Military Life

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

Long-dismissed ‘Gulf War Illness’ finally recognized with international medical code

Veterans who have long sought recognition for a medical condition linked to their service in the Gulf War earned a…

Read More »

Hegseth directs new task force to come up with ‘barracks investment plan’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the establishment of a Pentagon-run barracks initiative on Tuesday, giving a new Barracks Task Force…

Read More »

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

The Department of Veterans Affairs now has an enormous amount of paperwork to correct after a staffer “blindly” approved thousands…

Read More »

Adam Driver will portray Air Force Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman

Marine veteran and actor Adam Driver will portray Air Force combat controller John Chapman in a movie based on the…

Read More »

The military needs to better tackle gambling issues among troops, watchdog says

The military could do a better job at helping service members with gambling addictions, according to a government watchdog report released last…

Read More »

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

The Marine Corps has released the service records for two veterans — one a former reconnaissance Marine, the other a…

Read More »

Billboards aimed at troops ask ‘is this what you signed up for?’

“Did you go to Airborne just to pull security for ICE?” a billboard asks in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The billboard…

Read More »

Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan

The Pentagon is looking for commercial retailers to run commissaries on military bases in the latest push to privatize troops’…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »
Back to top button