J.D. Vance: The math on D-Day doesn't add up

It was a drain on our resources, Senator writes.

Opinion: On Veterans Day, I thank hostile nations for my retirement pay

Shout outs are due!

I conscientiously object to learning Microsoft Teams

Opinion: If you call your spouse household 6, I get to call your divorce a change of command

By: Sgt Daniel Marks Look, I get it. You love the Army and you want to bring everything about it into your daily life. I’ve been there.

Opinion: Once again, my shithead husband will be deployed for the birth of our child

Samantha Pourier is the wife of Army Maj. Paul Pourier, who is preparing for a deployment to Iraq later this year. Well, it’s that time again. I’

OPINION: We shouldn’t build any new nuclear weapons until we use the ones we already have

President Trump has called for upgrades to our existing nuclear warheads as well as production of new nuclear weapons. This is a mistake. America should not produce any

Opinion: I would’ve joined the military too if I didn’t think it was beneath me

I heard you talking earlier about how you were in the military. First, thank you for your service. That’s awesome and I want to let you know,

Opinion: Formation is definitely happening on time today

The following is an op-ed piece written by Specialist Jason Smith No way First Sergeant is keeping us late today, not going to happen. I mean, we got

Opinion: Listen up devil dogs, good to go, Ooh-rah?

The following is an op-ed written by Gunnery Sergeant Ramon Marquez. All right Devil Dogs, listen up, good to go? I'm a doggone Staff Non-commissioned officer

Opinion: General Petraeus, Allen nothing but a bunch of goddamn amateurs

The following is an opinion piece written by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair. So, now it seems we have questions about a number of high-ranking defense officials and their

Opinion: Putting your hands in your pockets will get you killed

The following is an op-ed by Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III. Listen up troops. Listen really closely. You want to put your hands in

Opinion: The Army gave me drugs and it was the best day of my life

So I had surgery this week. Nothing crazy, but enough to put me on some serious medication for a while. Let me tell you, greatest day of my

Thanks to these shitty budget cuts, I almost never get blown anymore

The following is an opinion piece written by a U.S. Navy Band Clarinet. Is it me, or is this whole “sequestration” deal complete bullshit? Like, this is

I’ll back out of my parking space as slow as I Goddamn please

Now listen up, you bunch of shit-flinging monkeys. I am tired of hearing caterwauling about how slowly I back out of my space at the Post Exchange. I’

EOD: We take too long to respond because screw you

Dick Scuttlebutt is an Army EOD officer. I’m going to do you a favor and not make the usual EOD excuses. “There are other units in front

Opinion: To fight North Korea, we need an agency with massive surveillance capabilities

The following is an op-ed written by Edward Snowden, a retired systems administrator. Last month, America fought its first cyber war and lost before it even started. North

Opinion: All this recreational devil worship might be affecting my day job

The following is an opinion by Lt. Cdr. Brenda Frey, USS Essex (LHD-2) command chaplain. As somebody who ministers to the spiritual and emotional needs of hundreds of

Op-ed: I sexually identify as an A-10 thunderbolt

The following is an opinion piece written by Spc. Herbert Pansing, US Army. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Duffel Blog or the editors. I have

Opinion: Why I'm resigning my commission, even though I'm the greatest officer ever

The following is an opinion piece written by the world's greatest military officer. The military has been suffering from talent management problems for many years. After

Opinion: Everyone in the military is a coward

The following is an op-ed written by Donald Trump, a candidate for President of the United States. That’s right, I said it. All of you in the

OPINION: My wife will probably leave me now that she's been learning English

Well, this isn’t exactly the “welcome home” I expected to come back to after months on the open ocean, but I can’t say I’m surprised.

OP-ED: Please stop building the terrain model next to the slit trench

The following is an opinion piece written by your platoon leader. Hey everyone. It's your platoon leader here. I just wanted to talk with you guys