Commonly referred to as the Forrest Gumps of the ODA, Special Forces weapons sergeants (18 Bravos) are often at the receiving end of jokes challenging their intelligence and mocking the comparative simplicity of their role on a Special Forces ...
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Space Force Special Operations Rocked by Allegations of Misconduct
The Space Force special operations community is reeling from allegations of misconduct Tuesday morning after reports surfaced of a senior cadre member maliciously wounding a special operations candidate. An anonymous Space Ranger candidate filed ...
The 5 Greatest Mustaches in Military History
The United States Air Force is slated to permit airmen an extra quarter inch of facial hair on either side of their mustache, sources indicate — quite literally a measurable victory in the long-standing battle between the military and facial hair. ...
WATCH: Marines Burn a Field of Marijuana With Flamethrowers
A video recently posted to the popular news aggregation site Reddit shows a group of Marines laying waste to a large field of marijuana with flamethrowers. Join the Marine Corps — because smoking just one joint is for pussies. The video ...
8 WTF Moments That Perfectly Capture Life in the Army
The U.S Army W.T.F! Moments Facebook page is a veritable gold mine of painfully relatable and overall ridiculous photos that Army brass probably wouldn't want the public to see. The site is dedicated to providing a platform for soldiers to have ...
National Guard Soldier: ‘We’ll Be Getting New Equipment Any Day Now!’
Staff Sgt. Nathan Lambert of the Virginia National Guard expressed great excitement and optimism after learning that the United States Army purchased new rifles to replace the M4 and M249 SAW. “Maybe we’ll be getting updated equipment too!” said ...
5 Ways Ukraine Could Counter the Russian Navy’s Deadly Dolphins
Satellite images show that Russia has placed trained dolphins at the entrance of Sevastopol harbor, an important Black Sea naval installation, in a move that some analysts speculate may be a defense tactic to protect the harbor from infiltration by ...
Air Force Replaces A-10 With Infantryman Duct-Taped to Drone
United States Air Force brass have long sought to replace the beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II. However, they’ve faced significant pushback from Congress, as well as from combat veterans who’ve seen firsthand just how valuable the bird is. The A-10 is ...
10 Hilarious Photos of Service Members Immediately Regretting Their Decisions
Now don't let the title confuse you — we think military service is a great thing. There is no higher calling or more noble deed than being of service to others, and the men and women who choose to do so are truly the best of us. While military ...
Career Advice: 10 Military Workplace Habits That Might Get You Fired
One of the biggest challenges veterans face when transitioning out of the military is acclimatizing to a new type of work environment. The civilian workspace can be very different from the military, and service members often struggle to adapt to the ...
5 Deployment Hobbies: How To Pass Time During War
Twenty years is a long time to fight a war, and if we’re being honest, not every minute of those 20 years was actually spent fighting. As a matter of fact, many of us probably spent more time beating off boredom than we did fighting the enemy. So ...
Hard Knocks: 6 Hard Lessons the Military Taught You
Service in the United States military can look very different from person to person. Some of us join and have fast-paced, intense careers, while others join the Air Force. Some battle through a full 20 years and retire, while others serve a short ...
Private Parts: The Mystery of the Lactating Infantryman
Being a good medic comes down to two things: knowledge and composure. Do you know your shit, and can you keep it together and execute when you’re needed? Everything else is secondary. I prided myself on all three and had rightfully earned the trust ...
Inside a Haunted (Swingers) Mansion: How a False-Alarm Fire Got Weird Fast
Step. Slide. Step. Slide. Boots on. Pull up. Arm. Arm. Zip. Pants. Jacket. Hop. Close door. Buckle up. Headset on. My eyes finally open. “What do we got, Cap’n?” falls out of my mouth. “A residential fire alarm.” My watch tells me ...
From FAP to FUBAR: Here Are 8 Hilarious Military Acronyms
The military is a veritable beacon of efficiency (stop laughing). Anything and everything in the military that can be shortened into an acronym has been because, frankly, our armed forces are just too damn busy being awesome and defending freedom to ...
