The Civil Rights Coalition’s Toby Leary and Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence head Ruth Zakarin recently squared off in an extended debate over Question 9 on this November’s ballot, which would repeal the newest round of restrictions on gun owners in the state known as Chapter 135. …

A DD-214, the official record of a service member’s discharge, follows veterans for the rest of their lives. It’s what employers ask for, what the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to determine benefits eligibility, and what shows up whenever a veteran needs to prove their service. For an estimated 100,000…

A U.S. representative walked out of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s United Nations (UN) General Assembly address Sept. 23 as the Iranian leader presented images of wartime destruction, including the deadly strike on a primary school in Minab. The confrontation brought the attack before world leaders while the Pentagon’s investigation remained…

The island nation of Jamaica has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the Caribbean, and one of the highest rates of violent crime to go along with them.  A conviction for illegally possessing a firearm comes with a mandatory prison sentence of 15…

Jason Bush said that leaving military service was “rough” and “an adjustment,” leading to him gaining weight and eventually becoming 424 pounds. Following a series of mental and physical health struggles, he decided enough was enough. Bush, 54, of Chesapeake, Va., enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1990 and…

The Supreme Court ruled, in its Bruen decision, that some places are sensitive enough to warrant the prohibition of firearms. These should be limited, as we saw in Wolford, but gun-free zones are currently permissible. The problem is that just because you can prohibit guns in some places, it…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, following months of consultations between Kyiv and Seoul after the soldiers were captured in Russia’s Kursk region in 2025. South Korea’s Foreign…

A man has been charged roughly six months after a firearms training session at an Army depot turned deadly. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday that Sean Stark, 38, of Carlisle, Pa., was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly killing U.S. Army Pfc. Krystofer…

What’s in the water? It’s a question that may forever haunt current and former residents living in or around Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo, Guam. A joint investigation conducted by independent media outlets, The Margin and The War Horse, found cancer-linked pesticide contamination was present for many years in…

There’s a revolution happening in the U.S. military. Low-cost, “expendable” drones that fly into a conflict zone and, by design, don’t come back. At a recent military exercise in Germany, known as Exercise Saber Junction, Army soldiers launched approximately 1,900 attack drones, with more than 1,000 considered disposable or expendable.…

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Some U.S. military satellites have been operating so long that the Guardians controlling them weren’t alive when the spacecraft first reached orbit. “There are operators at Schriever Space Force Base that are younger than the satellite that they’re operating,” Ryan Roberts, Deloitte’s Space practice cyber leader, told Military.com. Some satellites,…

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If you are thinking about joining the Marine Corps, you will have to pass the initial strength test (IST). The IST is a shortened version of the physical fitness test (PFT). A recruit only has to do pull-ups, push press, sit-ups and a 1.5-mile run. The IST is the first…

Should the activities of a student off campus, particularly lawful ones, lead to a violation of the student’s basic civil liberties? The answer is an obvious “no,” right? There’s no way lawful behavior should be probable cause for, say, an illegal search of a privately owned vehicle. …

The following are the maximum and minimum scores for male and female Marines taking the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test. The following are the max./min. score charts for male and female Marines for each event of the Marine Corps’ Physical Fitness Test (PFT): USMC Fitness Total Points Score Charts The…

The Left has adopted a pretty sneaky strategy in a handful of red states this year. Knowing that the Democrat brand is so toxic, they’re instead supporting “independent” candidates for offices. In Idaho, Senate candidate Todd Achilles is the nominal independent who’s received a lot of support from Democrats. …

The Marine Corps has strict height and weight standards. However, it is considered acceptable not to meet the height and weight standards as long as you meet the service’s body fat standards. Now, a recent change has been added. If you do not meet either the height and weight standards…

Gun tracing is one of those things that no one paid much attention to until privately made firearms became a lot more common. Then, one defense for attempted bans was that tracing these firearms would be impossible, that bad people would get them, and that we wouldn’t be able…

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The Marine Corps Physical Conditioning Program has two main components: the physical fitness test (PFT) and the Body Composition Program. The Marine Corps’ weight and body fat standards are health and performance based, and not based on appearance. Marines are considered not within these standards when their body weight and…