Hollywood tends to portray life in the military through one of two lenses: propagandistic sagas or scathing polemics. Boots, a Netflix original series premiering Oct. 9, takes a decidedly more irreverent approach. The show follows Cameron Cope, a closeted teen played by Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why), as he and …
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On the morning of Sept. 12, 2001, I trudged into my office in Midtown Manhattan, still shellshocked from having watched the Twin Towers collapse to the ground the day before from the roof of my apartment building in the West Village. I was an editor at Maxim, at the time …
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The alumni association at West Point’s U.S. military Academy canceled a ceremony honoring Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who is also a staunch advocate for veterans and supported Joe Biden during his presidential campaign against Donald Trump. “This decision allows the Academy to continue its focus on its core mission of …
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The U.S. military killed 11 alleged Tren de Aragua membersduring a strike in the southern Caribbean against a vessel leaving Venezuela and suspected of carrying drugs, according to President Donald Trump. In a Truth Social Post on Tuesday, Trump said that on his orders, the military “conducted a kinetic strike” …
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President Donald Trump‘s executive order banning transgender people from military service was blocked by a federal judge on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a preliminary injunction allowing trans members to continue serving in the military, ruling that the new policy violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause. “Indeed, …
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President Donald Trump is expected to sign two new executive orders banning transgender people from enlisting in the military, as well as eliminating the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the military. The orders, expected to be signed on Monday, will reinstate Trump’s previous policy from his first term, which …
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A legal settlement with the Pentagon could make benefits available to tens of thousands of gay and lesbian military veterans dismissed from service because of their sexual orientation. The military’s longstanding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which was repealed in 2010, prohibited LGBTQ service members from disclosing their sexual …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Active-duty U.S. service members and veterans alike who’re looking for discounts don’t have to wait for Veterans Day to get the best promos online for members of the …
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This investigation was co-published with the Project On Government Oversight. On the weekends, Aubrey Metzler lets out her frustration with military housing by screaming at strangers in the haunted house where she works, playing the part of “lunatic.” The 23-year-old mother of two has good reason to feel a little …
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I don’t get to Washington, D.C., as much as I did when I was younger. When I do, I stop in to see my father. Sometimes I bring a beer and sit down and catch him up on things. I tell him about his namesake grandson, my latest misadventures, and …
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