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Nov 1, 2022

7 reasons the Air Force hates on the Army

It’s a well-known fact the Air Force literally came from the Army. From the Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps to the Air Corps, to the complete and separate U.S. Air Force, airmen have long been in the shadow of the Army soldier. It’s…

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Nov 1, 2022

Oct 16, 2022

8 reasons Marines hate on the Navy

The Navy and Marines spend a lot of time together for obvious reasons. Like anyone you spend too much time with, they start to get on each others’ nerves. How, you might ask? Only in the Navy! (Image via GIPHY) Rela…

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Oct 16, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

Sep 24, 2022

6 reasons why soldiers hate on the Navy

The military community is huge on rivalry and houses some of the most inventive d*ck-measuring contests ever imagined. Each branch is currently and forever waging a friendly war with one another that shows no signs of stopping — not that we’d wan…

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BYEric Milzarski

Sep 24, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

Aug 4, 2022

4 epic rivalries between military commanders once on the same side

Throughout military history, it was common for generals to only know of each other by reputation or by the deeds of their troops. But when lines are drawn, ideologies change, and another war is fought for another reason, you may find your…

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BYEric Milzarski

Aug 4, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

May 26, 2022

9 epic ways you can troll your radio guy

Messing around with your fellow Joes is always good fun. It’s a lighthearted way of letting them know that they’re one of the guys. If you didn’t care about someone, you wouldn’t mess with them, right? Every unit, from combat a…

Army photo

BYEric Milzarski

May 26, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Dec 7, 2022

4 awesome traditions to look for at the Army-Navy Game

The U.S. military’s annual mother of all battles is once again coming to TV screens across the globe as the Army Black Knights meet the Navy Midshipmen on Dec. 8, 2018 in Philadelphia. Along with more than 100 years of history, the game comes steep…

Army photo

BYBlake Stilwell

Dec 7, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Feb 9, 2023

The complete hater’s guide to the US Air Force

This is the first in a series about how branches of the military hate on each other. We’ll feature all branches of the U.S. military, written by veterans of that branch being brutally ho…

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BYBlake Stilwell

Feb 9, 2023

BYEric Milzarski

Oct 24, 2022

6 reasons soldiers hate on the Marines

Troops hating on each other is commonplace. It builds branch esprit de corps to poke fun at our brothers. When it comes to soldiers hating on Marines, that’s just it — hating on, not hating. Us soldiers laugh at our thick-skulle…

Army photo

BYEric Milzarski

Oct 24, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

May 11, 2023

5 stereotypes radio operators get stuck with

One of the most versatile specialties in the military are radio operators. But they are more than “the platoon nerds.”

radio operators

BYEric Milzarski

May 11, 2023

Apr 27, 2021

5 things sailors and marines will fight over when underway, according to a Marine

The Marine Corps and Navy have a complicated relationship at sea. There is no shortage of inter-branch jokes at one another’s expense. Time old classics such as, ‘The Marine Corps…

5 things sailors and marines will fight over when underway, according to a Marine

Apr 27, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 21, 2021

That time Ohio and Michigan sparked an angry border war

Forget Texas and Oklahoma, Alabama’s internal division, or even the rivalry between the Army and the Navy academies. There’s only one state rivalry that ever erupted into armed conflict: the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry. The reason? Tol…

That time Ohio and Michigan sparked an angry border war

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 21, 2021

BYJessica Evans

Dec 2, 2020

This year’s Army/Navy game uniforms are everything we hoped they’d be

In the 121st iteration of their rivalry, the Black Knights will face off against the midshipmen next Saturday in the Army/Navy game brought to us by the great folks at…

This year’s Army/Navy game uniforms are everything we hoped they’d be

BYJessica Evans

Dec 2, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

How the branches stacked up in the Pentagon’s first-ever audit

In 2018, the Pentagon underwent its first audit in the history of the institution – and failed miserably. It will probably surprise no one that the organization which pays hundreds of dollars for coffee cups and thousands for a toilet seat has tro…

How the branches stacked up in the Pentagon’s first-ever audit

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

How to watch Army-Navy Game spirit videos from around the world

Anyone who’s followed the Army-Navy Game for the last few years knows that spirit videos have become an integral tradition in days leading up to the game. While one or two might get traction in the news media, the truth is that military members eve…

Army photo

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

Watch the best intro to the Army-Navy Game ever made

On Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, CBS will once again present the Army-Navy Game, live, at noon EST. Army and Navy already released the uniforms they’re sporting this year, troops around the world are uploading their spirit videos to join in on the smack …

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BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

Navy’s 2018 Army-Navy Game smack video just dropped

The Midshipmen-turned-video-content-producers (who also happen to be Navy officers) just churned out the next iteration of their “Go Navy Beat Army” saga. From the minds who brought you classics, like

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BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

The 8 most intense rivalries in NFL football

There’s no bigger week in sports than the one in which your team plays its most-hated, bitter rival. Every city has one — that one team that fans and players just love to hate. Sometimes, this match-up is a critical game, one …

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BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 27, 2019

Here’s who’d win if an Airborne brigade fought a MEU

Author’s note: This is a very hypothetical look at how a fight between two of America’s greatest expeditionary units could play out. Obviously, this battle would never actually happen since paratroopers and Marines rarely fight outside of bars…

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Apr 27, 2019

Jun 12, 2018

The 7 best things about Air Force bases, according to a Marine

There are certain things that any junior enlisted Marine can expect to find on any Marine Corps base. Morning runs along the fence line, guarded by uniformed men with guns. Hundreds of people standing in lines, mindlessly marching towards the same, …

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Jun 12, 2018

Jun 4, 2018

8 reasons Marines hate on the Army

The Marine Corps was founded on Nov. 10, 1775, and on Nov. 11, the rivalry between Army soldiers and Marines began. Over the next couple of centuries, the inter-branch, verbal slap-boxing evolved into the passionate, “all in good fun” fight we kno…

Army photo

Jun 4, 2018

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 1, 2018

Paras and Gurkhas at it Again

The U.S. military has its rivalries, but more often than not, those go away once an operation starts. The rivalries in the armed forces of the UK may not transition so smoothly.

Paras and Gurkhas at it Again

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 1, 2018

BYBlake Stilwell

May 17, 2018

6 reasons airmen hate on Marines

There’s no best way to describe the rivalry between the branches of the American military to an outsider. It’s kinda like an inventive d*ck measuring conte…

Air Force photo

BYBlake Stilwell

May 17, 2018

Apr 2, 2018

5 reasons why ‘POG’ is not a slur

Personnel other than grunts, or POGs, are an essential part of the fight. POGs make up the majority of the military and they perform every job that is not specifically reserved for infantry. Any non-03 or 11B (Marine and Army infantry MOS…

Civil War photo

Apr 2, 2018

BYOrvelin Valle

Apr 2, 2018

WATCH: 360-degree skydiver view jumping into the Army-Navy game

If you’ve ever wanted kick-off the Army-Navy rivalry by skydiving into the football stadium during one of their storied showdowns, you should have joined the Army Golden Knights or Navy Leap Frogs. There’s no way around that. For…

Army photo

BYOrvelin Valle

Apr 2, 2018

BYEric Milzarski

Mar 31, 2018

7 epic ways you can troll your commo shop

Messing around with your fellow Joes is always good fun. It’s a lighthearted way of letting them know that they’re “one of the guys.” After all, if you didn’t care about someone, you wouldn’t mess with them — right? Ever…

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BYEric Milzarski

Mar 31, 2018