NJROTC Ribbon Rack Builder Guide: How to Order Your Rack
Learn how to use an NJROTC ribbon rack builder, read the ribbon chart, and get your NJROTC ribbon order right.
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NJROTC Ribbon Rack Builder Guide: How to Order Your Rack
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Military Pride: Connecting with The Past Through TraditionMilitary Pride: Connecting with The Past Through Tradition
This type of complete, emotional, spiritual, personal and professional commitment often leads to military personnel having military pride. Military pride is basically the feeling a person has that arises from...
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Military Patches Meaning: Pride and TraditionMilitary Patches Meaning: Pride and Tradition
Military patches in the American military date back to the Revolutionary War when George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit, originally a patch that would go on to become...
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Military Mottos: Have Pride in Your UnitMilitary Mottos: Have Pride in Your Unit
U.S. Air Force pararescue, also known as PJs, by far have the most selfless missions in all of the U.S. military (not counting the Coast Guard). Therefore, it makes sense...
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The Marine Corps Values: Words to Live ByThe Marine Corps Values: Words to Live By
Corporate greed and institutional decay brought about a tidal wave of organizational reflection in the 1990s and the U.S. military wasn’t immune to the introspection. During the 1990s, all the...
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How to Honor Veterans: Show Appreciation to the Veteran in Your Life
How to Honor Veterans: Show Appreciation to the Veteran in Your Life
American veterans are a unique group of people all bound by one commonality—service to country. Regardless of what led a person to military service, the fact is that they were...
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How to Display Military Medals: 3 Ways to Show Your Military PrideHow to Display Military Medals: 3 Ways to Show Your Military Pride
If you’re a military veteran, odds are great that you have earned military medals over the course of your time in uniform. Some of those awards were hard-earned, others were...
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How to Build a Military Shadow Box: A Complete GuideHow to Build a Military Shadow Box: A Complete Guide
Some people are good with their hands and some can barely use a screwdriver. There are those who are more comfortable than others when it comes to creating crafts or...
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Boot Camp Graduation Gifts: Five Ideas For Their Special DayBoot Camp Graduation Gifts: Five Ideas For Their Special Day
Basic training for every branch of service is different and varies in difficulty, but when its over all participants are happy about their accomplishment and a great way to show...
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Gifts for Veterans: The Ultimate Holiday Gift GuideGifts for Veterans: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are closing in fast and if you have a former service member in your life, you might be looking for gifts for veterans that will show them how...
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Gifts for Airmen: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
Gifts for Airmen: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are closing in fast and if you have a U.S. airman in your life, you might be looking for gifts for airmen that will show them how much...
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Gifts for Soldiers: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
Gifts for Soldiers: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are closing in fast and if you have a U.S. Soldier in your life, you might be looking for gifts for soldiers that will show them how much...
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Gifts For Marines: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
Gifts For Marines: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are closing in fast and if you have a U.S. Marine in your life, you might be looking for gifts for Marines that will show them how much...
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Gifts For Navy Sailors: The Ultimate Holiday Gift GuideGifts For Navy Sailors: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are closing in fast and if you have a sailor in your life, you might be looking for gifts for Navy sailors that will show them how much...
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Army Alphabet From A-Z And How To Learn It
Army Alphabet From A-Z And How To Learn It
Many people who have never served in the military refer to the phonetic alphabet as the Army alphabet. The truth is, there is no such thing as the Army alphabet....
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Is The Military Affected By Shutdowns From COVID-19?Is The Military Affected By Shutdowns From COVID-19?
It’s hard to believe, but in late 2019 the COVID-19 pandemic began in China and spread worldwide within months. As the virus spread across the globe, many future recruits found...
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Military Fashion & How It Became Mainstream
Military Fashion & How It Became Mainstream
Military fashion. Two words that you never thought would go together, yet they do. Military fashion, that is, military-themed clothing, is a huge industry and it is more than a...
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Military Fatigues: What Are They?Military Fatigues: What Are They?
If you serve in the U.S. military, you still might hear a couple of people referring to the primary military work uniform as military fatigues. In the next 20 years,...
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Military Doctor Benefits: Are They Worth It?
Military Doctor Benefits: Are They Worth It?
All branches of the military, with the exception of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force, have military doctor billets. Being a military doctor can be rewarding because a...
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Air Force Vs Army: Which Branch Is Better?
Air Force Vs Army: Which Branch Is Better?
A considerable amount of subjectivity comes into play when selecting a branch of service to join. If you are thinking about joining the U.S. military, your personal preferences should play...
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Tiger Stripe Camo: Does It Hold Any Significance?Tiger Stripe Camo: Does It Hold Any Significance?
Tiger stripe camo. If you’ve been around the military for any length of time the mention of the tiger stripe camouflage pattern, also known as tiger stripe camo, conjures images...
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Thin Green Line: What Is It and What Does It Mean?Thin Green Line: What Is It and What Does It Mean?
In recent years, the meaning of thin lines with distinct colors have taken on special meanings for those in certain professions. We’ve all heard of the thin blue line which...
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What Is Protected Veteran Status And How To Get ItWhat Is Protected Veteran Status And How To Get It
Protected veteran is a term defined by the U.S. government as someone who is disabled, recently separated from the military, served in wartime or during a campaign, or earned the...
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PTSD Month: How You Can Raise PTSD AwarenessPTSD Month: How You Can Raise PTSD Awareness
There was a time when post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) wasn’t well-understood and there were stigmas attached to those who suffered from it. Once known as battle fatigue and shell shock,...
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11 General Military Orders Broken Down One-By-One11 General Military Orders Broken Down One-By-One
General orders in the U.S. military are the most basic responsibility given to a service member. They are a framework on which the entirety of their service is constructed and...