Russian Lawmaker (Hilariously) Demands US Pay Reparations, Give Alaska to Russia
After weeks of seeing the bulk of their invading forces reduced to sunflower fertilizer in Ukraine, members of the Russian government decided a good next move would be to try to start shit with the most powerful nation on the planet. Great ...
Pentagon Report Finds Air Force Has ‘Absurd Amount of Hot Chicks’
The results of a congressional investigation released Tuesday surprised absolutely no one after Congress and the Department of Defense found “an absurd amount of hot chicks” in the Air Force. “What we found is that the Air Force does, in fact, ...
Sailor Shatters Gender Stereotypes by Not Shattering Gender Stereotypes
USS COLE — After years of harsh criticism and countless lectures on how the female body is not designed for the rigors of military service by middle-aged men built like SpongeBob, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kat Johnson is being praised by her command ...
7 Things NCOs Have Done But Will Never Admit
We all secretly know that non-commissioned officer, AKA NCOs, are the ones who really run the military and command the grunt work. The military has its fair share of good NCOs and bad ones, but you don’t have to be a bad one to occasionally bend ...
10 of the Most Savage Burns by American Presidents
In February 2020, then presidential candidate Joe Biden was answering questions from would-be voters in New Hampshire when a young college student asked him to explain his poor performance in Iowa and why voters should believe he could win a national ...
Captured Russian Soldier Really Hopes People Believe His Stupid Story
After a Russian tanker was taken prisoner by a handful of middle-aged Ukrainian civilians with a tractor, the soldier claimed that he and the entire Russian invasion force crossed the border into Ukraine to fire live artillery rounds and other ...
Here Are the Best Memes From the War in Ukraine
They say comedy is tragedy plus time, and while the unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation isn't really funny, that hasn't stopped the internet — and the Ukrainian government — from poking fun at Russia's invasion forces in between rounds of ...
Quiet Weirdo From High School Excited To Be Issued Grenade Launcher
To the abject horror of everyone who went to high school with him, creepy kid-turned-Marine infantryman Pfc. Jimmy Gifford was recently issued an M32 grenade launcher. Gifford, who has been tackled by every vice principal he’s ever had, expressed ...
5 Damning Reports US Troops Would Like To ‘Reject’ Biden-Style
After President Joe Biden recently announced he is “rejecting” the US Central Command’s report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal that claimed the lives of 13 US service members and 170 Afghans, barracks lawyers all over the military are ...
Infantryman Discharged After Divulging Healthy Relationship With Father
Ben McCallister, an infantryman stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was immediately discharged from the US Marine Corps after an investigation found he has a healthy relationship with his father. McCallister’s leadership began to suspect a ...
Delusional Marine: ‘I Definitely Won’t Be a Cop When I Get Out’
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — Lance Cpl. Scott Miller, a South Dakota native who got an ASVAB waiver to join the infantry and regularly struggles to pay attention during 15-minute PowerPoint presentations, recently told his peers he planned on using his Post ...
Israel Says Captured Spy Dolphin Lived and Died by His Own Rules
The Israeli dolphin intelligence community is reeling after the capture and presumed loss of one of its elite operatives. Last week, Palestinian terror group Hamas claimed to have captured a “dolphin spy,” which many in the international ...
North Korea Claims Its ‘Great Leader’ Invented Burritos — We’ve Got Jokes
In yet another addition to the litany of looney claims perpetuated by the Hermit Kingdom, North Korea recently asserted that former dictator Kim Jong Il — jumpsuit fashionista and star of the box office hit Team America: World Police — is the true ...
5 Green Weenie Encounters That Will Make You Hug Your DD-214
The Green Weenie. For those who have never served in the military, that probably sounds like an X-rated adaptation of a Dr. Seuss novel, but for military members and veterans, the infamous moniker evokes thoughts of pain, heartache, and ...
Angry Cops: That Time I Had to Arrest a Crackhead Prostitute with Superhuman Strength
When I started patrolling Buffalo, New York’s east side as a rookie cop in 2013, the area was filled with dilapidated buildings, open lots, and gang violence. It was home to the city’s main hub for prostitution and drug sales — all the things I ...