The US military is changing its recruitment rules. The Defense Department is making medical standards stricter. Some health conditions will now disqualify applicants. Waivers for certain conditions ...

The changes seem unlikely to impact common medical waivers for conditions such as vision and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

FraudNet referred more than 2,100 allegations to federal agencies or other entities for further investigation, roughly the same number of referrals as in 2023.

The guidance updates a list of conditions that disqualify potential recruits from serving in the armed forces.

Jerry Hendrix, who leads a White House push to build more ships and submarines, has often questioned Australia’s commitment ...

The under scrutiny AUKUS pact has received bipartisan backing from a key United States congressional committee.

Leading the review has been Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, who has previously ...

WASHINGTON - The Republican and Democratic heads of a U.S. congressional committee for strategic competition with China have written to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to stress their strong support ...

A waiver granted by Trump allows Ricky Buria, a top adviser to Pete Hegseth, to bypass federal law and depart the Marine Corps at a rank he held only briefly.

Specifically, the Clinton-appointed judge ruled that Trump’s Office of Management and Budget broke the law by taking down the ...

Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical ...

The defense secretary’s attendance may signal a turnaround as President Trump’s tone shifts on his willingness to support Kyiv against Moscow.