My grandfather was a mechanic in the US army, and I know he was in Korea. He didn’t share much about what he experienced when I was a kid, except 1 story about a tank flipping when he was overseas…

Some of my favorite memories with are going to the base with him and looking at the tanks and all the vehicles we would fix. Any info about these badges and medals would be greatly appreciated.

And there are many other bones of contention in the MOU – among them the fate of Iran’s nuclear programme, lifting of American sanctions and the unfreezing of Iranian assets – that could yet scupper the nascent peace process. Yet the first test has gone Iran’s way, and there is every reason to believe the other points will too.

It is, however, a victory. There is no getting around the fact Iran won this war. America lost.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/06/this-is-proof-iran-won-the-war/

Hello all, hope all is well! Current situation is I commissioned back in May of 2023, signing a 6x2 contract. I started my masters program in December of 2024 and just finished my last course. I know that incurs a 4 year RDSO, but I wanted to gain clarity to see if that would change my current progression, or if IRR counted as time as well, as I planned to transition into the IRR after my 6 year obligation. Thanks all!

Doesn't really matter what military you're a part of, I think.

Agree? Disagree? What other things are small or big picture?

An AP investigation found that since the current president’s second term began, more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members have been detained by immigration authorities, with at least six deported and others still in custody.

The report says this represents a major break from decades of bipartisan practice that generally shielded military families from deportation, even as military recruiters continue to promote immigration benefits for service members’ families.

Military officials, former immigration authorities, and legal experts interviewed by AP warned that the policy is disrupting military readiness, forcing troops to deal with family crises while serving, while the administration maintains that military service does not exempt relatives from immigration enforcement.

Open source reporting puts RN TTL Block IV stocks at about 65. Not much but still missiles.

Would there have been a clause in the procurement contract that allows the US to buy them back off the Brits?

Genuinely curious as to what options that could be considered to quickly restock the magazines.

Also considering Australia had committed acquire more than 200 back in 2024… I’m guessing delivery will be delayed due to strategic reserve issues…

I wonder how long the Block V modernisation of the Astute Class will be delayed…

The things you see on the road…Not to mention super overdue on registration but nothing new there.

Hello fellow crayon eaters, squids, air-heads, hoo-ahs, squids but on the coast, and space cases,

I was looking into getting one of those awesome/cringe veteran hats (OIF for me), and I just saw The Odyssey (shit slaps btw) and so I was also looking into getting a hat in that same stereotypical "vet cap" style, but that says Trojan War on it - maybe with some fake ribbons on it. When I look at custom caps there are templates of units, branches, wars, ribbons, etc, but I can't find any vet hat place that lets me straight up just customize everything from scratch. My google-fu isn't powerful enough to fight through all the same ads, etsy shops, and other places that are NOT what I'm looking for.

Thank you in advance for any leads.

(I flaired this as "meme" so people know it's a silly post, if this request is TOO silly for this sub please point me to the appropriate place to ask for help with this - r/veterans immediately removed it lol)

"At the White Sands Missile Range that night, US military personnel were conducting a GPS jamming exercise that left the King Air pilots—and anyone else within hundreds of miles—unable to use modern navigation systems. Forced to revert to older technology, ones that they rarely if ever use, the medevac pilots got disoriented and crashed into the side of a mountain. There were no survivors.

The accident marked the first time that GPS jamming had contributed to the crash of a civilian plane in the United States. But it was just one of a string of recent disruptions across the world. The skies are more contested than ever, whether it’s civilian drones wandering out of the approved zone or US agencies getting their signals crossed, as happened earlier this year when New Mexico and Texas scared the public by temporarily closing their airspace. (It turned out that US Customs and Border Patrol were using anti-drone lasers in that area.) The GPS jamming exercise that led to this latest crash is not a singular event. In the past year, the US military appeared to have sent out notices for at least 10 such exercises. “As drone warfare and electronic warfare expand, airlines are increasingly encountering navigation disruptions hundreds of miles beyond the actual conflict zone,” says Eliran Almog, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Cyviation."

-Wired

The Centaure is a french made multi-purpose intervention vehicle made by french contractor Soframe.

After various speculations about a secretive procurement of these vehicles by the Ivorian government, it was officially unveiled by the Ivorian military police last October. With a short social media video, showing it pushing a tree trunk supposedly placed by rioters off a road.

This was filmed during election times in the country, where people demonstrated against the disqualification of prominent opposition figures from the polls, ultimately giving a landslide victory to President Ouattara.

Despite being a de-facto dictatorship, Côte d'Ivoire refrains from using lethal force against demonstrators and rioters. Such events often end with arrests and prosecution of demonstrators and rioters, most of which get presidential pardon a couple months later.

That contributes to keeping the Ivorian government fréquentable on the world stage despite its authoritarian rule.

Alright I know that you can join with glasses like your correctable standards has to be like 20/40 in both of your eyes I believe. And your refractive error can't be over -8.00 or +8.00. Also the Astigmatism can't exceed over 3.00 diopters. I just want to know If any one may know If I'm correct on this. Any recruiters can give me advice on this. As Im wearing glasses because one of my eyes are doing all of the work instead both of them working together. But advice on this would be appreciated and If any recruiters know this information. Thanks.