recruitment

Turkey’s air force in September made a public appeal to hundreds of former pilots to return to its depleted ranks to replace more than 350 airmen purged after July’s failed coup. The call has largely gone unanswered, according to military officials and former pilots, as the deep divisions exposed by the coup attempt in Turkey’s […]

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has launched a sweeping review of the military’s recruiting standards, saying current rules for screening new entrants may be “overly restrictive” and preventing America’s most talented young people from joining the ranks. Among the benchmarks that will get new scrutiny: fitness standards, marijuana use, tattoo regulations and the military’s longtime reluctance […]

A California man convicted of attempting to help a friend travel to the Middle East to fight on behalf of Islamic State was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday, federal prosecutors said. Muhanad Badawi, 25, was found guilty of providing “material support” to the militant group in the form of his recruit, Nader […]

Step up. Don’t be the soldier who spends an hour trying to skate out the crappy job it would have taken five minutes to do. If you get the rep as a weasel, you’ll never shake it.

There will be something you will be afraid of, or your body will tell you you’re afraid of. Remind yourself that if you give in you’ll have to live in the body of a coward for the rest of your life.

As it turns out, the CIA has more than a few thoughts on how to “target women,” as they put it.

Millions of Americans fired up their grills and headed off to the beach this holiday weekend for the unofficial start of summer. But for Army veteran Patrick Murphy, this is a Memorial Day unlike any other. The former active-duty captain is now the Army’s second-highest ranking civilian – serving as under secretary of the Army […]

Children as young as 9 are being tracked as the next potential jihadists, a Dutch intelligence official warned Monday. Rob Bertholee, the head of intelligence for the Netherlands, said authorities identified 70 minors out of a group of around 250 Dutch citizens who left the country to wage jihad in the Middle East, NBC News […]

The People’s Liberation Army has released a rap-style music video filled with masculine lyrics and advanced weaponry in an attempt to attract more young people to join the military. The song, called Battle Declaration, was posted on 81.cn, the PLA Daily’s website, on Thursday. It is the first hip-hop video made by the PLA. Previous […]

In late December 2015, Lebanese journalist Carol Malouf held an in-depth interview with two Hezbollah captives of Jabhat al-Nusra. The interview appears to be the first of its kind: Hezbollah members speaking candidly about the group’s organization and methods. Naturally, the fact that their remarks were made in captivity means their testimony must be taken with a […]