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Vol. 15 · No. 123 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026

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Vetbro apparel company pivots from stupid shirts to aggressively homoerotic ones

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

Hegseth opens up new TradWife MOS

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P.J. O’Leary is a ginger and a retired Army first sergeant who enjoys black coffee, axe throwing, and an uncomfortable amount of internet trolling.

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28 Apr Army Hegseth congratulates historic last ever female to complete best Ranger competition "I’ve personally fired every female commander I can find, and now one has completed Best Ranger?” 3 min 16 Dec Pentagon New Department of Gov. Efficiency seeks majors and staff NCOs as military liaisons The new agency is seeking military-grade efficiency. 2 min 13 Dec Pentagon Hegseth announces new $HARP program to combat military sexual assault The 2025 Pay Harassers and Assault Reporters Plenty program is coming soon. 3 min 4 Dec Trump vows revenge on Milley by again making him Chairman of Joint Chiefs Milley will be the first officer in U.S. history to serve two non-consecutive terms as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 min 16 Oct Army Wife of deployed soldier endorses Jody for Congress "We all hear horror stories about Jody and Dear John letters, but I saw this on a campaign ad. I mean, what the fuck?” 2 min 11 Oct Veterans Walz stops rally to tell sleepy attendee to stand up in the back "Hey, hero, stand up and get to the back of the hall! God dang!" 2 min 2 Oct Veterans Zyn, Rip It sponsor first enlisted VP debate "Who better to sponsor this historic debate than these two powerhouses of enlisted life?” 2 min 2 Aug Biden to start POTUS-themed coffee company Say hello to "Malarkey Joe's" 2 min 29 Jul Army Army sniper school tests portable sloping roofs “This is honestly the biggest game changer since night vision,” said Capt. Ryan Kowalski, commander of the Army Sniper School. 4 min
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