Outside the Beltway

The defense authorization law requires the Defense Department to go back to a single camouflage pattern.

The juxtaposition of two stories in the Marine Times strikes me as odd.

For some same-sex couples with a military spouse, living together on base is proving difficult to implement quickly.

Few subjects rile members and veterans of military service more than changes to the uniform.

The American taxpayer spent a lot of money today paying their employees not to work.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

Bradley Manning will be spending a long time at Leavenworth.

The military is cracking down on sexual assault. The pendulum may be swinging too far.

Your humble host is making a career move.

The Pentagon is considering doing away with two combatant commands—and no longer calling them combatant commands.

The Air Force will now allow pregnant women and single parents to join.

President Obama is rightly outraged by a wave of sexual assaults in the military. He unwittingly made them harder to prosecute.

The Pentagon has canceled a popular air show even though it operates at a profit and takes place next fiscal year.

The US Navy is moving transport ships near Egypt. Just in case.

Denied her chance at being Secretary of State, Susan Rice will be moving to a position that is arguably just as important in shaping American foreign policy.

If there’s one thing that our generals and admirals agree on it’s that generals and admirals should retain their power.

You can either have a career in a white shoe law firm or marry a military officer. Pick one.

Conveying military experience to civilian human resources departments is hard.

Bill McClellan calls for ending military funeral honors for most veterans.

American troops may now earn the fourth highest combat medal from the comfort of their desk chair.

Tim Kane continues his campaign against the US military’s antiquated personnel system.

A retired Marine gunny argues that women should not be in the infantry since they’re not in the National Football League.

We really don’t need to be treating Inauguration Day like it’s the coronation of a new King.

The Draft Dodger Rag Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Congress is trying to re-write a law that the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June. Have they succeeded?

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

The Center for Responsive Politics touts “Overwhelming Support for Obama” among military donors. The numbers show something more interesting: those associated with the military don’t give money to political campaigns.

Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.

Some Marine women are going to Infantry Officers Course. Here’s how to make it work.

Marine Sergeant Gary Stein will soon be free to criticize the commander-in-chief all he wants. As a civilian.

The military promotion system does not reward top performers rapidly enough.

Understanding the outrageous.

President Obama’s Pentagon is planning for an unlikely war with China rather than the small wars America will inevitably fight.

Despite the opposition of the SECDEF and Joint Chiefs, the latter expanded yesterday.

Thomas Ricks posts several recommendations for fixing the Army. Most of them are really, really stupid.

In response to a poignant collection of tales of suffering from the worst economy in decades, some conservative activists have put up a juvenile collection of “suck it, losers” posts.

Political journalists are asking clumsy, ignorant, and intolerant questions. Film at 11.

The Defense Business Board wants to do away with the pension at 20 years.