The amendment to the 2013 defense spending bill that would have prohibited military branches from sports sponsorship didn't pass in the House of Representatives Wednesday night.
The amendment, which was sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D, MN) and Rep. Jack Kingston (R, GA) fell 216-202. It...
Here at Blisstree, we've talked a whole lot about a certain organization's use of naked women to stir controversy and thereby raise awareness for a cause. To be fair, they've given us a lot to talk about. Now, another organization is taking a page out of PETA's playbook and using naked women to...
Despite the fact that military service means working long hours with unpredictable schedules, frequent relocations, and separations from loved ones due to deployment, a new study published in the Journal of Family Issues (a SAGE journal) finds that marriages of military members are not more...
I am going for my testing soon, and I have a son who I've spent every day with ever since he was a new born. It's always been my dream to serve for my Country, and join the forces. My son is 2 years old and reality is setting in that I will be far away from him (if I get accepted) no visits for...
More than 44,000 fans enjoyed Oregon's spring game Saturday — a record crowd for the Ducks and more than the combined spring game attendance of USC, Cal, Stanford, Washington and Arizona — but for several military personnel, the game was extra special.
At the conclusion of the spring game...
One legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has arrived on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Homeland Security recently completed tests of a powerful camera, one that cut its teeth in the war zones, that captures video of entire miles of border in a single frame. DHS...
...mitt&newt both avoided serving in vietnam?
And both george w bush and dick cheney punked out and avoided serving in vietnam.
"President Bush served longer than you did, in a far more dangerous job,"
Once again you resort to lies. I was active duty while you idol chicken-george hid behind...
enlisting? I have been wanting to join the military for a while and I been kind of interested in something medical. I have heard about fleet Navy coremen which seems pretty interesting but I was just wondering if maybe any other branches have jobs that are similar to this that would be better.
a friend of mine was deployed to Afghanistan and he just came back, my husband is traveling to his country and we invited out friend who is in the military to go for a 2 week trip, he said he can;t leave the country between two deployments since he is leaving again in 7 months. Me and my husband...
I am a 32 year old college grad working as an emt in Seattle. My plan is to join the military as an officer and I'd like to find a recruiter who is at least somewhat honest. I've gotten the run around on the phone from a recruiter who told me I had to go in as enlisted. I realize i will need an...
you should be willing to go and fight for your country. in WW2 100,000 men signed up right after pearl harbor, they did this to defend what millions have died for... YOUR FREEDOM!
so if WW3 happens you should be willing to die for your country, i know i am
When I think of the Air Force, I think of more "upper class" or educated people as opposed to the stereotypical meat heads of the Army, Marines, etc.
Maybe I'm completely wrong, care to enlighten me?
Today is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Her first crucial role was in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, as part of the 2nd Fleet, in October 1962. More »
im thinking about joining the marines and was wondering, does Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3 resemble being in conflict the most. and before you start hating i am fully aware that a video game cannot come close to preparing me for conflict... i here people say BF3 is more realistic, but i...
military and make some cash? Liberals go on and on about the so-called military industrial complex and how it gets 700 billion per year. Sounds like a sweet deal to me. How do I get in on it and start raking in the big bucks? I don’t want to join the Army and get shot to pieces, but I do want to...
...military flight? From the US. I was just wondering how does that work. Do they pay for a commercial ticket, you buy your tickets and then get a "refund", do you fly on a military flight?
with spouse.