(Pentagon News) By Army Staff Sgt. Raymond Valdez, 40th Public Affairs Detachment “It was just a lot of frustration...
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Soldier Returns to Service After Vaccine Mandate Discharge
DEI’s ‘Divisive Ideology is Still Very Much Present, Just Lying in Wait’ for the Military
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An insider, possibly a holdover from the Biden administration, might be pressuring...
FOIA Uncovered: DEI and The JAG Agenda
On retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate’s podcast, he interviews Mason Weiss, a former JAG Officer. Weiss...
Courage in the Ranks: Interview with Sam Shoemate
Chase Spears, PhD, a retired Army PAO, interviews retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate, creator of Terminal CWO...
The Pentagon right to reassess women’s effectiveness in ground combat roles
By Michelle Thibeau, USMA ’14, served in Special Operations Command in Afghanistan and Amber Smith, Former Deputy...
Why the US Army must focus on winning the first battle of the next war
By Secretary of the U.S. Army Daniel P. Driscoll Cold, calculating, and ruthless adversaries do not hesitate. Hot, searing...
Reinstated former battalion commander takes up mission to help others separated over vaccine mandates
By Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard | US Army Lt. Col. Christopher Berge was a highly regarded battalion commander when the 2021...
“This is not sustainable”: 25% of Army soldiers leave before completing 2 year term
A number of STARRS Directors and Advisors weighed in on an article on Military.com originally published in March 2025: U.S...
In the Hall of Heroes, a Soldier Finds His Way Back to the Uniform
By Sgt. Zack Stine | US Army Inside the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, a place defined by quiet reverence and the names of those...
Army officer once ousted by vaccine mandate now leads reintegration efforts
By Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard | U.S. Army Communication and Outreach Office On October 2nd, U.S. Army Col. Kevin Bouren was...
He Was Pardoned by the President After Standing Up for Liberty
Join host Major Chase Spears, PhD, US Army ret, on the Finding Your Spine podcast as he welcomes Mark Bashaw, a former...
Restoring America’s Warfighting Ethos: Too Many Ribbons… Clean Up America’s Military Awards Program
By James E. Fanell, retired Naval officer | American Greatness As America faces the very real threat of an armed conflict...
War is a Young Man’s Game
By Brig. General Bob Krumm, USA ret Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s address to the nation’s generals and admirals last week...
Call in “The Grey Beard Brigade”
By Lt. Col. L. Scott Lingamfelter, US Army ret If you are like me, a soldier in the United States Army from 1973 to 2001...
Anti-Vance Pentagon Official Pushes For DEI ‘Acolyte’ To Assume Top Army Post
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist A high-ranking Department of War official who reportedly disdains Vice President J.D...
Driscoll goes scorched earth on Army buying inertia
STARRS Vice Chairman-At-Large MGen Joe Arbuckle: “Outstanding initiative by SECARMY! This is 40 yrs overdue, the DOD...
Retired Army E-9: “We entered the room on the same team and in the same uniform and came out divided.”
Letter to the Editor by Army veteran Bob Brostoski Dear editor: My letter is in regards to the column by Gail Symons titled...
Army officer, now reinstated over Covid shot stance, recalls journey from ‘threat’ to hero
By J.M. Phelps | American Family News On June 26, 2023, former 1st Lieutenant Mark Bashaw was discharged from the Army...
Conservatives Go To War Against Trump Military Nominee Accused Of Promoting DEI
By Reagan Reese | The Daily Caller News Foundation One of President Donald Trump’s military nominees has drawn conservative...
Army updates standards for appearance, grooming, uniform wear in new directive
(US Army) The U.S. Army announced an update to its appearance, grooming, and uniform wear standards policy in a new...
Army Suspends Reserves Officer Cheering Charlie Kirk’s Death, Threatening Trump Admin
By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Army suspended and is investigating a reserve officer who cheered on...
Pentagon suspends Army colonel for celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Army Col. Scott Stephens has been suspended from official duties after social media posts...
The US Military Has an Extremism Problem and Charlie Kirk’s Murder Put It Under the Spotlight
By streiff | RedState When former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin galumphed into office in 2021, one of his first...
