Members of the military who are pregnant lack options when it comes to giving birth. That might be changing, but challenges persist.
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‘A False Memory’–As Confederate Monuments Topple, Some at VA Cemeteries Still Loom Large
Confederate monuments across the U.S. have been relocated or toppled in recent years, but those at Veterans Affairs national cemeteries remain.
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‘People Feel Expendable’—Military Could Lower Suicide Rate With Focus on Quality of Life
Eliminating daily stresses such as delayed paychecks could help make service members more resilient to whatever active duty throws at them, experts said.
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Her Flight Instructor Sexually Harassed Her. The Marine Corps Tried to Kick Her Out.
Flight students and instructors painted the naval aviation training program as a training environment that can be toxic for certain students.
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Transgender Troops, Vets Warned to Avoid Florida Over Discriminatory Laws
One in five transgender people will choose to serve in the military, with nearly 15,000 active and reserve troops already serving according to one study.
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I Can’t Afford the Grace of Failure. I’m a Survivor.
The point is to push your boundaries not within the limits of survival but until turbulent failure. This strange new concept sends me on a spiral.
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The Military Is Missing Recruitment Goals. Are Thousands Being Unnecessarily Disqualified?
The pool of Americans eligible to serve dropped to just 23% in 2023. Thousands of eligible applicants are ruled out solely for psychological diagnoses.
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This Is the Crucible That Forged Me, But I Am No Piece of Steel. None of Us Are.
The living form a gauntlet listening to Taps and the jarring report of the 21-gun salute. The wind kicks up moon dust, and you can smell the heat.
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For 50 Years, Recruiting a Volunteer Military Was Salesmanship. Now, Few Are Buying.
Young people report they don’t want to be killed or face the psychological consequences they saw in soldiers on the news as they grew up.
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Their Lives Would Never Be the Same. In Some Ways, Neither Would Mine.
What about all the lives lost? What about the ones we didn’t know but whose deaths we learned about on screens and in telephone calls?
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You Cannot Go Back, and It Never Really Gets Better. Sometimes the Truth Is Cruel.
The “better” you’re searching for is the way you once were before you wound up bloody on the floor. That’s gone now.
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Black Veterans Have Always Fought Two Wars, Battling the Enemy Abroad and Prejudice at Home
American servicemen and women returned from war to bigotry, exclusion, and overt racial violence—precisely because they had chosen to serve their country.
