The Navy Doesn't Let Junior Officers Command Early in Their Careers. It's a Problem. Most Navy officers do not have any command experience until they take over a destroyer, nuclear submarine or aircraft...
Judge Overturns Military Ban on HIV-Positive Troops Getting Commissioned as Officers A U.S. district judge ruled that the DoD must reconsider Nicholas Harrison's application to become a JAG officer for the D.C...
Black, Female Maryland Guardsmen Dismissed from Officer Training at Higher Rates The data has prompted members of Maryland's congressional delegation to ask the National Guard's IG to investigate bias...
Navy's Century-Old SWO Career Path Needs Big Changes, Government Watchdog Says The GAO report notes that only 33% of SWOs stayed in the community after 10 years, compared with 45% of other Navy officers.
Eligibility Requirements for Navy ROTC NROTC general eligibility requirements include being no younger than 17 years old by Sept. 1 of the year you begin college.
Military Nurses Explained ROTC teaches leadership skills that will translate to any field, whether it be law, journalism or, in your case, nursing.
Navy ROTC The Navy ROTC Program educates and trains young men and women for exciting careers as commissioned officers in the Navy or...
Become an Air Force Officer The Air Force commissions only U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree. Some career choices require additional academic...
Compare Ways to Become an Officer Every year, the military commissions nearly 20,000 to lead and manage the armed forces.
How to Become a Coast Guard Officer You can earn a commission as an officer in the Coast Guard through the Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidate School...
Space Force Guardian Identified as Missing Hiker Who Died in Rocky Mountain National Park Space Force Sgt. Lucas Macaj was found Thursday on Mills Glacier, near the base of Lamb's Slide within the national park.
Clarence Sasser, Vietnam Medic Awarded Medal of Honor for Treating Troops Under Fire, Dies at 76 After returning to the U.S. from Vietnam, Sasser received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon in 1969, in a...
101st Airborne Soldier Murdered in Off-Base Residence Near Fort Campbell in Kentucky Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar, 23, was found dead in a residence about four miles outside of the base, according to a...
Air Force General in Charge of Special Operations Command Nominated to Head Service Academy Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind's nomination from the White House came last week, less than 18 months into his role leading the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...