Military

The military is having a tough time finding new recruits, and one factor may be its heavy reliance on families of those who’ve served.

“We learned only a couple hours before the president made the announcement that the Department of Defense was going to be a part of this,” said one member of TRANSCOM at Scott. The first shipment arrived this past weekend.

Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.

The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences for others who seek different kinds of religious accommodations.

The celebration in Waynesville emphasized public service and honor by joining the armed forces.

The newest military service branch is responsible for protecting satellites and other objects in space, which it expects will be critical parts of future wars.

More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent violent service members and veterans from owning guns.

A VA study concluded that veterans experience bulimia at about three times the civilian rate.

The Marine Corps investigated whether the reservist son of a former San Diego Republican official tried to join a white supremacist group. But the outcome of the case provided little clarity into the military's new anti-extremism policy.

Constant and sometimes sudden moves can disrupt military families' finances and cause challenges with their children’s schools and medical care.