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The U.S. Army is rolling out a major update to its grooming standards — and it’s one that could have lasting career consequences for thousands of soldiers currently holding permanent shaving waivers. Under a new Army Directive expected to take effect immediately upon signing, all soldiers must be clean-shaven while in uniform or civilian clothing…
After 17 years in uniform, two combat deployments, and graduating from one of the Army’s most elite academic institutions, Major Kara Corcoran was told she couldn’t walk across the stage to receive her master’s degree unless she looked like a man. The ranger-qualified infantry officer, who began transitioning in 2018, was ordered to adhere to…
A dream vacation in the Bahamas turned into a traumatic near-death experience for a former U.S. Army Ranger and West Point graduate when he was struck by a speeding boat’s propeller while snorkeling just feet from shore. Now, as he recovers from massive injuries in a Miami ICU, his family is pleading for answers—and justice….
U.S. Army Soldiers who deployed to select countries in the Middle East and Africa between October 7, 2023, and June 24, 2025, are now authorized to wear the combat patch, officially known as the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI-MOHC). The expanded policy, signed by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy…
An Army combat medic stationed in Japan has been sentenced to prison and received a bad conduct discharge after pleading guilty to domestic violence by strangulation during a June 20 court-martial. Staff Sgt. David J. Rollings, 34, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Activity–Japan, admitted to strangling his wife during an April 21, 2024, assault at…
Authorities have confirmed that bloody handprints found on the tailgate of a pickup truck abandoned near a Washington state campground match the DNA of Travis Decker, the ex-soldier accused of murdering his three young daughters. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab linked the blood evidence on the…
A U.S. Army captain assigned to the U.S. Army Materiel Command is facing scrutiny that could threaten his career—not because of misconduct or performance failures, but due to his public drag persona and a questionable shaving profile. Identified as U.S. Army Captain Johnson, the officer posts on TikTok under the name “Garnet,” where he has…
Newly obtained court records and insider military accounts continue to shed light on the ongoing legal and disciplinary situation surrounding Army Specialist Brandon Alexander Clay Storey, 27, who was arrested following a recorded vigilante sting operation in Colorado late last year. Storey is currently charged with Obstructing Government Operations, a Class 2 misdemeanor, after he…
The Army is preparing to roll out a policy shift that could spell the end of permanent shaving profiles — a move that may disproportionately affect soldiers diagnosed with chronic shaving-related skin conditions, and in particular, Black men who statistically experience these conditions at a higher rate. According to internal guidance and multiple Army officials…
A Fort Campbell soldier has been indicted for vehicular homicide following a deadly crash that claimed the life of a fellow soldier—who was also a former classmate, hometown friend, and possible relative. Specialist Braxton Connor May, 20, a combat engineer with the 101st Airborne Division, was formally charged by a Montgomery County grand jury in…