F’d: How the U.S. and Its Allies Got Stuck with the World’s Worst New Warplane

The F-35 Joint Strike…

How to Prepare for the ASVAB

Travel and Test Prep Expert — Vivian Kerr

I was over there. - part 1

Dairy of a WWII G.I. from the Decorated 7th Armored Division, 38th Armored…

Dad’s Army Tricks

A tough dad becomes a loving grandpa

I stood at the foot of my father’s open grave, struggling to muster a few words to say. Dad’s contradictory life had left me with a heap of unresolved feelings, and judging by my brothers’ blank stares, I…

A beacon in the storm

Traumatic loss and redemption of the soul  

The Veterans Administration and Us

Stop for moment and imagine a perfectly run Veteran’s Administration. One that makes you proud…

Brotherly Love

Boot Camp & Transformation

Among the Scarred

I first put on the uniform when I was nine years old. My sister Bethanie and I were playing army, crawling around on the grass…

Wrenches to Wings

Munitions mechanic becomes jet fighter pilot 

The Navy Deep Sixes Old Technologies

The Navy Times reports that the senior service will discontinue use of all-capital letters in official communication, a policy that has been in place since 1850, apparently due to the inability of the early telecom systems to accommodate lower-case letters. That…