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Army Cadences for Marching and Running
Army Cadences for Marching and Running
A cadence is defined as an inflection of the voice, but it can also be a rhythm or a beat. An Army cadence is actually both; an inflection of the...
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Military Separation CodesMilitary Separation Codes
Any individual who has served on active duty since 1950 knows the DD Form 214. It is the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and it is issued...
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45th Infantry Division: Who Were They?
45th Infantry Division: Who Were They?
The original 45th Infantry Division insignia was, ironically enough, the swastika until 1933. As the Nazis took control in Germany, the swastika insignia was dropped and eventually it was replaced...
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Marines vs Navy: Which Military Branch is Better?Marines vs Navy: Which Military Branch is Better?
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps are very unique branches of service and while they both involve maritime service and both are separate branches of the military, they...
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Marines Basic Training: Can You Make the Cut?Marines Basic Training: Can You Make the Cut?
Talk to any recruit who has just enlisted and you likely will hear them say something like “I hope I make it through basic training.” Hearing that comment, the old...
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The Navy's Official Account of Operation Red WingsThe Navy's Official Account of Operation Red Wings
On June 28, 2005, U.S. Navy SEALs, Michael Murphy, Danny Dietz, Matthew Axelson and Marcus Luttrell were scouting Ahmad Shah, a terrorist who grew up in the mountains near where...
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Navy vs Air Force: Which branch should you join?
Navy vs Air Force: Which branch should you join?
Navy vs Air Force? They are both exceptional places to work, but how and where, depends on the individual and as mentioned before, the needs of the military.
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Military Tactics
Military Tactics
Military tactics and military strategies are sometimes used interchangeably and mostly incorrectly. And while there are many military strategies and just as many military tactics, we will only focus on...
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The U.S. Military's Code of ConductThe U.S. Military's Code of Conduct
The U.S. military Code of Conduct is comprised of six articles that set behavioral obligations for U.S. military service members who are in combat or held in captivity as prisoners...
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An Oasis in ParadiseAn Oasis in Paradise
Many service personnel do not realize that the U.S. military operates Armed Forces Recreation Centers located in Florida, Hawaii, Korea and Germany. I’ve been to all four and each of...
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The Capture of U-505 Lives OnThe Capture of U-505 Lives On
In May 1944 a U.S. Navy hunter-killer task force sailed from Norfolk, Virginia across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands to conduct anti-submarine patrols. For weeks the group searched with...
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Grissom Air Museum Worth the TripGrissom Air Museum Worth the Trip
Just outside of Grissom Joint Reserve Base in Indiana is the Grissom Air Museum and if you’re in the area or just passing through, this is a great place to...
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Shape Your Beret in Five Easy Steps
Shape Your Beret in Five Easy Steps
Let me start off by saying, I’m not a fan of berets, at least not in the way some of the military uses them. They’re hot, impractical, but if you’ve...
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Freedom Fighter: Capt. Francisco MenéndezFreedom Fighter: Capt. Francisco Menéndez
In 1738, Spanish militia Capt. Francisco Menéndez was the commander of a North Florida military garrison in St. Augustine known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose. The area...
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Nemo's LegacyNemo's Legacy
In December 1966, 22-year-old U.S. Air Force Airman Bob Throneburg was on patrol with his K-9 Nemo at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. The base had been attacked...
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Fort Hood's Remembrance DisplayFort Hood's Remembrance Display
It hits you. It's not something you can really put into words, but when you come walking up to the III Corps and Fort Hood Remembrance Display sprawled across solemnly...
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The Accidental AviatorThe Accidental Aviator
Aircraft contrails in the sky are usually indicators of where an aircraft has come from and where it is heading. If the life of retired U.S. Army Maj. Robert F....
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Cybersecurity Nonprofit Offers Female Veterans Apprenticeship ProgramCybersecurity Nonprofit Offers Female Veterans Apprenticeship Program
A national nonprofit organization has launched a female veteran apprenticeship program to help members bridge the gap from military career experience to cybersecurity careers. Women In Cybersecurity, known as WiCyS,...
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VA Launches Rapid Retraining Assistance ProgramVA Launches Rapid Retraining Assistance Program
Job losses due to COVID-19 have strongly affected veterans; the U.S. Department of Labor reported April’s veteran unemployment rate at 5.3 percent. To assist veterans to reemployment, U.S. Department of...
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JAVC Fills the Gaps for VeteransJAVC Fills the Gaps for Veterans
Over the past decade, giving a hand up and not a handout has assisted more than 3,000 veterans in a Northern Arizona county. Led by Dorn Patrick Farrell, the Jerry...
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Helping Veterans Avoid ScamsHelping Veterans Avoid Scams
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, AARP and Veterans Affairs Privacy Service have joined forces to help veterans avoid being scammed of their money, their identity or their benefits. Operation Protect Veterans...
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Honoring Vietnam VeteransHonoring Vietnam Veterans
John Podlaski originally intended his website to help market his fictionalized memoir, Cherries: A Vietnam War Story. It has since grown into an amplifier for stories that still need to...
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Book Chronicles Purple Heart Recipients of WWIIBook Chronicles Purple Heart Recipients of WWII
The book Sacrifice Remembered is the result of two years of research. Schwind brings together the stories of service members from the Army, Army Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast...
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Dan Kyle a Sailor Turned ActorDan Kyle a Sailor Turned Actor
Transitioning from military to civilian life often takes people in unexpected directions; for one former U.S. Navy aviation electronics technician, post-service life has included spending time as a zombie, an...
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