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Military Life (Page 5)

Military life is unlike any civilian experience. Read about the reailties of base living, deployments, pay charts, paperwork, and other things nobody tells you before you sign the dotted line

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This is how the military conducts a ‘death notification’

This is how the military conducts a ‘death notification’

By Shannon Corbeil

Your AAFES coins from deployment may be worth more than you think

Your AAFES coins from deployment may be worth more than you think

By Eric Milzarski

6 of the best tips every infantryman should consider before patrol

6 of the best tips every infantryman should consider before patrol

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 of the best ways to set up a challenging urban defense as OPFOR

6 of the best ways to set up a challenging urban defense as OPFOR

What doesn’t actually constitute an OPSEC violation

What doesn’t actually constitute an OPSEC violation

By Eric Milzarski

5 of the best ways to get drinkable water while in the field

5 of the best ways to get drinkable water while in the field

By Tim Kirkpatrick

5 things they didn’t teach me at TAP class

5 things they didn’t teach me at TAP class

The Pizza MRE train has left the station

The Pizza MRE train has left the station

6 tips for building the perfect fighting hole

6 tips for building the perfect fighting hole

By Tim Kirkpatrick

5 rules troops break all the time living in the barracks

5 rules troops break all the time living in the barracks

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 ways to make money while living in the barracks

6 ways to make money while living in the barracks

5 things we wish we had while we were deployed

5 things we wish we had while we were deployed

By Eric Milzarski

6 joys of being a lower enlisted not on holiday block leave

6 joys of being a lower enlisted not on holiday block leave

By Eric Milzarski

This soldier found out she was pregnant only after she had a baby in Afghanistan

This soldier found out she was pregnant only after she had a baby in Afghanistan

By Eric Milzarski

7 reasons why social media is the devil while on a deployment

7 reasons why social media is the devil while on a deployment

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here is the science that goes into MRE recipes

Here is the science that goes into MRE recipes

By Eric Milzarski

That time Chick-Fil-A sent deployed troops a care package

That time Chick-Fil-A sent deployed troops a care package

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 silly things troops bring into combat zones

6 silly things troops bring into combat zones

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The 5 scariest things most recruits don’t know about the Army

The 5 scariest things most recruits don’t know about the Army

Commissary savings overhaul might cost shoppers extra

Commissary savings overhaul might cost shoppers extra

How to make a movie theater with your smartphone on deployment

How to make a movie theater with your smartphone on deployment

By Tim Kirkpatrick

8 reasons your DTS voucher was kicked back … again

8 reasons your DTS voucher was kicked back … again

The beloved ‘woobie’ gets a much-needed update

The beloved ‘woobie’ gets a much-needed update

By Christian Lowe

Did you know that US troops can take a 3-year break from their service?

Did you know that US troops can take a 3-year break from their service?

By Blake Stilwell

How to protect the most important six inches you have

How to protect the most important six inches you have

By Kate Hendricks Thomas

10 most common ways troops get thrown out of the military

10 most common ways troops get thrown out of the military

These 8 surprise military marriage proposals will warm your heart

These 8 surprise military marriage proposals will warm your heart

The surprising link between spirituality and performance

The surprising link between spirituality and performance

By Kate Hendricks Thomas

This is what life is like for sailors on a US Navy submarine

This is what life is like for sailors on a US Navy submarine

This Navy vet chef shows how to turn MREs into a remarkable Christmas feast

This Navy vet chef shows how to turn MREs into a remarkable Christmas feast

By August Dannehl

This glamour model thanks the Air Force for jump-starting her life

This glamour model thanks the Air Force for jump-starting her life

By Blake Stilwell

9 steps to getting a soldier into (and out of) a war zone

9 steps to getting a soldier into (and out of) a war zone

The 6 best pieces of military gear, according to Amazon

The 6 best pieces of military gear, according to Amazon

By Blake Stilwell

The 8 steps of counting down to deployment

The 8 steps of counting down to deployment

What soldiers really want in their care packages

What soldiers really want in their care packages

9 essential items soldiers should have in their barracks rooms

9 essential items soldiers should have in their barracks rooms

13 lessons you learn while traveling in the US military

13 lessons you learn while traveling in the US military

5 upsides to being stationed at Fort Drum

5 upsides to being stationed at Fort Drum

By Miguel Ortiz