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U.S. military recruitment has reversed years of shortfalls and is up in 2024–25: the Army contracted more than 61,000 recruits for FY2025—about 10% higher than its FY2024 goal—and the services reporte...
Multiple contemporary biographical and news sources consistently report that Pete Hegseth earned two Bronze Star Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Expert Infan...
Pete Hegseth’s military record, as reported by multiple public sources, lists two Bronze Star Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge, two Army Commendation Medals, and at le...
Pete Hegseth’s publicly reported Iraq-era awards most consistently include two Bronze Star Medals and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge; multiple biographies and news profiles also list two Army Commenda...
Available reporting and biographical materials state that Pete Hegseth received combat-related awards including two Bronze Star Medals and the Combat Infantryman Badge; several profiles and an officia...
Recruiting turned from a multi-year shortfall into a broad upswing in FY2025: the Army reports signing more than 61,000 active‑duty contracts and says it met its FY25 goal four months early . Multiple...
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a mid‑level U.S. military decoration established by Executive Order 9419 on Feb. 4, 1944 and retroactive to Dec. 7, 1941; it recognizes heroic or meritorious achievement...
simultaneously expanded certain outward-facing footprints and high‑profile capabilities, continued long‑running counterterrorism and regional missions, and pursued selective withdrawals and drawdowns—...
Publicly released forensic evidence about Venezuelan air‑defense performance and any cyber intrusions during the U.S. operation is sparse and largely descriptive: U.S. officials and reporting assert t...
Retirees generally remain subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and can be recalled or face military disciplinary processes; courts and multiple agencies have repeatedly upheld that m...
) is central repository for personnel, manpower, training and related data used for administration, benefits and planning . Its public-facing statistical reports power media almanacs, demographic dash...
Delta Force is a real, long-standing U.S. Army special missions unit and multiple mainstream outlets report it was tasked with capturing Venezuela’s president in the operation President Trump describe...
The President cannot unilaterally use Marines as a domestic police force without some legal authorization: the Posse Comitatus Act generally bars the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Forc...
State governors can and do act as military commanders for forces in their states — including the Air National Guard — but that authority is limited: governors are commanders-in-chief of state militia ...
Military institutions have responded to recent high-profile resignations and testimony largely by emphasizing institutional continuity and adherence to established processes while privately expressing...
Militaries confronting recruitment dips tied to political or speech controversies are countering with pay increases, expanded outreach and marketing, more recruiters, targeted prep courses and relaxed...
Members of Congress are not listed among the "members of the uniformed services" who are directly subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); the UCMJ’s Article 2 jurisdiction applies to m...
President Trump’s 2025 deployments of federal forces — including active-duty Marines and National Guard units — to Los Angeles sparked legal challenges invoking the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids ...
The 2025 U.S. defense budgets in the documents reviewed differ sharply on two axes: . Some plans present an $850–852 billion baseline defense request focused on modernization and readiness, while othe...
The Posse Comitatus Act is a post‑Reconstruction federal law that unless Congress or the Constitution explicitly authorizes such action. Contemporary debate centers on statutory exceptions—most promin...