Oath Keeper members, often active military, recite a revised version of the oath that's used for enlistment in the Armed Services, but they exclude this phrase: "I will obey the orders of the President of the United States."

"Our role is not to be obedient to whoever happens to be the leader." picked by T1000 1 week ago

Did you serve your country? When you die, did you expect a military funeral? One of the most moving parts of that military funeral is the flag folding and the recitations for the folding. Well, now you can't have it. picked by icepigs 2 years ago

I just think this guy is an idiot picked by funkfrost 10 months ago

Myanmar's military junta acknowledged Wednesday that it detained nearly 3,000 people during a crackdown on recent pro-democracy protests, with hundreds still remaining in custody. picked by wags273 2 years ago

American women have fought and served in every U.S. war, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Today, there are over 198,000 women in the active duty military, constituting 14.5% of the active force. Women are integral members of the armed forces and they are here to stay. Yet despite women's accomplishments throughout history, and most recently in the War on Terror, DoD policy still prohibits wom... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Turkish military police raided a villa in Istanbul to rescue 9 women who had been led to believe they were taking part in a reality TV show, but were in fact being held hostage and exploited for porn. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

An autistic computer genius, space aliens and Pretenders legend Chrissie Hynde are all wrapped up in what the federal government says is an effort to contain the most prolific computer hacker in American history. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Waterboarding, according to the CIA - some of whose most senior officials are currently giving evidence before a congressional inquiry into the organisation's decision to deliberately destroy video recordings of two al-Qaida captives being subjected to the practice - is merely an "enhanced coercive interrogation technique". picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Ever heard of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, DARPA ? Well in effect they are the people who brought us what we now call the Internet and they are continuing to invest in science. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

A ceremony has been held in Basra to mark the official end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq.

UK combat operations ended as 20th Armoured Brigade took part in a flag-lowering ceremony with a US brigade picked by DAVEthefish 7 months ago

A mini-platoon of soldiers will be deployed to the Belgian forests to tackle a plague of hairy caterpillars that are causing allergy outbreaks in humans. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The winner of 9 air medals for distinguished service in flight, Fehrenbach is in the process of getting kicked out of the military a year after an acquaintance told his bosses he was gay. picked by cb__ 5 months ago

Ohhhh, so that's what they mean! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Find out what recruits are told, and the difference between what really happens.

Eye opening, particularly as I visited a recruiting office this week. picked by JoshSF49 2 years ago

Civil War reenacting is so 2002. Vietnam reenacting is the new black. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A sampling of some black ops insignia from Trevor Paglin's book "I could tell you but then you'd have to be destroyed by me". Some interesting facts around each emblem like the one in the theme pic! You'll never guess what the latin phrase means. picked by BrownTrout 9 months ago

In an incredible moment of sanity, the FAA has canceled a military fly over the Hudson River that was arranged as a retirement present from a Naval base in Maine to a "veteran aviator." picked by suebe 7 months ago

Last week, 20-year-old Colton Read, who grew up in Arlington and who's now in the U. S. Air Force, went to have laparoscopic surgery to remove his gall-bladder at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Joe Galloway article via Michael Yon's Blog for those of you interested in our military personnel. Short read. picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

The U.S. military killed a man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Somalia and 10 others in an airstrike overnight, an Islamic insurgent group said Thursday.

Aden Hashi Ayro was killed when the airstrike struck his house in the central Somali town of Dusamareeb, about 300 miles north of Mogadishu, picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago