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Immigration stress: A readiness problem the Pentagon does not measure
The Pentagon does not measure if family deportation fears affect troops readiness.
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A combat infantryman stood in the gap. Made the calculation. Pulled the trigger. But at what cost?
“There is a profound, sickening duality in being thanked for your service by people who would be horrified if they … saw what that service required.”
Commentary
Opinions on war, Pentagon policy, pay and benefits, deployments, uniforms, weapons and more.
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My grandpa was killed in World War II. I met him through his letters home.
My grandpa never came back from World War II. I found his final resting place in France.
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Letters home from Marine Officer Candidates School
“My parents saved the weekly letters I wrote during my 10-week training. The following are excerpts from my journey to becoming a ‘burr-headed idiot.'”
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After World War I, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home
In March 1915, Raymond Lodge was deployed to France. By September, he was dead. A few weeks later, however, he got in touch with his family.
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Vietnam was scary enough. Friday the 13th added to our fear.
“I could not shake the feeling that today was going to be a scary day,” a Vietnam veteran writes in this War Horse reflection.
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Recovery, resilience and returning from war in Ukraine
Soldiers have found ways to live their lives as productively as possible — and many still want to serve their country, even back at the front line.
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Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate
“If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable,” writes Andrea Katz.
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Hegseth’s style counters military’s history as engine of social change
Professors of military history say Hegseth’s actions — and plans for more — are a reversal of the role the American military has often played.
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The heartbreakingly common story of my military suicide attempt
“Maybe that’s what makes this story different. Not that it’s mine, but exactly because it isn’t,” a Marine veteran writes in this War Horse reflection.
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He lived 3 doors down in the barracks. I carry his ghost in my pocket
“I wish the 30 soldiers who died in Alaska during my time at Wainwright had gotten to see this moment,” writes Jake Johnson in this War Horse reflection.
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4 in 5 US troops surveyed understand duty to disobey illegal orders
As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
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Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program
Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.
