of the Navy's next-generation attack submarine, Virginia (SSN 774), will be christened during a ceremony Aug. 16 at Electric Boat Corporation’s shipyard in Groton, Conn. According to the ... Read More

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- They live in conditions their counterparts back home would frown upon. They are aware they could come under attack at any time and possibly lose ... Read More

According to the Air Force News Service, the Air Force is working to return the nearly 28,000 mobilized Guard and Reserve airmen to their families and civilian jobs as quickly ... Read More

Pentagon officials have no intention of lowering total compensation for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department's top personnel officer said Aug. 14. According to the American Forces News ... Read More

When it passed the FY 2003 Military Appropriations Act, Congress mandated that all of the services implement a two-year enlistment program, as part of the National Call to Service Initiative. ... Read More

A Marine unit facing combat runs into opposition. The call goes out for fire support. In the past, the call would likely have gone to a Marine artillery unit or ... Read More

A commissary industry committee is spearheading a first-ever online survey aimed at finding out more about active-duty service members and family members’ shopping habits and their perception of savings at ... Read More

The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking an independent commission to review a plan devised to reshape the way the department handles veterans' health care. According to an article on ... Read More

With terrorist attacks like that against USS Cole (DDG 67) in October 2000 still a very real possibility, the U.S. Navy has a new ally in the global war on ... Read More

Ever wanted to know what it takes to get promoted in the United States Navy? We've taken the "gobbly-gook" out of the Navy Enlisted Promotion Manual and present the process ... Read More

Since the end of combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in May, maritime interception operation (MIO) teams have continued to routinely board and check merchant vessel traffic in ... Read More

In a small, inconspicuous Pentagon ceremony Gen. Pete Schoomaker came out of retirement Aug. 1, and swore to uphold the duties as the Army's 35th chief of staff. Detailed in a ... Read More

Recent press accounts have reported that Army family members in a number of states allegedly received calls or visits from imposters over the past few months stating that deployed soldiers ... Read More

If data collected after the first two requisition cycles is any indication, the newly-launched Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) program is already proving successful at attracting Sailors to certain duty assignments ... Read More

"America’s Flagship," USS Constellation (CV 64) was decommissioned Aug. 7 after 41 years, nine months and 11 days of naval service in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island. According ... Read More

Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper announced July 30 the Air Force would be raising fitness standards in January. More rigorous basic military training graduation standards will take effect at ... Read More

Last month, the Air Force announced that it was considering a new uniform to replace the Battle Dress Utility (BDU). At the time, there was no detailed information available about ... Read More

We have been very lucky over the past several months to have access to the expertise of Doris Appelbaum. Doris is Founder and President of Appelbaum's Resume Professionals, Inc., ... Read More

The Air Force has had "counter-snipers" for awhile. Now, the Air Force is deploying actual snipers, as well. They’re in a unique unit, the only one in the Air Force. The ... Read More

It seems that hardly a week goes by that I don't receive email from someone asking how they can get out of the military. Sometimes the person is disillusioned -- ... Read More

Since Robby the Robot first appeared on screen in 1956’s Forbidden Planet, science fiction in print, film and on television has pushed the limits of our imagination regarding machines of ... Read More