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Aug 8, 2022

The ridiculous anatomy of most Army Reserve drill days

As someone who has served on active duty and in the reserves, I can confidently say that neither side of the divide fully understands the other. The Army Reserve often thinks of the active Army as drill days that come more often, and the active Army…

BYLogan Nye

Aug 8, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Jul 18, 2022

Watch these videos of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform perfectly

Representing decades of marching and rifle precision, the Silent Drill Platoon consists of 24 men trained to put on a one-of-a-kind perfect drill show. This highly regimented platoon exemplifies the prowess affiliated with…

BYRuddy Cano

Jul 18, 2022

BYBethaney Phillips

Apr 29, 2020

5 truths about the drill life

Whether you’re about to live it or are wondering if it’s a viable personal move (as well as a great professional move), there are many questions surrounding drill life. Known as being “on the trail,” drill sergeants and their families deal with …

BYBethaney Phillips

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

What 24 hours is really like for recruits at US Marine Corps boot camp

Marine Corps boot camp is legendary. But is it anything like the movies show? The commercials make it look like constant action, with obstacle courses, gladiator style fighting, jumping off high dives, and crawling through the dirt commanding …

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYAlex Hollings

Apr 29, 2020

Taiwan is preparing for war by training fighter pilots to use freeways as runways

When a civil war between Chinese powers ended with victory for the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1949, the Republic of China’s government retreated to a region of the nation that had only recently been returned from Japanese control, known as T…

BYAlex Hollings

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US continues to train with allies in the event of Chinese attack

US and Philippine troops have reportedly been training for a potential island invasion scenario, which is a real possibility as tensions rise in the disputed South China Sea. On April 10, 2019, US and Filipino forces conducted a joint airfield…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

Check out the military drills that frightened Los Angeles

Los Angeles residents got a surprise this week when helicopters, ostensibly filled with Special Forces operators, began flying around the Los Angeles and Long Beach skylines, disgorging their fully armed passengers into parking lots while simulated …

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020