When I was a business school student, veterans of the U.S. nuclear submarine fleet surrounded me. These men were mature beyond their years and happy to be verbally jousting in the relatively unconfine..

The concept of riverine forces was not new to Southeast Asia. During the Indochina War of 1946-54, French forces created the Dinassauts, which were combat organizations designed to operate in the hos..

The collecting of military patches has become a popular hobby in the last few decades. Some people collect because they were in the military, and some because they are curious about the military or a..

Following is an interview with a soldier about Navy And Marine Corps awards: "Where can I get the info for how and were to put patches on for my self, my unit has no funding to get my patches sewed on..

The Navy Reserve expects to mobilize sailors in the near future, according to briefing documents obtained by Navy Times and confirmed by Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve. That figu..

I have interviewed a navy soldier: "In the summer of 1966 the Howard patrol from 1stReconBn got: 1 MOH, 4 Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, 18 Purple Hearts. One night of work. It was a 18 man patrols. T..

A soldiers story about boot camp: "I was there through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Great Lakes are a very inhospitable place between October and April. On the worst days, our Uniform of t..

Here is a third party opinion about getting into the navy: "I don't have a high school diploma unfortunately, only a GED. I've attended college a year as well; I really want to join the Navy because I..

I am currently undergoing my BA in English at Sacramento State University, but I'm leaning toward a career in the justice dept. I have been looking around for a good place to do my post-grad work and ..