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Press Conference for Exoneration of Navy SEALs Today

March 4th, 2010

Those who have been following the case of Navy SEALs Matthew McCabe, Julio Huertas and Jonathan Keefe may be interested in the news that Rep. Dan Burton (R – Indiana) and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R – California) are hosting a press conference that will call for their exoneration. The following details were provided by a [...]

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Navy to Lift Ban on Women Serving in Submarines

February 25th, 2010

Since the creation of the United States submarine force in the year 1900, no woman has ever been able to serve on board a submarine, despite the integration of women in general into the Navy and the fact that women have been serving on military surface ships since 1993. A submarine’s cramped quarters and the [...]

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Another Military Valentine’s Day

February 14th, 2010

Valentine’s Day is just one of the many holidays that soldiers and sailors and their respective loved ones have to spend apart. Over the years, those in the service and their significant others have found unique ways of celebrating the “Love” day – and there are a lot of their fellow Americans who are willing [...]

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Exploding Ketchup Leads to 911 Call!

January 15th, 2010

We take a quick break from people trying to blow up airplanes and terror suspects complaining about being punched in the gut, and turn to a rather interesting story that is close to home.
There was an explosion in an American Waffle Company in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that led to a 911 call. This time around, there [...]

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How to Train for the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge

January 13th, 2010

The Navy Seal Fitness Challenge is an event formatted after the Navy Seal PST (Physical Screening Test). PST results serve as the baseline for the minimum fitness level necessary to complete the Navy Seal Training Program. The PST consists of five events: swimming, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and running.
Someone who intends to join the Navy SEAL [...]

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No Court-Martial for Pregnant Soldiers – Cucolo

December 25th, 2009

News, reactions and criticisms circulated about a policy that could make getting pregnant while on deployment an offense that may be punishable by a court martial. Later, the commander clarifies that getting pregnant, despite being listed as an “offense” in his policy, will not be punishable by a court martial.
“I believe that I can handle [...]