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A missed appointment at the counselor’s office at Hernando High School in Brooksville with a Navy recruiter became the opportunity of a lifetime for a native of Brooksville who now

He will be honored at the Nov. 1 Support the Troops and Honor the Veterans member...

Martha Omot is in her third year of a four-year contract with the U.S. Marines. Based in Quantico, Va., she serves as a non-commissioned officer in the Marine Corps headquarters.

Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Rives enlisted in the Army in Dallas, in February 1997. At the time, he had not planned on making it a career, but life had other

Fleet Master Chief (N008) Fleet Master Chief James “Smitty” Tocorzic is a native of Shinnston, West Virginia and a 1989 graduate of Lincoln High School in Shinnston, West Virginia. He entered the Navy through the Delayed Entry Program and arrived for basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes in December 1989. Following Recruit Training, Naval Aircrew Candidate School and Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMS) “A” School, he reported to VP-30 in ...

8 surprising medical conditions that could bar you from service Caitlin OBrien 1 day ago U.S. Army Pfc. Shaundra Koch holds a stethoscope during a medical civil assistance program at the Nerkh District Center in the Wardak province of Afghanistan Oct. 21, 2009. It’s no surprise that service members must be in good physical shape to serve in the military. However, there are some medical conditions that you might not know can bar you from service. The military lays out certain physica...

Reyjie Cliff Blando Madriaga, U.S. Space Force recruit, and his recruiter, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shiloh Pogue, Pacific Operations Recruiter, after completing the oath of enlistment at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 4, 2021. Madriaga, born and raised in Hawaii, is the first Hawaiian U.S. Space Force Recruit to swear into the Delayed Entry Program at Honolulu Military Entrance Processing Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper) Reyjie Cliff Blando Mad...

13 U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gordon Emmanuel did not come into this world with the brightest path, or under the most positive circumstances. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York as the son to two Haitian immigrants. The environment he was born into was relatively rough and was not the best conditions for a child. Gordon’s household could be described as tumultuous, and a place where he felt as if he was facing adversity inside as well as outside. “Many times people attribute adve...

Soldiers telling investigators he enlisted in the army with the intent to commit an insider attack like major nidal hasan had done at ft. hood. why, in your view would that not be enough to be arrested sooner? >> well its -- the intent or mental state is not something thats going to cause an arrest. he actually has to take action. but it certainly took -- it was a great piece of information to feed to the army. you know fred we recruit in the military in the army about 130,000 soldiers per year....