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Every Jurassic Park film usually involves the same few things. Man creates dinosaurs. Some military-esque dude comes along and tries to use them for war or whatever. Dinosaurs eat man. Sequels inherit the Earth. It's literally the plot of every sin…

If the idea of spending 12 weeks in boot camp is what keeps people from joining the Marine Corps, they should be thankful that it's only that long. It could always be worse — like in the French Foreign Legion's four month basic training. …

American women risk their lives for their country every day. In fact, women have served alongside men in combat long before they were legally "allowed." That being said, women didn't have the option of joining the military in fields outside of nu…

Germany's highest awards for valor, the Iron Cross, was the most awarded of the top tier medals of any nation in World War II. But Germany awarded more top-tier valor awards than any other country for two very good reasons. First, most German troop…

Let's get a few things straight.

Wisdom and truth (not to mention humor and satire) is found in the most unlikely places in theater. Here's a sampling that captures some of what it takes to keep your sanity when deployed:

Today, the modern soldier wakes up, eats chow, goes through a day of training with his or her squad before resting up. They follow this schedule every day from Monday to Friday. If the troop is on a deployment, they could work anywhere from 12 to 18…

Any enlisted Navy sailor can tell you that their dress uniform wouldn't be as famous today without one of its most iconic pieces — the historic neckerchief. Reportedly, the neckerchief made its first appearance in the 16th century and …