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Military Culture

There's nothing quite like military culture: gallows humor, unwritten rules, and the (trauma) bonds formed under pressure. We Are The Mighty celebrates and explains what makes the military world unlike any other.

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Military Culture

The fascinating history of the military duffel bags we know and love

By Adam Gramegna

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Military Culture

The tradition and history of the military Challenge Coin

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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Military Culture

The hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal Dining-In

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

American troops drank 2 million energy drinks during Operation Epic Fury

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

The US military’s drinking water was the worst water you’ve ever loved

By Adam Gramegna

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert J. Beck, left, prepares to fire a M2 .50 caliber machine gun while Sgt. Jose M. Jimenez-Baez, both with the 50th Chemical Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, indicates which targets to fire at during the unit’s annual training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 1, 2019. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
Military Culture

The 3 best ways an officer can earn the trust of their NCOs

By Dave Grove

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Military Culture

The US Army’s ‘Cattle Truck’ was the worst ride you’ll never forget

By Adam Gramegna

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Military Culture

The undisputed guide to proper treatment of an ROTC cadet

By Dave Grove

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Military Culture

Your battle buddy was originally supposed to check your feet in the trenches of World War I

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

The Complete Hater’s Guide to the Army National Guard

By Dave Grove

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Military Culture

The friendly rivalry between ‘Hollywood Marines’ and Parris Island Marines

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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Military Culture

6 tips to get a ‘sick in quarters’ chit in the military

By Tim Kirkpatrick

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 289th Composite Supply Company, Ft. Hood, Texas, deep fry a turkey for Thanksgiving at Donna, Texas, Nov. 22, 2018. Soldiers will provide a range of support including planning assistance, engineering support, equipment and resources to assist the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Alexandra Minor)
Military Culture

How to deep fry a turkey (with no casualties): an Army NCO’s ORM guide

By Adam Gramegna

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Military Culture

How US troops learn to sleep anywhere, anyhow, any way

By Eric Milzarski

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Military Culture

Someone wrote a list of 65 ways civilians can simulate military life and it’s hilarious

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

Til Valhalla: Where the phrase came from and what it means to veterans

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

How cribbage became the card game that rules the Navy’s Submarine Force

By Daniella Horne

A group of six military personnel in camouflage uniforms stand inside a hangar, listening to a person in a green flight suit who is speaking and gesturing with their hands. One of the personnel is wearing a black face mask. The hangar contains a large aircraft with visible rotor blades and a red safety tag hanging from it.
Military Culture

5 workplace habits from the military that you should keep doing forever

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

The true history behind the Air Force basic training ‘Stress Cards’ myth

By Blake Stilwell

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Military Culture

The inside joke names soldiers have for different unit patches

By Logan Nye