Taliban kidnaps 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school

Taliban whose ideology includes 'No education' has kidnapped 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school. Cadets (boarders), under the protection of a security detail, were headed towards Bannu when they were...

West Point's first mother-daughter grads reflect on service

www.Army.milWhat can women do in the Army? If you ask Meg Kulungowski, the better question is what can't they do? Despite a few restrictions on combat-specific positions, woman can do just about anything in the...

Nooses: When Retro Goes too Far

Warning for NP readers: For some odd reason the uploader for the Firefox extension just uploaded several images aimed at other posts.  So I apologise for any errors, yet, the images fit the American mindset...

The Story of Sandhurst

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) was formed in 1947. It was descended from two older institutions, the Royal Military Academy (RMA) and the Royal Military College (RMC). The RMA had been founded in 1741 at Woolwich to train gentlemen cadets for the Royal Artillery...

Colombia names first black military general

"BOGOTA, Colombia: For the first time in Colombia's history, a black officer has ascended to the rank of general. Now, he faces the difficult task of bring under control spiraling violence in the country's third largest city. Gen. Luis Alberto Moore had a star pinned on his...

Prince William in Cyprus test to become officer (AFP)

" LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AFP) - Prince William, along with 220 other Sandhurst Royal Military Academy cadets, is being toughened in Cyprus before earning his pips as an officer, army officials have told AFP. William, 24, like his younger brother Prince Harry before him, is taking...

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Camper who died refused food, cadets say (AP)

" MIAMI - A 13-year-old cadet at a private military academy who died while camping at a state park refused food throughout the excursion, the father of two fellow cadets said Sunday. Victor Jusino of Sunrise said his sons, ages 9 and 10, told him the boy continuously threw...

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