Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of shortfalls, military recruiting numbers are seeing a jump. Economic factors like unemployment rates and job ...

While most of the military will be tested on the 1.5-mile timed run, you will find special programs within each of the branches that require longer running tests. Add a variety of these workouts to ...

Growing up in Memphis, I felt like I had to choose between college and the military. I decided to join the Marines because I wanted to travel and didn't want to wait four years. The Marines inspired ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Americans in their late 30s and early 40s can now enlist in the U.S.

"They said 'You're joining the Army, you may have to kill people, you may get shot at, you may die.'" As the war in Iraq rages on, military recruiters are facing a new round of questions about the ...

Military recruiting numbers are up — the Army met its annual goal of recruiting 61,000 troops months early and signs indicate Navy numbers are in good shape. But what is it exactly that is driving the ...