More military children will soon have access to DOD-operated schoolsA new program ends a blanket requirement that families must live on base in order for their children to attend DOD schools.By Karen Jowers7 hours ago
In quiet shift, Marines allow mixed-gender DI teams to train recruitsA typical integrated team will have three DIs of one gender and a fourth of the opposite gender, with most featuring three male instructors and one female.By Hope Hodge Seck2 days ago
Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentenceCpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.By Riley Ceder7 days ago
Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition programWhen Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.By Hope Hodge Seck4 weeks ago
Space Force boot camp? Newest service wants its own military training“At some point ... we’ve got to train and educate our own people,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.By Stephen Losey5 weeks ago
Marine recruit says nah to ‘rah,’ flees boot camp, gets capturedThe recruit was returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego after being captured by authorities.By Riley Ceder2 months ago