One of the first things Soldiers get while at basic training is a “Blue Book” or, as it’s officially known, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Pamphlet 600-4. This book, just big enough to ...

Airmen salute during a ceremony honoring a retiring chief master sergeant. Air Force Maj. Kevin Deibler argues that the military's rank structure is holding back the force, especially as it prepares ...

WASHINGTON -- A century ago, the Army officially recognized for the first time an echelon of Soldiers that have existed in the ranks since 1896: the Army warrant officer. During World War I, an act by ...

Last week we learned all about enlisted ranks, but that is only one part of the military population. Like the enlisted ranks, officer ranks can be grouped into categories — commissioned officers and ...