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It's the first sergeant's job to assist the commanding officer in matters of discipline, administrative work, and the unit's morale and welfare. Regardless of how well this mission is completed in the eyes of the lower-enlisted, earning the rank …

The pop culture lexicon often depicts troops from WWII and Vietnam as having a playing card, usually the Ace of Spades, strapped onto their helmet. Although the Vietnam-era "Death Card" is an over exaggeration of troops believing the urban legen…

Civilians sometimes try to understand the military, but between media depictions, the stories of bygone eras, and common misconceptions, there are a lot of jobs within the service that the public just doesn't understand at all.Her…

It seems like so many dictators just love movies. We all do, but absolute power takes it to a whole new level. Gaddafi had a channel set up just to play his favorite movie – his one favorite movie. Kim Jong-Il kidnapped his favorite actors and act…

Yelp is a great resource for finding a great restaurant or tourist destination, but it also features reviews from the military community of bases — and some of them are pretty hilarious. Not every base is on Yelp and not every review is…

Professional photographer David Jay knows a picture is worth a thousand words. To comprehend the news he would hear about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Jay visited Walter Reed Hospital to meet with wounded veterans. The visit had su…

Being clean shaven every day in the military is an absolute must — unless you're a special forces operator and are allowed to grow out a manly beard. Every morning, men (and some women) wake up during with a 5 o'clock shadow that is required to …

The loss of the submarine ARA San Juan this past November is the most significant loss of a submarine since an explosion sank the Russian Oscar-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine Kursk in 2000. All 44 sailors aboard the…

The greatest divide in the U.S. Military is between grunts and the POGs. And for as long as this divide has existed, higher-ups have been trying to find ways to close this gap. Today, we offer some advice from grunts for POGs on how they …

For most airmen going on leave for the holidays, the time off means an escape from their everyday Air Force career. After all, when is someone going to need a loadmaster at the liquor store (unless there's a huge bourbon shortage at an egg nog fest…

Ask any American to list the rights enshrined by the United States Constitution and they'll be awfully quick to tell you the first two. Hell, take a drive on any freeway in America and you'll see a couple of bumper stickers supporting the right to…

It was in the opening days of Operation Desert Storm on Jan. 19, 1991 when fighter jets were roaring through Iraqi airspace, and anti-aircraft crews were waiting for them with surface-to-air missiles (SAM). For Air Force Maj. ET Tullia, it was an un…

It first entered Navy service in February, 1895, with some doubters mocking its excessive armament while Americans hoped that its speed, steel, and guns would allow it to survive while outnumbered if under heavy attack. Instead, the small b…