Military ignores its own regulations, permits white supremacists to join

Jun 15, 2009 - ((Sorry this is so long, and the language is rough...)) On a muggy Florida evening in 2008, I meet Iraq War veteran Forrest Fogarty in the Winghouse, a little bar-restaurant on the outskirts of Tampa, his favorite hangout. He told me on the phone I would recognize him by his skinhead. Sure enough, when I spot a white guy at a table by the door with a shaved head, white tank top and bulging muscles, I know it can only be him. - 2 Comments

Military Wives' 21 Best Tips for Dealing with a Spouse's Deployment

May 07, 2008 - How do military wives shoulder the enormous responsibility and inevitable sacrifices that come with being a military wife? Here they share their 21 best tips: 1. Hang tough. - 5 Comments

Validate All Military Education Transcripts

Jun 09, 2009 - Every day a United States Veteran walks into a college administrative office to have their military education transcripts evaluated and they are offered in return only credit for PE. Colleges all over America are allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to give a veteran credit for classes taken while serving in our military. I am here today to pull back the veil of silence which has strangled the ambitions of our veterans that have fought for this country, our freedom, and are merely asking for what they have earned. - 0 Comments

Military Wives Question Cindy McCain ((Public))

Oct 13, 2008 - At a rally in Bethlehem, Pa. last week, Cindy McCain spoke about having two sons serving on active duty: "I'm proud of my sons, but let me tell you, the day that Senator Obama cast a vote not to fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body. I would suggest that Senator Obama change shoes with me for just one day, and see what it means." - 11 Comments

Military Opposed Torture

Apr 22, 2009 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com This week, President Obama reassured CIA agents that if they interrogated prisoners within the "four corners" of the legal authority given by the Bush administration then they needn't fear prosecution. But a Senate report released on Tuesday night shows that those four corners were constructed AFTER the torture program had begun, and were set so that they would encompass the program, rather than the program being built within pre-established legal guidelines... The report shows that there was strong opposition to those four corners -- established by Bush administration and justice department lawyers -- from the military, which argued that the behavior it purported to justify was illegal... - 41 Comments

Military Spouse of the Year

Mar 10, 2008 - After hundreds of reader nominations, Military Spouse magazine (MSM) is honored to announce Mrs. Chelle Brewer as the 2008 Military Spouse of the Year, sponsored by TriWest Healthcare Alliance (MSOY). The MSOY represents the positive qualities of a military spouse and is truly an “alpha woman.” The MSOY is both inspirational and representative of the endearing qualities of military spouses. MSM will honor our winner throughout 2008 during promotions and public events. - 0 Comments

Military Marriages: Another Casualty of War

Jan 26, 2009 - By Stacy Bannerman, Posted on January 23, 2009, http://www.alternet.org/story/122198/ More than 13,000 military marriages ended last year, and mine came dangerously close to becoming one of them, but it wasn’t because of some gays getting hitched. Military marriages are at increasingly high risk of failure, and combat is the cause. Most of the boots on the ground in Iraq are worn by Marines, active duty Army, or Army National Guard. - 1 Comment

US military now focusing on Afghanistan: Mullen

Feb 09, 2009 - FORT DRUM, New York (AFP) – The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff said Monday the United States was still "not done" in Iraq but that the military's primary focus was now the war in Afghanistan. "You have turned it around in Iraq," Admiral Mike Mullen told several hundred soldiers at the Fort Drum US Army base in New York state. "A year or two ago we were not in a situation where it looked like we could succeed. - 10 Comments

Army Daughter Wins First Military Child Award

Apr 23, 2009 - Just another reason to follow @USArmy on twitter. They just posted a link to this story: Seventeen year-old Brittany Wallace has just been awarded the first ever Military Child Award for the courage and compassion she showed her family after her dad, Staff Sgt. Robert Henline, was the only survivor of a roadside bomb in Iraq. - 5 Comments

MilitaryTimes Poll - John McCain vs. Barack Obama

Oct 21, 2008 - ******PUBLIC POST****** Remember a few months back how I blogged about how annoyed I would get at the people who would say "well Obama has gotten the most donations from the military! The military favors him!" ? - 20 Comments