Military Advancement

Building an ‘intellectual surge’

To handle the increasingly complex challenges of operations like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is sending its next generation of strategic thinkers to rigorous graduate programs. But critics say officers often struggle to fit these advanced education requirements into already full military careers.

Congressional report: More officers need civilian graduate degrees A recent congressional report on professional military education...

More-mature mustangs Enlisted Marines looking to go officer this year, listen up: The...

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Going officer When Marine Sgt. Martin Harris decided it was time to take the next...

Follow me Tyler Gordy’s grades in high school were so bad even now he...

Enlisted slots at service academies go unfilled You might call the U.S. service academies one of the best-kept...

Keeping the balance Balancing a busy civilian career with a demanding National Guard or...

Earn a commission Normal, Ill., native Marine Capt. Thomas Short wasn’t doing...

6 services — 1 choice Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines from each branch of the U.S....

Don’t get out. Go officer. Charles Bayorek was tracking budgets as a hospital corpsman second...

One sure bet: Stay in uniform Before you make the leap to a civilian career, diligently consider...

Women in uniform: Should you stay or go? Should I stay or should I go?

Making the decision to go Guard, reserve If you think leaving active duty to join the National Guard or...

Learn a language You don’t need to know a foreign language now to study to...

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