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So You’re Now an Army Parent. What Should You Know?
Every month new enlistees around the country begin Basic Combat Training. And while its grueling and hard for them, it often also is for their parents at home in other ways. Dealing with a wide range
Talking with a Living Army Legend
Starting from very humble beginnings in the segregated south, LTG (Ret.) Arthur Gregg rose through the ranks in his thirty-plus year career to become the Armys first-ever African-American, three-star
How to Use Instagram to Become a Better Leader
When a rumor circulated around Fort Drum, Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Mario Terenas took to Instagram to dispel it, racking up tens of thousands of responses. That led him to realize the power of th
Why America is Talkin’ ‘Bout These Army Singers
In July of this year millions across the country were blown away when the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus appeared on the talent show Americas Got Talent, impressing the judges and making
How to Split a Playing Card in Half with an Air Rifle
In October of 2022, SGT Alison Weisz won the World Championship in the Womens 10m Air Rifle Competition, becoming the first American woman to win the title since 1979. Not stopping there, shes curre
What Does the Next Generation of Army Leaders Think? : Part 2
Army recruiting. Climate change. Community service. AI. These are all important issues, and in the second of our special two-part series we continue speaking to four top ROTC. and JROTC cadets to get
An Exclusive Sneak Peek: What Does the Next Generation of Army Leaders Think? - Part II
Check out a sneak peek of our next episode, the second in our two-part series talking with top cadets. What do our future leaders think about climate change? Army recruiting? A.I? And social media? Tu
What Does the Next Generation of Army Leaders Think? : Part 1
Many of todays Army leaders started out as cadets in ROTC or JROTC. Well, what do the youth in the program today think about the Army and the world itself? In todays episode the first of a very sp
From Draft to All-Volunteer: A Celebration
In July, 1973 then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced the U.S. military would fill its ranks with volunteers, not draftees. In the last fifty years over 11 million volunteers have sig
Who Will Win This Army Cooking Competition?
Most people know Robert Irvine as a celebrity chef and television host. But not everyone knows he got his start in the British Royal Navy at age 15, that he runs 11 businesses employing over 5,000 peo