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Sailors are a superstitious bunch. Cats were said to bring good luck on ships and prevent bad weather. While nobody can prove or discredit myths like that, what cats actually did was successfully catch rodents. In killing diseased-ridden rats, cat…
Twenty-six of the 44 American Presidents served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Most served in the Army or Navy, and they all looked pretty sharp in uniform. 1. George Washington: Revolutionary War (Continental…
When Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait, the Marines were one of the first units to respond. By Feb. 23, 1991, I Marine Expeditionary Force was controlling two reinforced Marine Divisions poised to s…
It's well known that the fearsome Soviet spy agency, the KGB, used brutal tactics to eliminate and intimidate rivals. Legend has it that when Soviet diplomats were kidnapped by terrorists in Lebanon in the mid-1980s, KGB officers kidna…
Blue falcons, or buddy f-ckers, are a fixture of military life. Typically, they satisfy themselves with ratting other troops out for minor offenses or being overly strict on physical training tests. Some blue falcons take the art form to a whole oth…
For the uninitiated, OFP is a military initialism that means, "own f*cking program." The term is commonly used by one service member in reference to another that seems to be immune from formations, uniform inspections, working parties, and the gen…
You've got your DD-214 in hand, you've taken off the uniform for the last time, and you've likely set fire to the road as you head off to a new life beyond service. School is probably the most pressing thing on your radar but, eventual…