U.S. Army Discharges Woke Promotion Screening Program
By Joshua Arnold | The Washington Stand The U.S. Army has formally discontinued its Command Assessment Program (CAP), only...
Radical transgender ideology is shown the door at DOD
Major Chase Spears, US Army ret, who worked in Public Affairs in the Army recently called out two DOD disturbingly...
‘Good Riddance’: Army Axes Woke Bias Evaluation Program
By Hank Berrien | The Daily Wire The U.S. Army has canceled its Command Assessment Program, which evaluated candidates for...
Clock Ticks Down on an Army Black Hawk Pilot’s Two Decades of Military Service as Defense Department Inaction Ends His Career
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Before the military imposed its 2021 COVID-19 shot requirement, Army Chief Warrant Officer...
Spiritual Radicalism
STARRS President Ron Scott asked the retired military chaplains on STARRS Board of Advisors their thoughts on this Military...
Frontline of Freedom Radio: Ernie Audino interviews Bill Prince
MacArthur Society President Col. Bill Prince, US Army ret, USMA ’70, was interviewed by the new host of Frontlines of...
Army secretary vows ‘grievous error’ targeting pro-life groups will never happen again
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Army Secretary Dan Driscoll called a set of training slides that deemed pro-life groups as...
Do the President & SecDef Orders On Unlawful COVID Actions Matter?
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors I’m getting the distinct impression they don’t. As our friend J.M...
Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases
Comment on article from STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret: “This is fantastic! DEI made it easy...
State of the Army
STARRS Vice Chairman Major General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret, was interviewed on Rightside Radio by Colonel Phil Williams, USA...
Army Plans to Eliminate Programs Not Contributing to Lethality
By David Vergun | DOD News The Army Transformation Initiative will reexamine all requirements and eliminate unnecessary...
U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary
The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on June 14, 2025 and held a military parade in Washington, DC. The Story of...
Army Hits Annual Recruiting Goal Months Ahead of Schedule
By Steve Beynon | Military.com The Army announced Tuesday that it had already reached its annual goal of recruiting 61,000...
With a September 1 Date to be Separated From Service Over the COVID-19 Shot Mandate, an Army Pilot Makes a Desperate Plea
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Despite efforts by President Trump and SecDef Hegseth to the restore the military...
Let Us Now Praise Steadfast Men: Trump’s Pardon of Mark Bashaw Rights a Military Injustice
By Major Chase Spears, USA ret How hard it is to find a man willing to brave the storm, to stand when most everyone else...
Low-Trust Military
By Major Chase Spears, USA PAO ret Sir Winston Churchill is known to have remarked that “In wartime, truth is so precious...
New Chase Spears Podcast: Finding Your Spine
Retired Army PAO Chase Spears, who spoke on our last Town Hall “The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance:...
Biden Put Recruits at Risk to Increase Military Enlistment
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News To increase military enlistment numbers, the Biden Defense Department created a fat...
Transgender West Point Instructor Sues the Commander-in-Chief
This Times-Union article tells the story of a female who joined the Army and was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021...
Pentagon Review of Close Combat Training Standards Is Long Overdue
By Elaine Donnelly President, Center for Military Readiness Ten years have passed since the Department of Defense initiated...
Army suspends commander after Trump, Vance, Hegseth vanish from command board
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News The commander of Fort McCoy was relieved of duty after the U.S. Army base failed to install...
Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material
(AP) Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and...
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities
In other words, students “must submit a paper free of DEI content.” Good. By Steve Beynon | Military.com The...
Reviving Warfighter Culture by Removing Divisive DEI – With Brig. General Chris Petty, USA ret
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, interviews STARRS Board of Directors member retired...
West Point Grad, a DEI Specialist and Army intel officer . . . well, no words
What a mess how much things have gotten off the rails. How many West Pointers in the Long Gray Line are spinning in their...
Army Reserve ‘Taking Appropriate Action’ Against Captain Who Accused Trump Admin Of Erasing Trans People
By Eireann Van Natta | The Daily Caller News Foundation The U.S. Army Reserve is taking “appropriate action” against a...