Military service

Women should be open to being conscripted into the military in light of the threat posed by Russia, Denmark’s defence minister said.

South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said in remarks to lawmakers on Monday that pop superstars BTS “should come to the military” for their mandatory service and, in turn, the military should allow them to hold concerts abroad and otherwise maintain their careers while serving.

Lee Jae-myung, a left-wing candidate for South Korea’s upcoming presidential election, “voiced skepticism” on Thursday over suggestions Seoul should grant military service exemptions to members of “BTS,” a South Korean pop music boy band, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Five veterans have died in the last five months. Their deaths were not from exposure to the coronavirus that’s transfixed the nation’s attention over the past year. They were from suspected exposure to toxins during their military service.

Since Sweden reinstated universal national military service, three people have been sent to prison for attempting to shirk from their assigned duty.

Sarah Silverman declared Tuesday that transgender military members are actually “more” heroic than others serving their nation.

President Donald J. Trump issued a Memorial Day proclamation for all Americans to remember military heroes who lost their lives in the defense of freedom.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the approximately 900 people in the U.S. under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who have served, are serving, or have signed up to serve in the armed forces would not be deported.

A wide path gently curves underground revealing an undulating cavern, winning praise for both its unassuming architecture and its purpose, as Israel’s new national monument to members of its security services killed in the line of duty.

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has always enjoyed a good fight. He fought to get into West Point.

With a projected lifespan of nearly 81 years, Israeli men enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Some researchers believe the country’s mandatory military service is indirectly responsible for the public health phenomenon.

A plan to reduce military service of male soldiers by two months, from 32 to 30, was approved Monday by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) presidential campaign is firing back at The New York Times and Washington Post for disparaging Graham’s military record.

The Washington Post is out with a new report charging that GOP presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) received “special treatment” as a lawmaker while serving as a reservist in the Air Force.