The U.S. Department of Defense underwent several significant changes in 1973. First, the law that empowered the...
all volunteer force
Fifty years ago, the United States Department of Defense ended the draft and chose to rely exclusively...
In our last episode, we examined the relationship between military medicine and tactical effectiveness, as well as...
Once upon a time, a wound as simple as a scratch could lead to death. Many of...
The U.S. military is struggling to recruit and it's not just quality, it's quantity as well. The...
Force management and recruiting discussions in the U.S. defense sphere often devolve to the question of national...
What is readiness? The state of being fully prepared for something? But what is that something? And...
The relationship between a nation and its military is an oft discussed topic in government buildings, professional...
In the last decade the U.S. Army reserve component has moved from a strategic to an operational...
When you talk about the millennial generation a lot of them want some kind of fulfillment out...
Martial Citizenship…is the concept that since soldiers serve the state the state therefore owes something back. The...
The very existence of the draft motivated enough men to enlist voluntarily that all branches of service...