The agency that keeps lists of draft-eligible men is looking for software to help simulate the personnel needs it would work to fill if a draft were reinstated.While the U.S. military is all-volunteer, the independent Selective Service System still maintains a registration list of men aged 18 to 25 and a…
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A pair of federal employee unions on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction restoring their collective bargaining agreements with the Defense Department, arguing that Secretary Pete Hegseth failed to follow the Trump administration’s own process for implementing two executive orders banning organized labor at most federal…
I’ve always found it odd that some fish are more popular than others. Like a high school hierarchy, some are in the cool crowd while others get overlooked. These species might lack the size or flare of other popular gamefish, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make for a good…
I’m not sure who started the rule of buying a scope that costs twice as much as your rifle, but they probably worked in marketing. While it might provide a general rule of thumb for some Western hunters, this hyperbole hardly applies to the rest of us and our budgets.The…
Earlier this week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission made two votes that will seriously impact fur trapping in the state. The actions are at the center of ongoing, contentious debates between consumptive users and animal rights activists.Unscientific Bag LimitsOn July 16, the commission, which is politically appointed by the…
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00:00:00 Speaker 1: We talked to a lot of people across country and we get asked a lot like was it like hunting there or you know, people will take that, They’ll take videos that have historically been on like Outdoor Channel or whatever where dudes are rattling in the…
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Updated: 7:50 p.m. ET.Navy Secretary John Phelan, the service’s top civilian leader, is leaving his role, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. His departure was announced as the Navy takes part in an unprecedented blockade of Iranian ports, and the day after Phelan spoke at the nation’s largest naval-themed conference.“Secretary of the…
As private-sector investment in defense-technology research rises, the Navy’s chief science office is refocusing its efforts on areas that companies are ignoring, but that will be relevant 15 years into the future, the head of the Office of Naval Research says.“It’s our goal to actually help folks see not just…
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Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling systems instead. Funding for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System, or NGAS, was zeroed out in the 2027 budget request.…
The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment on its future with a congressionally-mandated commission on its future. While the commission’s mandate is wide, there’s one overarching question the group will need to answer: What can Congress do to support the aging fleet as the…
