For the dysfunctional, disgruntled, and salty soldiers
There are some things only veterans truly get—the dark humor, the buried trauma, the inside jokes that would land us in a padded cell if civilians overheard. It’s not that we can’t talk about it with each other… it’s just that we usually don’t. And when we do, it’s with an absurdity that would make…
A man is facing up to 65 years in federal prison after allegedly lobbing a Molotov cocktail at a U.S. Army tank on display outside a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Sarasota on Valentine’s Day. Trang Johnny Nha Phan was indicted Tuesday in federal court in Tampa on multiple felony charges, including attempted arson…
By Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Kohrs As I drive through Verdun, France, on my way to the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial to cover the Memorial Day ceremony, I am overcome with emotion. More than 100 years ago, a battle raged in this area, shaping the world I live in today. My brothers-in-arms gave their…
In a corner of the internet where exhibitionism meets military life, one Navy spouse is opening up about her unconventional marriage, her unapologetic views on submission, and her desire to be “shared.” Her husband, an active-duty sailor, is reportedly on board with it all. From risqué encounters to workplace fallout, she’s posted intimate stories and…
An Australian woman says she was detained, searched, jailed, and deported from Hawaii last week while attempting to visit her U.S. Army husband — a case that raises questions about border enforcement practices, marriage-based visa scrutiny, and the limits of the visa waiver program. Sick of all the Ads?! Read this article and all other…
The wife of Sergeant Joseph B. Vitela, the Fort Gregg-Adams-based military police officer convicted in March of domestic violence and lying to Army investigators, has broken her silence in a public statement challenging the Army’s handling of the case. In a message shared on The Salty Soldier Uncensored, Cynthia Vitela described her struggle with alcoholism…
18 Ranger Instructors from the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Rudder have been decertified pending an investigation after videos surfaced showing them firing weapons into the air at Crab Island during the weekend of the 69th annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. Tired of ADs and Censorship? So are we. See what we really have…
For the first time since 1998, the U.S. Army is increasing monthly jump pay for paratroopers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the pay raise during the 82nd Airborne Division’s annual All American Week, held at Fort Bragg. The event brings together current and former paratroopers for four days of competitions, ceremonies, and camaraderie. Effective immediately,…
A fiery early-morning plane crash rocked the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar community Thursday, claiming multiple lives and leaving scores of military families displaced. The private jet, a 1985 Cessna Citation II, slammed into the Murphy Canyon military housing neighborhood just east of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport around 3:45 a.m. PT, igniting over a dozen homes…
In a sweeping directive obtained by Reuters, the U.S. Army has begun ordering the reversal of transgender service members’ official records to reflect their sex assigned at birth. The memo, issued in the wake of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14183 and a recent Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for a military-wide transgender service…