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In 1990, Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University and set to begin an itinerant life traveling across America. He moved from California to Arizona, and eventually South Dakota where his car was disabled in a flash flood. McCandless packed up…
Christian McCaffrey is one of the best players currently playing in the NFL. As a running back for the Carolina Panthers, McCaffrey has made a tremendous impact on the field turning into one of the best rushers in the NFL. He's notched numerous lea…
Regardless of what branch your recruit is in, basic training can be mentally and physically tough. Here are some inspirational bible verses, with motivational graphics, for you to send your recruit at basic training to help uplift their spirits and …
It is time you know EO, the Army's Equal Opportunity program. With service members hailing from every state, the Army proudly represents the diverse makeup that is America. The EO program was born out of a need to help create better and more equal …
For three weeks in May 2020, the world speculated about the fate of Kim Jong-Un, North Korea's Supreme Leader. Many believed he was dead, some say of either complications during surgery or of a heart attack. None of the rumors were true, ho…
This article contains spoilers for Season one of Homecoming. You have been warned.The second season of Homecoming is live on Amazon Prime Video. A psychological thriller based on th…
How many military branches make you surrender your passport, catalog everything you brought to the recruitment center and give you a new identity, all before you sign your enlistment contract? That's the French Foreign Legion and that's ex…
In April of last year — for the third time in two months — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has discovered a major American warship lost during World War II. The Brooklyn-class light cruiser USS Helena (CL 50) was discovered nea…
Has anxiety over the ACFT test set in because you're not good at deadlifting? Maybe you've never even seen a trap bar in your life up until a year ago...Don't feel lonely, it's definitely one of the more challenging aspects of the tes…
June 25, 1950 saw troops from North Korea pouring across the 38th parallel into South Korea. This began a short, yet exceptionally bloody war. There are those that refer to the Korean War as, "the forgotten war" as it did not receive the same kind…
Picture this: You're sound asleep in bed next to your spouse, when you are startled awake by a yell for help, or hyperventilating or a simple cry out. Your spouse is there shaking, unable to catch their breath. You roll over, rub their back and try…
Master Sergeant George Hand US Army (ret) was a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. He is now a master photographer, cartoonist, and storyteller.How I always got stuck right next to Barticu…
The Air Force Academy graduated 989 newly-minted Air Force officers in 2019. As part of their graduation, each cadet gets his or her own pinning-on of their new rank, often done by the new officer's loved ones. One cadet had the oath of a new milit…
Navy Rear Adm. Dave Thomas took part in an "Undercover Boss"-like segment for a local news channel where he dressed up as a junior enlisted seaman. When the world's saltiest "E-3" arrives with a camera crew, it's like a "
Watch out, Wolfpack! Kim Jong Un has decided that he wants to join that wild "Hangover" bunch of partiers portrayed by Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis. Or maybe the North Korean dictator is trying to get a …
Have you seen the hilarious memes surrounding military spouses and social media? It's a wild frontier, y'all. Military spouses are not bound by the same standards as their service members, yet there are definitely some guidelines that should steer…
Warrant Officer Sakio Komatsu had just taken off from the aircraft carrier Taiho during the Battle of the Philippine Sea when he spotted six American torpedoes bearing down on his ship. Almost immediately, he banked his "Judy" dive bomb…
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was the kick that broke down the door to the Philippines and the Japanese home islands during World War II. The American 5th Fleet squared off against the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1st Mobile Fleet in a fight that wo…
Volunteering is gratifying for anyone and is especially so for veterans. The sense of teamwork and purpose that volunteering provides is a natural fit for military veterans. To do so alongside the civilian population to which we have returned (and s…
It's a well-known fact that Marine recruits east of the Mississippi go to the flat lands of Parris Island for basic training while those from the west head to sunny San Diego. What many don't know is there is a huge rivalry between "Is…