Military Life

Stories, culture, personal experiences, and daily life within global military communities.

Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation

National Guard troops who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., are cleaning up trash, aiding local law enforcement, and getting trolled…

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Troops with medical shaving exemptions face separation

Troops who currently need shaving waivers for more than a year could face separation under changes announced in a memo…

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Military family housing understaffed, lacks proper oversight, IG report finds

Military services “may be allowing” military families to move into housing with significant health and safety hazards thanks to a…

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World War II Marine veteran reunites with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

Eighty years after the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, Leighton Willhite traveled to the National Museum of the Marine…

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West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony honoring Tom Hanks

The alumni group for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point abruptly canceled an award ceremony honoring actor Tom Hanks.…

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VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

Thousands of veterans who own their homes with mortgages backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs were stunned recently by…

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Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100

Frank S. Wright recently got what he described as a “big promotion.” When a reporter called to talk about it,…

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Military will now drug test troops for psychedelic mushrooms

Military personnel will now be tested for magic mushrooms or “shrooms,” according to changes to the Pentagon’s drug policy. An…

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‘Hollywood Grit’ and a veteran’s mission to bring the military community into the movie business

Growing up, Ryan Curtis loved to make “terrible movies” (his words, not mine) with his friends. He didn’t know it…

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Air Force veteran hit with felony sandwich assault

The man at the center of a sandwich-turned-felony encounter in Washington D.C. is as Air Force veteran. Sean Charles Dunn,…

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