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The military’s power to recall retired officers for court-martial rests chiefly on the Uniform Code of Military Justice — notably Article 2 and the recall statute 10 U.S.C. § 688 — and decades of appe...
Multiple leaked Pentagon memos and reporting show the National Guard Bureau has ordered states to create “quick reaction forces” trained in civil disturbance operations, including crowd management, ri...
Public records and multiple news outlets report that J.D. Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, served four years (2003–2007) including a roughly six‑month deployment to Iraq, and...
Available reporting shows no example in the provided sources of a sitting U.S. senator who has already been court‑martialed; current coverage focuses on the Pentagon’s November 24, 2025, announcement ...
enlisted in the immediately after graduating high school in 2003 and completed a four‑year enlistment that ended in 2007 . During that enlistment he served as a /public affairs specialist with the 2nd...
Yes — Americans are being trained and serving in Israeli military units, but the phenomenon covers distinct categories: U.S. citizens who join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as immigrants or voluntee...
Federal law allows secretaries of military departments to recall many retirees to active duty under 10 U.S.C. § 688 and related regulations, and the Department of Defense has publicly cited that autho...
High‑profile examples of retirees recalled and court‑martialed in the past decade are rare but documented: notable cases in reporting and court decisions include Steven Larrabee (court‑martialed for a...
Available reporting shows Pete Hegseth was not discharged; instead his tenure has been marked by multiple investigations, misconduct allegations, and policy actions he initiated — including IG reviews...
Title 32 keeps Guard members under state control (with federal funding) and generally allows governors and state authorities to set certain domestic missions and some rules of engagement, while Title ...
There is extensive recent reporting that the National Guard is being ordered to create “quick reaction forces” trained in crowd control and civil disturbance operations across all 50 states and territ...
Retired members of the U.S. military who receive retirement pay remain, under current practice and case law, potentially subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and can be recalled for ...
President Trump announced in June 2025 that the Pentagon would restore former names for seven Army bases that had been changed in 2023 as part of a broader renaming effort; Defense Secretary Pete Hegs...
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...
Yes — a noticeable wave of private-equity and institutional investment into YouTube channels has occurred recently, with multiple outlets documenting public and private deals, roll‑up strategies, and ...
A video and multiple reports say a Ukrainian T‑72 destroyed a Russian BMD (or BMD‑4 variant) at very close range in or near Chasiv Yar; Euromaidan Press cites Forbes coverage claiming the kill from ab...
The Government Accountability Office issued a September 2023 report finding that many military barracks were in poor condition and that some posed health and safety risks; GAO made 31 recommendations ...
J.D. Vance served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps (enlisting after high school ca. 2003 and leaving in 2007) and reached the enlisted rank of corporal while serving as a military/corps combat corr...
Recent reporting shows an active, high‑profile example where the Pentagon has opened a misconduct review that could — in theory and rarely in practice — lead to recalling a retired officer to active d...
Available reporting shows the Pentagon has said it received “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly (a Navy retiree) and that the Department of Defense is reviewing whether actions...