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- In 2023, a veteran needs an instant guide to get a job fast -- or even faster. Find our Military.com fast guide to veteran employment with our curated collection of master classes and articles…
- A lieutenant commander in the Medical Corps, Donald R. Nelson describes the Battle of Tarawa to his parents in a letter home.
- Formally a dity move, the Personally Procured Move (PPM) allows service members to be reimbursed by the government for moving their own belongings.
- Military veterans are emerging from the pandemic into a new world in 2021, and a lot has changed -- some things decidedly for the better.
- Christine Fox was a defense analyst working at the Navy's legendary fighter school in Miramar, California when a Hollywood producer decided she'd be the perfect inspiration for Tom Cruise's love…
- In this episode, Kia McCallister-Young explains ways military members can start financially planning today for a PCS, even if they’re already in the middle of one.
- The key is to keep pilots safe and comfortable no matter how the suits are crafted.
- 2106 copy For over 80 years, military films have made an impact at the Academy Awards. With American Sniper scoring six nominations at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted…, 12. From Here to Eternity (1953), %embed1% From today’s perspective, From Here to Eternity is a melodramatic piece of work. The plot deals with blackmail, adultery, doomed romance and murder among Army soldiers on Oahu just prior to…, 11. Wings (1927), %embed2% Wings has the distinction of being the very first picture to win an Academy Award for Best Picture (in 1929), as well as the only silent film to ever do so. At heart a basic story about two…, 10. Patton (1970), %embed3% Bolstered by George C. Scott’s performance as irascible general George S. Patton, Patton paints an interestingly ambivalent portrait of a commander who was smart and tough…, 9. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), %embed4% If you ever needed a reminder that “war is hell,” look no further than this film, which might not be well-known with today’s audiences but remains a shocking, hard-hitting look at the…, 8. Saving Private Ryan (1998), %embed5% Saving Private Ryan is a standard “men on a mission” film in many respects, but while it might be conservative in its story and its sentiments, Steven Spielberg’s World War II opus…, 7. The Hurt Locker (2009), %embed6% Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker did for the Iraq War what Oliver Stone’s Platoon did for Vietnam two decades before: give audiences a down-and-dirty look at what it was like to be in the…, 6. Platoon (1985), %embed7% At the time of Platoon ’s release, other major movies had already been made about Vietnam, including Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter , but Oliver Stone’s film was the first to…, 5. The Best Years of Our Lives (1947), %embed8% Unlike most military movies, The Best Years of Our Lives focuses on the tough transition back to civilian life after wartime. The movie begins at the end of World War II, with three veterans…, 4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962), %embed9% Few have ever directed a movie with the epic sweep of David Lean, and no Lean movie is as epic as Lawrence of Arabia , which won seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Sound Editing,…, 3. The Deer Hunter (1978), %embed10% Utter the words “Russian roulette,” and many folks will think of Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter , the haunting drama about working-class buddies from Pennsylvania who are emotionally and…, 2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), %embed11% Winner of seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (David Lean) and Best Actor (Alec Guinness), The Bridge on the River Kwai occupies a place on many critics’ “best film of the…, 1. Apocalypse Now (1979), %embed12% Plagued by a tumultuous production which nearly cost director Francis Ford Coppola his sanity and star Martin Sheen (who suffered a heart attack) his life, Apocalypse Now received mixed…
- IMG_0376 The World of Tanks Grand Finals took over Warsaw, Poland this past weekend with a massively produced event designed to let Wargaming.net make a definitive statement about its eSports…
- If you miss even one payment, your lender technically can repossess your wheels.