The Army Corps of Engineers, which accidentally dumped sand filled with old military ordnance on Surf City's beach, now wants the town to help pay to remove it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Station commanders and their bosses are rated on how well their subordinates recruit, there is a strong incentive to cut corners to bring in enlistees. If recruiters can't make mission legitimately, their superiors will tell them to push the envelope. picked by kakana 8 months ago

The recruiters told the undercover students that noone is going to Iraq anymore and that the war is over! picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The Army said that it has opened an investigation into the recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels — some dating to May 2006 that were never delivered to soldiers. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Charles Robert Jenkins was an Army sergeant when he sneaked across the DMZ in 1965 out of fear of going to Vietnam. Allowed to leave the North in 2004, he lives in Japan where is somewhat a celebrity picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

During WWII many countries developed gas masks for animals. And dogs in particular had various integral roles during the war. Because of their many uses during wartime, gas masks were needed to protect dogs as well as their human counterparts. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

"A soldier who saved the life of a young puppy in Iraq and expected to bring him back home with her could see her dog executed by her U.S. superiors." picked by Rivenwar 1 year ago

CHEERED on by baying soldiers, a British Army officer BITES the head off a live chicken in a sickening training exercise filmed by his own men.

*Includes video which contains footage of said chicken biting. picked by DoggyLives 10 months ago

Training with blue plastic rifles in the army of Afghanistan picked by deepdiver 2 years ago

A follow up to this
picked by fugazi 12 months ago

Fort Bliss Spc. Frank Zimmerman could be dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army in the next 4-6 weeks after allegedly stomping on the neck of an adult dog named Tinkerbelle and injuring a second dog named Wrigley.
*thankfully, no video. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Australia tries to boost troop numbers to combat regional instability. They have lowered recruitment standards to let overweight people and mild asthmatics join up. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

CNN - A U.S. soldier convicted of rape and murder two decades ago will be executed December 10 in the nation's first military execution since 1961, the Army said Thursday. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

This is just so and and filled with irony in a cruel and unlucky way. picked by Breex243 2 years ago

Israeli police arrested on Tuesday a woman who pretended to be an army officer for five years, and even went to last summer's war in Lebanon, because it made her "feel good". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Popular Mechanics tests out the high-tech package and discovers why America's wireless warriors think it will slow them down in Iraq. picked by squirmster 3 years ago

Your tax dollars at work, supporting fine upstanding examples of American citizenry here. picked by moe 2 years ago

...just in case someone decides to get uppity when the fit hits the shan. picked by fugazi 1 year ago

British Chief of the Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup confirmed Friday that the army will pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment there was leaked.
Update to this post. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago