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The United States Army has announced the end of a piece of uniform used only by women. Until now, female drill sergeants in the U.S. Army had worn bush hats, with an upturned rim, while male drill sergeants wore flat-rimmed campaign hat.
It’s no secret that Pete Hegseth always wanted an anti-woman military; in 2024, he fantasized out loud on a podcast about removing women from combat roles. And would you look at that!? He’s doing exactly what he vowed to do: Hegseth has reportedly ordered a six-month review into the several thousand women in ground combat positions to ensure the country’s military “effectiveness.
Beginning in Calendar Year 2026 (CY26), all brave volunteers will be greeted by the iconic campaign hat, as the U.S.
Spc. Jess Wolmuth from the Nevada Army National Guard gets ready to hurl a practice grenade during the afternoon training session. Courtesy Army National Guard The job of a Cavalry Scout is to operate as one of the first personnel in an area. These ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Mayra Diaz was a 17-year-old high school senior working toward enlisting in the Army when she heard the news that Spc. Vanessa Guillen, another young Hispanic woman with dreams of the military, was killed at Fort Hood in April 2020.
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Female soldiers face rampant sexism, harassment and other gender-related ...
WASHINGTON — A female Army Ranger competetd for the first time in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend in 14th place overall. First Lt. Gabrielle White, and her teammate, Capt.
KYIV and KHARKIV, Ukraine — Maryna Mytsiuk spends her free time at a shooting range outside Kyiv, hyper-focused on hitting her targets. She's got to practice. She's waiting for a call that, any day, will send her to war. "Of course, I'd like to be in a ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Army has taken a significant step to modernize how it manages Soldiers’ training data. On Nov. 15, ATIS Training — a streamlined, intuitive platform for managing individual and unit training records — launched to every ...