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Vol. 15 · No. 122 · Monday, 12 October 2026

Army

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

Prototype proved too competent, financially responsible for infantry service

Hegseth opens up new TradWife MOS

DTS works properly after hack by rogue AI

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Mutant super-soldier can’t find job after service

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TULSA, Okla. — Genetically-engineered combat veteran James Logan, who recently received an honorable discharge from the US Army after 14 years of service, is completely unable to find steady employment now that he has separated, sources say.

Logan cited problems with explaining military experience to civilian employers during a recent interview. “Microsoft told me that leading hundreds of heroes on a bloody warpath wasn’t really management experience,” Logan quipped while opening an unemployment decision letter with his metal claws. “If cold-blooded murder isn’t capitalism, I don’t know what is, Bub.”

Many of Logan’s government-created former teammates experienced similar issues.

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