Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.
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We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
The Nigerian army is not doing enough to help widows of its soldiers who died fighting Boko Haram.
Ibrahim Traoré’s popularity in some west African countries may rest on shaky foundations.
The Brereton Inquiry recommended reassessing the Australian Defence Force’s ethics training approach. Four years later it’s improved a bit, but could be much better.
Military coups are making a comeback: it’s a return to one of postcolonial Africa’s political traditions.
Rituals can function as a source of strength for soldiers, providing a sense of confidence and security.
A forthcoming poll finds that although the majority of respondents oppose conscription, all age categories are more likely to support conscription if it is gender-neutral.
Citizens from New Zealand, the US, the UK and Canada will all be allowed to serve in the Australian Defence Force. Some of the early concerns are unfounded.
Suicide among military service members in the US is a growing problem. A lack of a sense of belonging and feeling like a burden are key risk factors.
Opposition from soldiers’ wives is an underestimated form of resistance against Vladimir Putin.
The people manning the guns are also at risk of injury from the force of the weapon.
Rape myths dominate international media coverage of internal military sexual violence.
More broadly, this case shows how hard it is to use defamation law to repair any perceived damage to your reputation. Once a case begins, you never can control what will be said in court.
The US military’s switch to an all-volunteer force in 1973 led to a series of magazine ads that sought to portray military service as a way for women and people of color to move up in society.
Beyond the familiar ideas of mateship and sacrifice, Anzac Day offers an opportunity to teach young people a more complicated but meaningful version of history.
Russian soldiers are often barely trained and are not the highly trained operatives that some experts expected.
A US Air Force professor of philosophy weighs in on Prince Harry’s decision to disclose his ‘body count’ from his service in Afghanistan.
Just like armour protects soldiers’ bodies, steroids do too. There’s no reason to believe steroid use by the military is unethical, but further studies are needed.
Many countries welcome foreigners who want to join their military forces.
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